Hey Pandas, What’s Your Most Controversial Opinion?

Israel should not exist.

Let me be clear, I am not saying that its existence should end or that the Israelis have to leave the land. They are here now and there is nothing anyone can do about it.

For centuries, from the time of the Ottoman Empire to the British mandate, the Palestinian Arabs never got a chance to self-determination, always living under some faraway emperor, king, what have you what make you. So when Britain decides that all the Jews of Europe can now move to Palestine for an eventual Jewish state, you have to realize that they would be upset as a decision directly impacting them was made by someone who rarely came to the land, if ever, with no consideration of their choice.

This can only be furthered when the Jews that arrived bought land from the British just to evict the Palestinians that had lived and worked on it for generations. The Jewish people have maintained that Palestine was meant to be for them from God as a way to justify the creation of Israel. And while it is true that that came in their scriptures and religion, and that Jewish kingdoms had existed before, the diaspora had now existed for centuries. The Jewish people, for the most part, lived outside of Palestine for so long that depending on the region, they became culturally different with the only uniting factor being Judaism. And they say now that because their ancestors were there 2,000 years ago that they have more right to the land off of a divine promise than the Palestinian Arabs who have literal documents and deeds that place the land under their ownership, whether partial or entirely, and attach them to the land of Palestine.

The Jews of Europe and elsewhere had nothing but the fact that they were Jewish as their right to a Jewish state in Palestine, and that was given priority over actual legal and legitimate documents for Palestinian Arabs. And I highly doubt that just because God said that the Jews should have a land in Palestine means that God gave the okay that they can remove people from their homes to achieve that purpose. In fact, the Zionism that Israel is built on isn't even based in the Jewish religion. This Zionism is political Zionism. The actual religious version called Spiritual Zionism was just a sense of longing and steadfastness that the Messiah would instate a Jewish state in Palestine. So unless either the British, Herzl, or Ben Gurion was the Messiah, there really isn't a religious explanation for this either.

Like I said before, I'm not saying that Israel needs to be dismantled. But as long as Zionists continue to believe that the land needs to be theirs and only theirs and that they have to build settlements in Palestinian territories and dilute the population of East Jerusalem, people are going to believe that Israel stands legitimately, whether that be theologically or legally. And of course, it all boils down to empathy. No one is going to deny that Jews have, throughout history, faced some of the worst catastrophes, anti-Semitism, and unspeakable horrors. Nothing whatsoever can justify any of it. Likewise, no one should deny that Palestine was handed to the Jews by Britain without any thought for what the Arabs wanted.

In my opinion, what this all adds up to is that if Jews have a right to the land of Palestine, the Palestinian Arabs have just as much a right, if not more, to that land.

Led Zepplin is the worst band to ever be as popular as they are. Their albums are boring! Sure there are worse bands but theyre not near as popular as Zepplin still is.

Teachers need to leave their pronouns out of school. Allowing children to decide what sex they want to be (hormone treatment) should be criminal. If You try to tell me what pronouns to call you is BS. I should not be forced. Trumpets are a cult.

That women are really not suited for modern life. I think the hopes and dreams turned out to be a crushing disappointment for them. Have you ever seen the joy on a woman's face when she can cook for her man, keep the house perfect and make sure his clothes are washed and ironed? It's rare now but it really does give a woman purpose. I know there are women who like to do some work - and hats off to you! But I bet my last dollar bill that you would be more satisfied returning to a domestic life and keeping a nice house. No more commuting or small talk in the office and you get to warmly welcome your husband each night, try out new recipes and catch up on goings on with tv channels you haven't been able to watch in years. I know it's unpopular but I really believe there will be a reversal back into domesticity for women, en mass.