http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-dialectic-of-negation/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-dialectic-of-negation/#comment-661 Miriam Mon, 28 May 2007 03:38:46 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/05/the-dialectic-of-negation/#comment-661 Why should Jews turn their back on their Jewishness in order to make 'peace with humanity' ? It's not necessarily Zionism per se that is the problem. Its the twisted, corrupt , money-grubbing version which demoralizes Jew and non-Jew alike. The left wing approach had it's problems of course but at least it pretended to ideals of peace, brotherhood and a community which would help each other out instead of tearing at each other and other peoples throats. It isn't right to ask that people should abandon a major part of their identity and if anything, a request like that will make them more reactive and callous. Instead, you should appeal for the higher ideals within Judaism and within the best parts of Zionism - antisemitism is not increasing because of Judaism or Zionism. It's because the reality of the current actions are blatant and they are not matching the rhetoric. Why should Jews turn their back on their Jewishness in order to make ‘peace with humanity’ ? It’s not necessarily Zionism per se that is the problem. Its the twisted, corrupt , money-grubbing version which demoralizes Jew and non-Jew alike. The left wing approach had it’s problems of course but at least it pretended to ideals of peace, brotherhood and a community which would help each other out instead of tearing at each other and other peoples throats. It isn’t right to ask that people should abandon a major part of their identity and if anything, a request like that will make them more reactive and callous. Instead, you should appeal for the higher ideals within Judaism and within the best parts of Zionism - antisemitism is not increasing because of Judaism or Zionism. It’s because the reality of the current actions are blatant and they are not matching the rhetoric.

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