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Do Zionists seriously believe any opposition to Zionism is inherently antisemitic? (hexbear.net)
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I keep seeing Zionists claiming to be terrified at the Palestinian flag, or trying to say the phrase "free Palestine" is hate speech. Even now, when Gaza has been razed to the ground and hundreds of thousands are dead, the very words Gaza, Palestine, Hamas, intifada, etc are claimed to be intrinsically racist.

Do they actually believe this or are they just playing a silly language game? Like the Sartre quote about antisemites not believing in anything. How deep in the weeds does a Zionist have to be in to believe that the very existence of Palestinian people is comparable to hate groups like the klan? (Real comparison I've heard)

I know it's probably complicated, like some believe this and some are just using it as a tool to terminate critique, but does anyone have any further insight?

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[–] GeckoChamber@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

It's not easy for a movement to have beliefs that are different from its rhetoric. I'm sure there are individuals and organizations that are lying on purpose, but I think it's safe to assume any movement actually believes the things it says, even if they are absurd and contradictory.

Furthermore, even individual beliefs aren't really binary, people sort of half-believe things all the time.