Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "Katie Halper" channel.

  1. Democracy does not preclude racism. Every democracy has racist elements, as does every non-democracy. I can't think of a single country that does not have a fair amount of racism.
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  2. A little off-topic: Why is there such a concept as a 'self-hating Jew'? And what does it actually mean?
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  3.  @Danny310563  Ah, I see. Thank you. So it's kind of like the derogatory term 'race traitor'? In other words, conform to the group's thinking or be declared an outcast.
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  4.  Skyjacker  In this context, it doesn't matter.
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  5. @James Furey No, I am disputing the claim that a real democracy cannot be racist. Democracy has nothing to do with racial, ethnic, political, religious or national hatred. Democracy is purely a form of government where the national leaders are chosen through a popular vote. The voters may hate each other, but as long as they vote their leaders in, it is a democracy.
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  6.  Skyjacker  " it practices demographic engineering to maintain a Jewish majority population". That does not negate being a democracy. Despite my already telling you what what a democracy is, you seem to have great difficulty understanding it. It's as if you confuse the concepts of democracy and human rights. You can have both, neither, or one without the other. But they are (almost) unrelated.
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  7.  Skyjacker  Ok, if some (adult) citizens of Israel are denied the right to vote, then that is not a true democracy. But denying the vote to those in occupied areas who are not citizens is not a negation of democracy. Only if the occupied territories are de jure annexed into Israel would the country be required to include those people in the voting process. I want to state here that I have no opinion about Israel in general. My only argument is about the definition of democracy. My comments about Israel could apply to any country, including one that has occupied some other territory. I don't really care much about what goes on in Israel/Palestine (or any other Middle Eastern country). My interest in that region is, at best, marginal. Except for the food, which is excellent.
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  8.  Skyjacker  You seem to be talking about genocide and/or human rights violations. Those two concepts are unrelated to democracy. They're just not the same thing. Again, you clearly show a lack of understanding of what the word 'democracy' means and what it doesn't mean.
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  9.  Skyjacker  In what way? Bring forth your argument.
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  10.  @Danny310563  Hah, so crazy. I guess people are really protective of their groups. We really need to get beyond that.
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  11.  @Danny310563  Yeah, a Jewish-American friend of mine told me pretty much the same thing. He said it sometimes caused an unhealthy level of selfishness, a trait that he was aware that he had. Still a great friend of mine, though.
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  12. "technically"
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  13. I notice most commenters try to make moral arguments for or against the war. Wars are not about morals. They are about power. Who has it, who wants it, who is best able project it. So in Ukraine it is only, yes only, about who is stronger, not about who is right or wrong, or moral, or good, or justified, because all sides can find perfectly good justifications for their actions. I like to think we in the West are ultimately stronger, and so I hope we can win this war. We're gonna have to pay a high price for it, but I believe it is worth the price in the long run (say next 50 years).
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