@octagramt Mandatory military service can certainly shape how an individual sees the world and responds to groups they have been trained to recognize as threats.
I’m just saying the fear is not irrational and should never be mentioned in the same breath as Nazis. That is insane
@octagramt Ok. So imagine you are from a territory that has been continuously annexed, settled, or genocided by an occupying state since its landing. Every single individual from this state has mandatory military service at some point in their lives. You think fearing them is irrational?
@octagramt They don’t know the hearts of all of them, especially the ones they haven’t met, that’s what makes it fear-inducing. They don’t know if this one will be aggressive towards them like many others have. It is not irrational for a Middle Easterner to be wary of an Israeli by default
@octagramt A phobia is an irrational fear. These fears are not irrational. Israel is a settler colony sent by empire. They will provoke as much as possible in order to expand and settle. Your idea would be violently resisted bc it is incompatible with the whole Israel project
@octagramt That would just completely defeat the purpose of Israel both ideologically and materially. It would destroy the idea of a “safe refuge for Jews” and more importantly its goal of conquering the Middle East on behalf of Western empire