If so, how so? I hope it doesn’t because love how the song sounds.
Tbh idk what Zionism even is. I just judge from news that a lot of them, maybe up to all of them, support Israel. Feel free to educate me.
Zion is the name of her son
I’m going to guess that it’s referencing Zion in a Rastafari way (not a Zionist way) - she was in a relationship with one of Bob Marley’s sons back in the day.
Lyrically, it is a tribute to Hill’s oldest son Zion David Marley, to whom she gave birth in 1997, during her relationship with Rohan Marley.
i guess the question is why they chose to name their child zion, but the zion metaphor in rastafarianism in my limited understanding is an aspirational one of seeking a homeland after a forced exile, whereas israeli zionism is a settler-colonial philosophy similar to american manifest destiny or german lebensraum.
Tbh idk what Zionism even is.
Something it isn’t: based
i forgot about that song and it’s the same name with the similar meaning; but very different things.
lauryn hill sang about a dream of collecting all of her people somewhere whey they can live out their lives happily & peacefully.
zionism, in the context of isreal, is still collecting your people somewhere but using any means necessary to do so; including genocide; bribing; war; etc.
I mean, without listening to it, I know Zion has a completely different meaning and vibe in reggae music.
Zionists support the existence of a jewish state in palestine.
From a quick look at the lyrics, I don’t think the song has anything to do with that.