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Does "To Zion" by Lauryn Hill have anything to do with Zionism? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by HexaSnoot@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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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.

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[–] context@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

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.