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Is Israel Racist?
Apr. 22nd, 2009 08:49 amThis is a very touchy subject for millions (if not billions) of people around the world, but it's the touchy subjects that force us to really examine situations and how we react to them. I've been pondering it ever since reading a LJ post about the issue written by a friend of mine (no, I'm not linking her, because I don't want anyone to hassle her).
It was a tense and ambiguous moment at the UN's conference on racism. Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stood at the podium and called Israel a racist state. Many delegates stood and cheered. Some delegates quietly walked out of the conference, leaving their empty seats as a clear statement of their disgust. France said it was a "hate speech" and the US called it "vile". Some countries had boycotted the meeting altogether.
Some have said that anything that comes out of the mouth of a holocaust denier is automatically garbage.
Some have said that even though he's an evil malicious hater, he's still correct about this.
So... what do you think?
Is Israel a racist state? Is it a democracy or a theocracy? Is Israel the promised land of a people who have been tormented throughout history and deserve a respite? Is Israel a stabilizing force in the region, or the cause of much of the unrest in the Middle East? Is it a bit of both? Is it something else entirely?
Is Ahmadinejad always wrong, or does he occasionally say something right, even though he's still an asshole? Should world leaders listen to him, even if they hate him, because he does happen to be the elected leader of a country, or should he be put on the political ignore list until he stops being a malicious idiot?
Give me your opinions. Comments will be screened. Speak your mind, tell me what you really think. Nobody will be de-friended or "outed" if they happen to disagree with me.
If you give me permission, I'll post your comment in a later LJ post for people to read an consider, but I'll keep your identity anonymous. I want people to hear the opinions of others without judging and ripping things apart. I don't want a flame war here. For that matter, I'm not even making my personal opinion known. I really want to hear what everyone has to say, and I want people to think about their answers.
It was a tense and ambiguous moment at the UN's conference on racism. Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stood at the podium and called Israel a racist state. Many delegates stood and cheered. Some delegates quietly walked out of the conference, leaving their empty seats as a clear statement of their disgust. France said it was a "hate speech" and the US called it "vile". Some countries had boycotted the meeting altogether.
Some have said that anything that comes out of the mouth of a holocaust denier is automatically garbage.
Some have said that even though he's an evil malicious hater, he's still correct about this.
So... what do you think?
Is Israel a racist state? Is it a democracy or a theocracy? Is Israel the promised land of a people who have been tormented throughout history and deserve a respite? Is Israel a stabilizing force in the region, or the cause of much of the unrest in the Middle East? Is it a bit of both? Is it something else entirely?
Is Ahmadinejad always wrong, or does he occasionally say something right, even though he's still an asshole? Should world leaders listen to him, even if they hate him, because he does happen to be the elected leader of a country, or should he be put on the political ignore list until he stops being a malicious idiot?
Give me your opinions. Comments will be screened. Speak your mind, tell me what you really think. Nobody will be de-friended or "outed" if they happen to disagree with me.
If you give me permission, I'll post your comment in a later LJ post for people to read an consider, but I'll keep your identity anonymous. I want people to hear the opinions of others without judging and ripping things apart. I don't want a flame war here. For that matter, I'm not even making my personal opinion known. I really want to hear what everyone has to say, and I want people to think about their answers.
