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[–][deleted] 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, I've tried to steer clear of the Israel/Palestine debate since it's highly likely an independent Palestine would be just as awful to women and LGB as other Islamic countries. The misogyny and homophobia gets hand waved away because Muslims are considered a protected minority group now, please ignore that they aren't actually minorities in the countries they're doing awful shit in.

[–]jiljol 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The sovereignity and dignity of people living in occupied territory needs to be protected, regardless of what their government structure might look like. Arguing against the right of Palestine to exist because it wouldn't treat a minority group decently is like saying that the U.S. can freely annex Uganda and basically any nation on Earth with an awful human rights record.

No religion should ever be above criticism (and that includes Islam), contrary to the selective bias narrative coming from they/them Twitter left-wingers. The solution to this, however, is not to come up with dubious excuses for neo-imperialism like neocon Fox News right-wingers. There are countless mechanisms to promote human rights around the globe, ranging from economic insentives to outright sanctions. Military occupation, seizure of property and resources and the creation of a settler colonial state are not a part of this list.