Comments on: How, what, why, when and who http://antonyloewenstein.com/2006/07/29/asking-why/ Wed, 23 May 2012 14:39:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: orang http://antonyloewenstein.com/2006/07/29/asking-why/comment-page-1/#comment-9613 orang Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:42:27 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/07/29/asking-why/#comment-9613 Progressive Atheist, you are "the man". This is at the core of the huge mistake. As I said before, tell the zionists to fuck off, get rid of the stinking fence, burn the D-9, tell the Palis thay can live anywhere they want, give them the vote in Israel. Progressive Atheist, you are "the man". This is at the core of the huge mistake. As I said before, tell the zionists to fuck off, get rid of the stinking fence, burn the D-9, tell the Palis thay can live anywhere they want, give them the vote in Israel.

]]> By: Progressive Atheist http://antonyloewenstein.com/2006/07/29/asking-why/comment-page-1/#comment-9576 Progressive Atheist Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:29:25 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/07/29/asking-why/#comment-9576 <blockquote>In a lot of ways I support Israel, but I do think some things about it are becoming sick, like the addiction to military power.</blockquote> With due respect to Antony, I would like him to spell out exactly what it is about Israel that he finds redeemable. I don't understand how anyone can support Israel with reasons that are not based on some kind of Jewish exceptionalism. As I see it, a state that is not based explicitly on secular principles will inevitably end up being theocratic or racist. If Israel were truly secular, it would cease to be Israel except in name only. If Israel is going to be secular, what is the point of a two-state solution? If Israel and Palestine are both ideally secular, why not combine them into one secular state? For that matter, why should there be a separation between a secular Israel and secuylar Lebanon?

In a lot of ways I support Israel, but I do think some things about it are becoming sick, like the addiction to military power.

With due respect to Antony, I would like him to spell out exactly what it is about Israel that he finds redeemable. I don't understand how anyone can support Israel with reasons that are not based on some kind of Jewish exceptionalism.

As I see it, a state that is not based explicitly on secular principles will inevitably end up being theocratic or racist. If Israel were truly secular, it would cease to be Israel except in name only. If Israel is going to be secular, what is the point of a two-state solution? If Israel and Palestine are both ideally secular, why not combine them into one secular state? For that matter, why should there be a separation between a secular Israel and secuylar Lebanon?

]]> By: Darp Hau http://antonyloewenstein.com/2006/07/29/asking-why/comment-page-1/#comment-9571 Darp Hau Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:51:11 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/07/29/asking-why/#comment-9571 I'm patiently tapping my foot waiting for the bat-winged monkeys over at Blairville to start making "smouldering teen idol - rah rah rah, chuckle chuckle chuckle - who does Loewenstein think he is" kinda noises ....until they realise it was his lordship himself who first applied that label to Antony. I'm patiently tapping my foot waiting for the bat-winged monkeys over at Blairville to start making "smouldering teen idol – rah rah rah, chuckle chuckle chuckle – who does Loewenstein think he is" kinda noises ….until they realise it was his lordship himself who first applied that label to Antony.

]]> By: Progressive Atheist http://antonyloewenstein.com/2006/07/29/asking-why/comment-page-1/#comment-9568 Progressive Atheist Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:52:35 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/07/29/asking-why/#comment-9568 A smouldering teen idol, eh? Woohoo! A smouldering teen idol, eh? Woohoo!

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