- Re: Vengeful Pathologies Adam Shatz on the war in Gaza Archived Message
- Vengeful Pathologies Adam Shatz on the war in Gaza - Keith-264 October 21, 2023, 2:34 pm
Posted by Keith-264
on October 21, 2023, 2:36 pm, in reply to "Vengeful Pathologies Adam Shatz on the war in Gaza"
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Jay [Craig's Blog] October 21, 2023 at 10:08 Shatz is not non-partisan. He decries in that essay a nefarious, academic “left extremism” (‘a cult of force’!) just as students & activists face increasing state repression for expressing solidarity with Palestine. Pretty shameful. Another, more properly conceptual point is his unelaborated distinction between “legitimate” guerrilla warfare and the “primordial revenge” of the Palestinian resistance, attributing their targeting of civilians to a form of deep-seated psychosis… It’s of a piece with standard western “left” outlets in the last couple of weeks in trying to delegitimize Palestinian armed struggle. Shatz for context was a big supporter of the invasion & occupation of Afghanistan. Another position considered informed & non-partisan in certain circles. |
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