A German foundation has said it will no longer be awarding a prize for political thinking to a leading Russian-American journalist after criticizing as “unacceptable” a recent essay by the writer in which they made a comparison between Gaza and a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe.

  • SattaRIP@kbin.social
    32·
    2 years ago

    Well, if history is indeed cyclical, then in a 100 years Palestinians will have their own ethnostate and oppressing a different peoples. My guess is Kurds. /s

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Not likely. Conjuring new nations out of former colonies isn’t really doable anymore.

      • pufferfischerpulver@feddit.deEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        In a 100 years it might, after our current world order has been consumed by the effects of unimpeded climate change. There’s hope yet for the Palestinians to have a go. /s

        • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Damn, I forgot about climate change. I don’t do that often these days.