• QueerCommie
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    1 year ago

    I doubt most of them are anti-Semitic. I’m guessing it’s mostly “don’t want to die for “Israel?” You’re an anti-Semite.”

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      That’s my thinking, too. I’m curious to know whether the institutional racism built into the military makes it kind of ‘natural’ for superiors to interpret the common soldier’s motives as racist. Like an internal/introspective projection. That, in combination with the fact that military officers probably aren’t the brightest in terms of being critical of the world and mainstream narratives of Israel/Palestine. They’re not paid to think outside the box or question received wisdom (orders) unless it comes to military tactics, after all.