Post #1675099
2026-03-18 19:54 UTC
@Spacehistory @blueorchestra That’s why the comparison matters. It helps explain why the language of security carries so much weight—and why it often obscures the deeper structures of inequality that continue to shape policy and perception in both countries.
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@Spacehistory@theforkiverse.com 2026-03-18 20:03
@Deglassco @blueorchestra No one is going to change anyone’s mind here. This is two historians of American civil rights arguing. I will say this: 1. Only by looking outside of one’s paradigm can anything close to an objective analysis be given in this case. There is no question that the United States has been expansion. There is considerable debate over whether Israel has been. 2. (1/2)
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@Spacehistory@theforkiverse.com 2026-03-18 20:17
@Deglassco @blueorchestra The Chinese and Israeli Embassies are right next to each other on Van Ness St. in DC. When the Chinese emptied out Xinjiang of Uyghurs and replaced them with Han Chinese, I didn’t see one protester out front chanting. That’s also why comparison matters.