They’re coming from the weirdly common position of America as an evil empire they can oppose in all circumstances. Sure, one COULD actually examine the complex interplay of diplomacy and interests on the international scale, but who has time for that IR bullshit when you can just say “The Amerikkkans run the world on their puppetmaster strings!” and in the same breath mock the idea of Israeli influence as conspiratorial antisemitism.
I’m not sure if I’m misunderstanding you or you’re misunderstanding me.
I’m agreeing with you that their position that Israeli influence is negligible is incorrect, and saying in addition that their attempted justifications by conflating antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment and pushing an idea of America as an all-powerful entity on the world stage with very basic motivations does not actually help their point.
They’re coming from the weirdly common position of America as an evil empire they can oppose in all circumstances. Sure, one COULD actually examine the complex interplay of diplomacy and interests on the international scale, but who has time for that IR bullshit when you can just say “The Amerikkkans run the world on their puppetmaster strings!” and in the same breath mock the idea of Israeli influence as conspiratorial antisemitism.
Are you OK, my guy?
The recent Israeli influence on the US is undeniable. The rest is a strawman that’s the product of an unhinged mind.
If you’ve got a point to make, be my guest… but this ain’t it.
I’m not sure if I’m misunderstanding you or you’re misunderstanding me.
I’m agreeing with you that their position that Israeli influence is negligible is incorrect, and saying in addition that their attempted justifications by conflating antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment and pushing an idea of America as an all-powerful entity on the world stage with very basic motivations does not actually help their point.
In that case, I guess one of us had a stroke… Though I can’t rightly say who.
Edit: After re-reading, it was definitely me - my mistake.
No worries, it happens!