Quote Originally Posted by bhallg2k
Ok, say we took all the rednecks from Texas and replaced them with Indians and Mexicans, as it once was. Even if the reason was righteous, you'd still be pissed. And you'd probably be pissed for nearly 60 years afterwards.
I understand what you're getting at, but it's not the best analogy. Zionism is basically a romantic nationalism, the same type of ideology used to justify anti-semitism, ironically. Far from 'righteous'. It's unbelievably vapid to think that setting things back to how they once were is in anyway synonymous with justice.
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