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Violet_Crumble

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86. Sorry, but there is

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 10:04 PM

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Would you seriously claim that there's no nuance involved in the following scenarios?

1. Someone on social media saying 'Fuck the Zionist regime'

And

2. A discussion in a book about the development of Zionism, anti-Zionism and post-Zionism?

Curious to know as I wrote an essay on Zionism long ago when I was at Uni and want to know if I was merely being antisemitic coz after all, there is no nuance.

Also, what other instances are you talking about where a country has occupied another people for decades? I need to know what sort of company Israel's amongst

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