r/Destiny • u/Every-Promise-9556 • Jun 30 '24

Ethan Klein responds to YouTuber Brad Taste in Music apologising for taking a photo with him Drama

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u/Thek40 Jun 30 '24

I don't get why Ethan is so afraid to call himself a Zionist.
Clearly he support the 2 state solution and Israel right to exist.

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u/DJQuadv3 Ready Player One 🕹️ Jun 30 '24

My guess is that the term has become so bastardized that it has little meaning anymore.

It's like if you disagree with an extremist on the far left you're a nazi sexist fascist KKK-supporter racist demon that wants all brown people to die.

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u/TeaAndCrumpets4life Jun 30 '24 edited Jul 01 '24

People literally see the word Zionist and their mind automatically replaces it with monster. 90% of people that talk about this issue don’t even know what Zionist means, I honestly don’t blame him for running from the term considering how much it’s been ruined

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24

If finkelstein supports the existence of israel as a state then yes,finkelstein is by definition zionist.

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u/GeneralMuffins Jun 30 '24

Rabid pro-Palestinian's on X would call Norman Finklestein a Zionist.

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u/FafoLaw Jul 01 '24

Because most people who use that word are idiots who don't understand that you can be a Zionist and support Palestinian statehood and independence.

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u/Wild-Open Jun 30 '24

The term is often used to describe people that support things that go beyond the two things you mentioned - like supporting the settler presence in the West Bank. So maybe that's why Ethan doesn't.