Opposing Israel and supporting the historically-nomadic people that call themselves "Palestinians" fits with modern liberals' political ideology, which views modern political struggles as "Class Warfare", being waged between race and ethnic groups. Liberals believe that the predominantly white West is somehow subjugating the non-white rest of the world. This viewpoint is an extension of the class-based, rich versus poor, categories, which they intentionally classify people in, following the lead of their fallen messiah, President Barack Hussein Obama.
On July17, 2014, an article titled, "Why Do Liberals Oppose Israel?" was posted on ChristianPost.com, featuring Joshua Muravchik, a fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, author of "Making David Into Goliath: How the World Turned Against Israel, 2014. In this book, the author explores the reasons behind this change.
Here is an excerpt from an email interview between The Christian Post (CP) and Joshua Muravchik.
CP: Why, today, are conservatives generally pro-Israel and liberals generally pro-Palestinian?
Muravchik: Leftists/liberals/progressives believe that the great moral drama of our era is "the rest against the West" or the "people of color" against the "white man." This has replaced poor-against-rich or worker-against-capitalist as the core idea of progressive thought. Seen through that lens, Israel (the "Western," "white" guys) is automatically wrong and the Palestinians (the "anti-colonialist" "people of color") are automatically right. On the other side, conservatives value Israel as a free country, a democracy, and an ally of the United States.
(see link for full interview)
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BBJ, what does it say when we are the only defenders of Israel on this forum? If you had doubts about the true political allegiance of our posters, I believe this pretty much tells us who they really are. It's sad what liberalism has done to this country. We just have to keep fighting the battle and hope that conservative ideals and values will once again prevail. Keep fighting the fight my friend. God bless.[/QUOTE]
Why Are Liberals Opponents of Israel?
On July17, 2014, an article titled, "Why Do Liberals Oppose Israel?" was posted on ChristianPost.com, featuring Joshua Muravchik, a fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, author of "Making David Into Goliath: How the World Turned Against Israel, 2014. In this book, the author explores the reasons behind this change.
Here is an excerpt from an email interview between The Christian Post (CP) and Joshua Muravchik.
CP: Why, today, are conservatives generally pro-Israel and liberals generally pro-Palestinian?
Muravchik: Leftists/liberals/progressives believe that the great moral drama of our era is "the rest against the West" or the "people of color" against the "white man." This has replaced poor-against-rich or worker-against-capitalist as the core idea of progressive thought. Seen through that lens, Israel (the "Western," "white" guys) is automatically wrong and the Palestinians (the "anti-colonialist" "people of color") are automatically right. On the other side, conservatives value Israel as a free country, a democracy, and an ally of the United States.
(see link for full interview)
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BBJ, what does it say when we are the only defenders of Israel on this forum? If you had doubts about the true political allegiance of our posters, I believe this pretty much tells us who they really are. It's sad what liberalism has done to this country. We just have to keep fighting the battle and hope that conservative ideals and values will once again prevail. Keep fighting the fight my friend. God bless.[/QUOTE]
Why Are Liberals Opponents of Israel?
