• wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    St. Patrick’s Day? Cinco de Mayo?

    I get it that the situation with Israel is different, because the Jewish diaspora ≠ Israeli diaspora, and the state of Israel has an undue and disproportionate influence over US politics due to AIPAC, lobbying, and dual citizens in Congress.

    And that’s all without even mentioning the unmitigated war crimes of the settler-colonial project that is modern Israel.

    But let’s not be ignorant. The US does celebrate other nations’ and cultures’ holidays, to an extent.

    • BillCheddar@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Why is it we can never have a conversation about Israel without you fucking people lying about everything? It has to be deliberate.

      Cinco de Mayo celebrates a culture, not a country. St Patrick’s Day celebrates a culture, not a country.

      What fucking culture are we celebrating with “Israel Day?”

      Israel isn’t a culture. It’s a goddamn country currently led by a fascist, genocidial government.

      These two things aren’t related. And if you’re not literally stupid, you KNOW that they’re not the same thing…and you still insist on making the argument? Go spread that Mossad Propaganda somewhere the fuck else.