Pathfinder

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[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

More or less someone who takes land away from an indigenous population and treats it as their own, OR the descendants of those who did so long as there is a material benefit received by the settler’s descendants.

But of course this definition leaves gray areas; even situation is different as the material situation is different.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I think this is a reasonable take. And while I’m not going to pretend like this situation doesn’t present a problem for the Iran-Hezbollah supply line, I think that a fractured Syria probably means those supply lines can still be maintained. The Zionist entity will probably try and control as much of the Syria/Lebanon border as possible, but I think that will only serve to align more domestic Syrian forces against them.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I think determining who is a settler is like our Marxist definitions of class - it’s not meant to categorize every single person into a category, its only meant to describe a group that doesn’t have firm boundaries. White people in the US are settlers. The fact that who is “white” has a very fuzzy and fluid definition doesn’t take away from being able to identify a group (white people) and classify them as settlers.

By any definition, I’m white. I’m a settler. That doesn’t mean I should just take myself out of the game and stop organizing. But that does mean I should be aware of my own privilege and be careful to check my own assumptions and thought. And when my non-white comrades call me out on something, I am 100% going to really take what they say to heart.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 7 months ago

Any person celebrating this verdict is a white supremacist, guaranteed

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Proselytizing is also illegal. If people come to your church it should because of their own personal interests or for family reasons because of your heritage.

This is, I think, where Americans get their “China persecutes Christians” narrative; at least to the extent their opinions have any sort of grounding in an echo of truth. For white Evangelical Christians, proselytizing is a fundamental aspect to their religion. You must convert the non-Christians or else they face an eternity of conscious torment in hell. For that reason any restrictions on proselytizing by any government are seen as invalid and must be disobeyed.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 7 months ago

He also knows a lot of various quotes by Marcus Aurelius.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

One of these days I will write up my effort post about how the principal contradiction in white evangelical Christianity is between the reactionaries who are drawn to that particular brand of religion because it fundamentally supports white supremacy, settler colonialism, patriarchy, etc, and those who have a more solid theological understanding and recognize that their religion is constantly shrinking so they can’t afford to alienate anyone who isn’t precisely like them (while noting that this second group is usually every bit as socially reactionary as the first).

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 7 months ago

One of these days I will write up my effort post about how the principle contradiction in white evangelical Christianity is between the reactionaries who are drawn to that particular brand of religion because it fundamentally supports white supremacy and settler colonialism, and those who have a more solid theological understanding and recognize that their religion is constantly shrinking so they can’t afford to alienate anyone who isn’t precisely like them (while noting that this second group is usually every bit as socially reactionary as the first).

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 7 months ago

As someone who was raised evangelical this is actually a fantastic comparison.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 7 months ago

This entire arrangement is really not possible under capitalism except for people above a certain fairly high income strata. I know a few people who do the “one income and multiple kids” thing, and for every single one the husband either has a high paying job or there’s a lot of family money.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 7 months ago

Recent world events have shown how correct Stalin was in deciding what to do when you face an existential threat. The purges were unfortunate but I also believe without them I’m sure exponentially more Soviet citizens would have died.

[–] Pathfinder@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wish I knew more about the governmental structure of China, do you happen to have any sources you can recommend for further reading?

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