Both the United States and Israel were shaped by political systems built alongside racial hierarchy and contested citizenship.
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@Deglassco These countries are not unique in this regard. One could say of Nigeria, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda (just to name a few) that “each proclaimed democratic ideals while simultaneously managing populations excluded from the full promise of those ideals.” In all of these societies, “the language of democracy operates beside enduring structures of hierarchy.” In Nigeria it's the Hausa over the Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo. (1/2)
In India, it's Hindus over Muslims. In Congo, it's Bantu over Kongo, Luba, and Mongo. In Rwanda, it's Tutsi over Hutu, except when it's Hutu over Tutsi. As with the countries you mentioned, “those shared contradictions shape how each county understands security, territory and political control.” (2/2)
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In both societies, the language of democracy operates beside enduring structures of hierarchy.
Those shared contradictions shape how each country understands security, territory, and political control.
That parallel history does not fully explain the alliance.
But it helps explain why the two states often recognize themselves in one another.
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Video: Ex-Marine Brian McGinnis is removed as he shouts, “No one wants to fight for Israel.” USA Today.
@Deglassco These countries are not unique in this regard. One could say of Nigeria, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda (just to name a few) that “each proclaimed democratic ideals while simultaneously managing populations excluded from the full promise of those ideals.” In all of these societies, “the language of democracy operates beside enduring structures of hierarchy.” In Nigeria it's the Hausa over the Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo. (1/2)
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In India, it's Hindus over Muslims. In Congo, it's Bantu over Kongo, Luba, and Mongo. In Rwanda, it's Tutsi over Hutu, except when it's Hutu over Tutsi. As with the countries you mentioned, “those shared contradictions shape how each county understands security, territory and political control.” (2/2)
@Spacehistory And all these countries have the same thing in common: a history of colonialism.
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