There are huge Arab towns throughout Israel, but there are no Jews allowed in any part of any Palestinian controlled territory. The lack of outrage over this reverse apartheid is a quintessential example of the bigotry of low expectations. Middle Eastern people are considered too savage to conform to decent social standards, so we get a pass for all forms of vile racism, bigotry, othering, and harm because “it’s just our culture” to be backwards and unsophisticated. Whereas anything considered “white” or “western” (which is what they believe about Israel) attaches to it scrupulous standards of justice, equality, and fairness. If people held the Middle East to the same standards, if they were rioting in the street against the Islamic Republic & its proxies the same way, I’d feel a lot better about our chances. It’s their racism of expecting nothing better from us that hurts us and ensures our continued mass slaughter. This is why white saviorism is just inverse white supremacy. At bottom, it’s just an obsession with (perceived) whiteness, at the expense of everyone and everything else. https://bird.makeup/@khalidi79397/1786588651415064912
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