When “Zionism” Has Become a Curse Word in Philosophy Halls?
How a people who gave the world ethics, justice and monotheism became “problematic” in Intro to Critical Theory.
How a people who gave the world ethics, justice and monotheism became “problematic” in Intro to Critical Theory.
There is an old saying: “If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck – it probably works for you.”
And in Israel in recent years, that duck is the radical discourse of the left: high-pitched voice, right-wing tone, flapping wings in hysteria – and in effect destroying everything that resembles a framework, responsibility, or a functioning state.
When Conservatives Discover They Have Feelings (Please Don’t Tell Anyone)
Americans are now discovering what we in Israel learned a long time ago: tolerance is great – until someone takes advantage of it to take control of you.
Yes, the destroyers and ruiners are among us — in faculty lounges, film festivals, and NGOs with suspiciously generous grants.
But they won’t win.
Because even if they hate themselves, we love this country enough for both of us.
Once, the political struggle was about borders, budgets, academic obligations. Today? The struggle is about the very ability to say the sentence “Man and woman were made for each other” without a Twitter user coming at you with a digital torch and shouting “Fascist!”
The Western world is in the midst of a progressivist onslaught – a chronic disease of boredom, excess free time, and a master’s degree in gender studies.
But we, sane right-wingers, with tear gas of reason and tefillin in our bag – will not give up easily.