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There is no harmless form of Zionism. It's possible to fantasize about, but it could never exist in reality. There was never going to be a way to establish a Jewish state without destroying Palestinian life.
I see the sentiment that non-Jewish people made Zionism into a bad word, and they really didn't. The Zionist movement did that, Israel did that, all through actions.
There's the quote "the purpose of a systen is what it does." It's been decades, generations of Palestinian suffering and struggle, if this was not the intent we had time to change course. But somehow judging Zionism through the reality it created and continues to maintain is misunderstanding it. Don't look with your eyes, listen to my sweet gentle definition of it.
And even with the gentler definitions, I keep thinking about an ask I saw a Palestinian person getting, probably around a year ago (yes with Gaza being bombed), where the anon said "but you have to understand why Jewish people would want their own place" and it hit me so hard that they're essentially saying "you have to understand why they want a reality where you don't exist and can't be in the way." Those definitions just focus on the desire and not on the actions that are required to achieve it.
Annie: There are legends of people born with the gift of making music so true, it can pierce the veil between life and death; conjuring spirits from the past...and the future. In ancient Ireland, they were called Filí. In Choctaw land, they called them Fire Keepers. And in West Africa, they were called Griots. This gift can bring healing to their communities. But it also...attracts evil....
Sinners (2025)
wanting to fuck someone or finding them attractive does not equate to you respecting them. wanting to use aesthetic elements of someone's culture in your own work does not equate to you respecting that group of people. you can find attraction to, or aesthetic appeal in, damn near anything and that does not necessarily mean you respect it. ok thanks
art will save you, being unreasonably passionate about something niche will save you, letting past sources of joy show you the way back to yourself will save you, earnestness over composure will save you, the natural world will save you, caring for something bigger than yourself will save you, daring to be seen will save you, kindness not as a whim but a principle will save you, appreciation as a practice will save you, daring to try something new will save you, grounding will save you, love will save you, one good nights sleep will save you
As a word and concept, "terrorism" has acquired an extraordinary status in American public discourse. It has displaced Communism as public enemy number one, although there are frequent efforts to tie the two together. It has spawned uses of language, rhetoric and argument that are frightening in their capacity for mobilizing opinion, gaining legitimacy and provoking various sorts of murderous action. And it has imported and canonized an ideology with origins in a distant conflict, which serves the purpose here of institutionalizing the denial and avoidance of history. In short, the elevation of terrorism to the status of a national security threat (though more Americans drown in their bathtubs, are struck by lightning or die in traffic accidents) has deflected careful scrutiny of the government's domestic and foreign policies. Whether the deflection will be longstanding or temporary remains to be seen, but given the almost unconditional assent of the media, intellectuals and policy-makers to the terrorist vogue, the prospects for a return to a semblance of sanity are not encouraging. - Edward Said
“Attending” (1973) by Hreinn Fridfinnsson ◇ Mirror in hand reverses above and below
“No.2 Shengshan Island Village” ~ Shengshan Island, China by Guo Guozhu ↟ What happens when we leave and nature stays?
What troubles me most is the phenomenon of individuals—many of whom have previously shown no interest in politics—suddenly coming to realize that every aspect of life is inherently political, simply by virtue of being part of a society, the polis. Some are only now engaging because the privileges they once passively enjoyed have eroded, compelling them to confront a reality they could previously afford to ignore.
Yet instead of critically examining the systems that led to this shift, many break from their prior political nihilism or cynicism only to adopt a centrist, “third-way” neoliberal perspective. This stance, typical of post-postmodern white liberalism, reflects a detachment rooted in both ideological comfort and historical disengagement.
It is, at its core, an escapist response—a refusal to confront the consequences of their previous apathy and inaction. They enter the political arena not as informed participants, but as confused actors in a game they never bothered to learn. And when they do engage, they often align with the very forces that perpetuate harm, lacking the critical knowledge necessary to make ethical or informed decisions.
A red-tailed racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) poises on a branch in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
by Matt Summerville
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I think it’s interesting that the people who most often benefit from violence against minorities are the first ones to be liek “erm violence isn’t the answer” as allies
