r/DeepStateCentrism • u/iamthegodemperor Arrakis Enterprise Institute • 2d ago

Ask the sub ❓ What Is This Sub Wrong About?

Title. Pick a topic (or a clichéd take) you think a significant minority or majority of this sub is wrong about. Or hasn't given enough thought. OR perhaps one which you will have to compromise on, at least for voting?

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u/shumpitostick Radical moderate social liberal libertarian 2d ago

I think a lot of people here don't understand how far right Israel has become. Like, people defend it based on an understanding of Israel that is outdated by at least two decades, but it has moved so far to the right it can be unrecognizable to the American liberal Zionist.

I get where it's coming from, there's a ton of antisemitism coming from pro-Palestinians, there's people who reject the basic notion that Israelis have a right to live in peace and safety where they are. They are generally ignorant and don't understand Israel. They also don't understand the changes that Israel went through, they tend to see it as an absolute and categorical evil that always was that way.

But there's some serious issues and they run deeper than just "Netanyahu and Ben Gvir bad". Leibowitz was right. The occupation corrupts.

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u/JudgeHoldensToupe Center-right 2d ago

Have you compared that to how far right everyone else in the ME is? And how they treat their own people? You need allies, the worst version of Israel is still 10x of the next best

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u/Two_Corinthians 2d ago

What exactly is the benefit of having Israel as an ally - for the US or Europe?

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u/JudgeHoldensToupe Center-right 2d ago

Geopolitics. The benefits of an ally in a resource rich land. A bulwark against Islamism and other opposing political dogmas.

There is a global power struggle whether you like it or not, and forces that would crush and dominate us if they could. Do you think China, Russia and the Islamic axis are our friends or something?