JODIE: The reason it has been difficult for the United States to understand the Palestinian side is not only because of the media but because colonialism is in our history. We can’t face the fact that colonialism is wrong and that it steps on a lot of toes and hurts a lot of people.
Jodie Foster has always been one of my favorite actresses. This is another plus for her ethical character.
It’s funny because I have the opposite impression. Some Americans feel guilty after studying American history. (Why feel guilty? You’re not the ones responsible.) These Americans seek to absolve themselves of that perceived guilt by identifying something far away that matches the “white vs non white” pattern that they’re looking for, so that they can feel righteous by condemning it without actually having to change how they live their own lives.
Why feel guilty? You’re not the ones responsible.
We still enjoy the benefits of it, and Native Americans still get fucked over by the US government on the regular. Also, have you considered we just maybe think ethnic cleansing is wrong regardless of who does it.
But don’t let me stop you from psychoanalyzing the motives of people you’ve never had a conversation with.
The thing is when you’re the global hegemon there’s no such thing as ‘far away’
It’s not like American tax dollars aren’t supporting Israel’s genocide efforts. I’m supporting that regardless of whether or not I want to.
condemning it without actually having to change how they live their own lives.
Tell that to the protesters getting assaulted by police.
Less about guilt, more of a sorrow and trying to make the future better than the past, instead of the same or worse. I’ve never met anyone that claimed to feel guilt, or looked like they were experiencing it or anything though.
That take is based as fuck for 1980
It’s more basic than that even. It’s the fact that most people know fuck all about any history. Specifically here, there’s more than a century’s worth of history on Zionism (and colonialism is indeed relevant) that people know almost nothing about.
It can be summarized in a few sentences, though.
BOB: Well, when you have TIME magazine do a cover story on Palestinian rights you see that the perception of the problem is changing.
Any fuckin day now
BOB: If you go to Mexico or Morocco they offer you their brothers and sisters left and right for two dollars.
I have 2 dollars …
