Are Zionism and Manifest Destiny basically the same thing?

There are a lot of possible ways to approach this question, including simply saying that neither thing was ever okay. read more

In my view, Manifest destiny was racist and in its effect (and sometimes in intent) genocidal. But it's a done deal. Zionism, however, is still very much an open issue, Israel having been founded in living memory. While there are people alive who remember before 1948, all questions related to it are still in play. read more

Basically, if that was their seen destiny, they screwed up. However, Israelis will display a complete indifference to that idea, or bluntly reject it, rather than have the same vigor that Americans once did. read more