"The word has been used to describe one of God's chosen people...."
"Chosen people" ideology is actually
detrimental and counter productive
in that it could even endorse genocide. It is an innovative geopolitical strategy
sometimes cloaked in theological garments, designed to rally the troops and energize communities, but it could even lead to Rwanda - like genocidal situations. It is built on
platforms of narcissism and even
triumphalism, as seen in policies such as "Manifest Destiny"of the US, and even South African apartheid.
No people on planet 🌏
earth have ever been specially chosen
except in imaginary reconstructions and geopolitical strategic modeling.
No one expects a supreme being to be a supporter of apartheid, old and new - with due respect to the Abrahamic theological edifice.
GE
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