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Originally Posted by blender
I do believe his point is valid.
I didn't get the impression that he was suggesting Canadians shouldn't have an opinion or be engaged, simply that it is difficult to understand the American position on Israel through a Canadian lens.
There are obviously divergent opinions amongst Americans about Israel, but Israel is America's most important strategic relationship (American nuclear-armed vassal state), and American policy is and will always be total unconditional support. American politicians will make the right noises about ceasefires and Palestinian rights, but when it comes to it, Israel is unassailable.
Harris and the Democrats know this, even if they don't want to advertise it.
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Which totally invalidates his point.
If someone wants to make the point that American policy on Israel is limited in its flexibility because it’s a strategic ally in the middle east that gives them influence and access in the area, sure.
If someone wants to make the point that:
- support for Israel is something very few Americans are going to budge on
- support for Israel is unwavering and almost every American is going to view this current issue as an extension of 9/11.
- The response from Israel is justified because of what Hamas did.
- The Palestinian people don't matter anymore than the Afghanis or Iraqis did after 9/11.
- no one really cares about them.
- What is a complex issue is distilled down to team sports and the Israelis are on Team America.
- Americans will continue to rally around Israel regardless of what they do.
Then I’m sorry, that’s not valid. It’s ignorant and goes directly against what actual research shows. To put the cherry on top watching a Canadian scold other Canadians about not putting their Canadian lens on American issues while proclaiming wildly ignorant generalizations about Americans is, as an American, absurd to watch.