I found Daryl Cooper to have an enlightening take on the whole subject. From soup to nuts. 100 years of Zionism in 6 episodes. Time for a second listen …
#politics #angry
I'm sorry but I have to point out how 1984 doublespeak this situation is right now
as Israel pounds civilian areas in Lebanon https://x.com/ALJADEEDNEWS/status/1841288430858145804 with no regard for civilian life, claiming they were all "human shields"
and as Iran launches precise strikes with small explosions on military targets https://x.com/WarMonitors/status/1841170806187180212
CNN complains that Mossad HQ is surrounded by civilians https://x.com/SarkastikB/status/1841168009177468992
... why doesn't he say that Israel is using civilians as human shields to protect Mossad HQ?
It is pure fucking willful blindness and hypocracy, wildly obvious and insane to the degree that I cannot for the life of me understand how some people on nostr still think Israel makes a good case for itself.
Iran is not killing civilians. Hezbollah wasn't killing civilians (they were depeating the Iron Dome and hitting sensor arrays). Israel is slaughtering civilians, taking out city blocks. If there is such a thing as good and evil, it is patently clear which one is evil.
Discussion
I listened to much of the first episode and I think he really get into the shoes of the people whose story he tells. I was very impressed. I don't recall anything he said being wrong, but he did certainly defer counterarguments when he was telling it from the side of the Jews.
But I haven't listened to the whole long thing yet. Thanks for reminding me.
It will truely be only historical though, he doesn't go beyond 1949. And the recent events are far more interesting to me.
I’m finishing up episode 2 on my re listen, a year after first listening, following the hamas attack last year.
His history telling is enlightening and honoring of human beings on “all sides”.
The Zionist conflict is complicated … and messy… and really has brought out the worst in humanity.
Take some time and listen with me.