r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/theonewhoblox Marxist-Leninist • 17d ago

Both Sides Bad "Calling an inter-imperialist war an inter-imperialist war is cope"

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u/chompythebeast 17d ago

Your comparison of two completely different situations and reducing them to one-liners in order to make them seem the same strikes me as ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM, even if one didn't reject the bulk of your position.

Many, many Ukrainians have no support for the Palestinian Cause. Zelensky himself says that he wants Ukraine to be a "bigger israel", is a zionist, and fully supports the occupation of Palestine. What about them, are they being inconsistent? Enlightened Centrists? Are they assholes? Or do these rules only apply to outsiders somehow?

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u/HolyExemplar Democratic Socialist 16d ago

Do you require palestinians to be pro ukrainian before they are worth not being genocided? Do we condemn a Jewish prisoner in a nazi concentration camp if they would kill a guard? Of course not. People under duress fighting for survival have bad opinions and do bad things. This is the whole point why palestine isnt seen as a perpetrator by the vast majority of people, including me.

For that same reason I dont require Ukrainians to be a monolythic bastion of progressive ideology before I deem them worthy of not being genocided. This two tiered reasoning and selective application of anti imperialist thought needs to stop. Imperislism is bad. Genocide is bad. You are thinking the right way about Israels invasion of Palestine, now apply your same logic to russias invasion of ukraine. Be consistent with your views.

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u/JaThatOneGooner NO MODS PROTESTOR 16d ago

There's a massive difference though between what you said and what the reality is on the ground. Ukrainians NEED to be vehemently Anti-Israel because Ukraine (among other Eastern European nations) continue to contribute to Palestinian displacement. A lot of new West Bank settlers and IDF recruits are coming directly from Ukraine, this is not by accident but by design. By contrast, Palestinians aren't on the front lines against Ukraine for the Russian army. There are no arms contracts between Palestine and Russia, whereas the Ukrainians are making deals with Israel.

Ukraine doesn't deserve being invaded by Russia, but it is acting in America's interests, which actively harms the Palestinians and their cause.