tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post6997264334304764305..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Today's Good News: The Center Rises in IsraelGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-82901508780935925282013-01-25T09:58:22.927-05:002013-01-25T09:58:22.927-05:00True but there is really no moral equivalence as s...True but there is really no moral equivalence as some suggest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-56699694965815220812013-01-24T21:12:33.273-05:002013-01-24T21:12:33.273-05:00Every population is complex. There are Palestinia...Every population is complex. There are Palestinians and Israelis who embrace "modern ideals" of human rights. And there are violent, even racist, reactionaries among both communities, too.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-87282845612666016912013-01-24T18:42:52.651-05:002013-01-24T18:42:52.651-05:00I'm sure the Israelis would embrace the Palest...I'm sure the Israelis would embrace the Palestinians if they would embrace modern ideals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-76333506976338844302013-01-24T07:05:22.394-05:002013-01-24T07:05:22.394-05:00That a nation a made by real or (mostly) imagined ...That a nation a made by real or (mostly) imagined common blood descent. Thus, "the Jews" and "the Palestinians" are distinct and immutable groups, even if they are generations removed from the land. Compounding the problem of this theory is the belief that this kind of nation was not invented in the 19th century, but goes back to the dawn of history.<br /><br />The American theory of nationhood is that one can elect to join a nation by embracing its ideals. Thus our national motto, E Pluribus Unum. The American theory is gaining ground as the world theory, and I expect it will continue to expand in the 21st century. <br /><br />Still, many nations are stuck in 19th century conceptions of what their nationhood consists of.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-20163812346199025572013-01-24T05:20:56.090-05:002013-01-24T05:20:56.090-05:00What is a 19th century way?What is a 19th century way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-9326719033818876152013-01-23T20:01:04.274-05:002013-01-23T20:01:04.274-05:00Because two nations, which regard themselves as na...Because two nations, which regard themselves as nations, have just claims to the same space. There can be no fully just resolution until they stop thinking of themselves as "nations" in a 19th century way.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-75102068039505756832013-01-23T19:42:24.323-05:002013-01-23T19:42:24.323-05:00Why do you say semi-just?Why do you say semi-just?isabelnoreply@blogger.com