I honestly don’t see how that could be the case. “X is just as bad as Y!” only excuses X if Y is already excusable. Are you saying that manifest destiny was somehow defensible as a moral act?
And yet its still an accurate description of how grand narratives about destiny and rightful ownership are used to justify the brutal killings of others.
I feel like this is unintentionally excusing what Israel is doing.
I honestly don’t see how that could be the case. “X is just as bad as Y!” only excuses X if Y is already excusable. Are you saying that manifest destiny was somehow defensible as a moral act?
A lot of people do think manifest destiny is excusable. Now they can think Israel’s actions are excusable, too.
I’m pretty confident that the people who thought that already believed that Israel’s actions were excusable.
It’s only excusing it if you support manifest destiny.
And yet its still an accurate description of how grand narratives about destiny and rightful ownership are used to justify the brutal killings of others.
Do not confuse descriptivism for prescriptivism.