Jaicee said:
Aeolus451 said:
There's alot of holes in that line of thinking. People as a race don't have collective thoughts nor are they monolithic. One person can't speak for a entire race. If you want to disagree on that then I'm part cherokee and I don't find that racist. Have fun wiggling through that.
I gave the context as to why that was said and Pocahontas itself is not racist. It's like calling Rachel Dolezal, Tiana (from The Princess and The Frog).
That land belonged to the jews a long time ago. What matters is that they have it now and they successfully defended it from hostile neighbors repeatedly.
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Of course no group of people thinks in a monolithic way...but would you say that your opinion on this "Pocahontas" subject is the majority opinion among Cherokee people, or would you say that your view is in the minority?
Yes, the area that is currently called Israel belonged to Jewish people millennia ago. After they stole it from many other peoples (at least if you read your Bible anyway). But Palestinian people live in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip now. And you are okay with their systematic expulsion? What's not to understand about that? This isn't a complicated subject.
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Well, I know that the name Pocahontas is not a racial slur to native americans. She's a historical figure and she was presented in a positive light in that disney film.
Since there's no polls or surveys on that situation, we don't know what the majority of native americans think of him saying it to Warren but they barely reacted to it. In this situation, I'll assume anyone who is willing to look at the context of the situation and think about it, will come to a similar conclusion as me. The context provides the reason why he said it and the word doesn't have any negative racial connotations to it.
If it was truly systematic, there would be no Palestinians in those areas at all. I support Israel because they are an ally, we have alot of time/energy/resources invested in them, they share our values and they are a good example of progress as a country in that region. Women's rights, gay rights, decent economy, relative liberties/freedoms. They just want to be left alone and I'm fine with them defending their territory.
On the other side of this, Palestinians are the opposite and chose to elect Hamas which uses human shields, suicide bombs and other reprehensible tactics to wage war to wipe out Israel. Palestine in general is antithetical to our values and way of life. It's a very easy choice to make in who to side with.