#Frankly I've recently been debating moving to Romania

[libertarian-druid-ny-separatist]

Isn't the only part of Judaism that has to do with the existence of a state the idea that it needs no king? Meaning it doesn't need an autocratic, single, ruler? And that perhaps that the Jewish people would be best off if they all pitched in ideas for how their nation should be run rather than defer to one singular ruler?

Idk, that's just what I've heard, not like I've spent most of my life around or with Jewish folks because they've, much more often than not, accepted and befriended me, or anything like that.

There's also plenty of pro-Palestinian Zionists as well since the ideas are far from mutually exclusive, and most Zionists (which I guess I would be) are just opposed to Hamas, a radical governing body opposed to the existence of Jews (and yes, Hamas is a government, THE government of Gaza).

Maybe, just maybe, the left's constant twisting and changing of words has led to radical leftists being completely unable to distinguish between "good" and "bad" (neither side is explicitly one or the other, but one side just happens to have a lot more in favor of genocide than the other [Hamas, if it's not obvious]) and we should just use the dictionary definitions of words that have existed for a century+ rather than making words fit whatever definition X person decides while also recognizing that there are plenty of gray areas between "good" and "bad" which both sides fall into.

Ffs, we've got people getting pissed about being called musicians (clip for reference) while proclaiming they make music because words have lost meaning and intelligence has gone out the window.

I just want peace in the Middle East, and that starts when Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis stop attacking people. It's not retribution when you're on the offensive. It's invasion and, in many cases, destruction of your enemy. Which are both morally ambiguous.

That all said, neither side of the I/P conflict should be getting funding from any nation state, but both sides get funding and supplies from the US. Iran supplies Hamas and their "Axis of Resistance". Wonder why the first word of Iran's side sounds so familiar. Could it have been used by another group in history that also hated the Jews?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

"Zionism is Antisemitism"

This statement pisses me off. I first saw it while arguing on Facebook, but now, with the antizionist hijacking Neil Gaiman's post, I think it's time to address this ridiculous claim once and for all. Let's first define Zionism:

"If you are a Zionist you support genocide" - Is self-determination in our ancestral homeland genocide? If so, then of who? Is there an ethnic group who's reason for existence if denying Jews access to their homeland?

"Jews are by religion stateless" - FALSE. That is the Wandering Jew trope, prescribed TO us by Christians. Jews have lived in Israel CONTINUOUSLY for over 3000 years, in small numbers between 136 and the 1880s. They have been in continuous contact with the Diaspora community throughout, with the Egyptian Diaspora in particular sending funds to rebuild cities that were ransacked by colonizers in the 1600s.

"Zionism is a secular ideology started by an atheist" - first of all, Judaism is an ETHNOreligion, meaning it doesn't require faith to be part of the tribe. Someone who is born Jewish can only leave Judaism if they convert to another religion(which historically meant either leaving for another tribe or participating in imperialist religions, like Tomás de Torquemada). Additionally, a return to Israel is a core part of the Jewish religion, with our ancestor having prayed for a "next year in Jerusalem" for 1700+ years.

"Zionism feeds antisemitism" - No, antisemitism proves the necessity of Zionism. With the existence of a Jewish state, Diaspora Jews aren't at the mercy of the goyim around them, and can coexist as equals. If the goyim can't stand to see Jews as equals, it's not the fault of Zionism. If goyim hold Jews collectively responsible to the actions of each and every Jew, it's not the fault of any one Jew. Stop victim blaming Jews.

"I'm Jewish" - doesn't stop you from having internalized antisemitism. Work on that. We all need to. This applies to ALL Diasporas, to Israelis, to matrilineals, patrilineals, to Jews who's both parents are Jewish, to converts, to everyone. We ALL need to decode the thousands of years worth of cultural osmosis from cultures and religions who's centerpiece is dehumanizing and persecuting us.