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In reply to the discussion: University Of California Approves Anti-Semitism Statement [View all]ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)60. Art, language, religion, etc., are older than countries.
Humans had tribes longer than we had countries. Culture doesn't rely on borders and bureaucracy. The US has many cultures. There's no one American culture. Trump's culture is completely different than my Native friends from the reservation. There's no comparison. They have extremely little in common. The US treats Trump like a king and the Natives like they're subhuman.
Without a national identity the state shatters or collapses, and without a state, the nation eventually dissipates and withers away.
Without a national identity we won't have wars on the scale we have now.
That's why it's not possible to be be against the United States and also pro-American. It's like saying you like someone, but you don't want them to do what's necessary to stay alive.
We need real things to stay alive, like food and shelter. We don't need the social constructs of borders and paperwork.
Question: Do you feel the same about religion as you feel about countries?
I feel the same about large, organized religions because they become too impersonal to serve the people.
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Essentially what they said is that antisemitism should not be tolerated on campus except
aranthus
Mar 2016
#2
I would actually consider the position stated in your post to be discriminatory,
Little Tich
Mar 2016
#15
I understand what you mean, but I disagree completely, simply because I'm very much opposed to
Little Tich
Mar 2016
#20
I firmly believe that all forms of discrimination can be overcome, especially in a democratic
Little Tich
Mar 2016
#23
Aren't the Palestininans the direct descendants of the original population in Palestine, and only
Little Tich
Mar 2016
#44
How come everyone feels it's okay to tell Jews themselves what is and isn't antisemitism
King_David
Mar 2016
#26
The right for a group to decide what constitutes discrimination against that group potentially
Little Tich
Mar 2016
#31
I'm new to this idea that ethnic / religious groups are allowed to decide themselves what
Little Tich
Mar 2016
#42