A settler-colonial project’s structural logic operates independently of its founders’ motivations.

Evidence

For whether the project was to be implemented in Uganda or Palestine, the question of the colonizers’ motivation is irrelevant to the indigenous population, because the process of establishing an exclusive Jewish homeland (or white homeland) – despite the existence of native populations either in Uganda, South Africa, or Palestine – would inevitably follow policies and settler-colonial strategies, as the logic of the project’s dynamics dictates. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 540

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes structural dynamics from agentive motivation — the logic of the project itself, not colonizer intent, determines the outcome for the native population.
• XREF: connects to: Settler-colonial elimination is a permanent structural principle, not a one-time event. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 543; Settler-colonial solidarity persists only through materially maintained structures, not primordial identity — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 2139

Broader Connections

• Settler-colonial solidarity persists only through materially maintained structures, not primordial identity #corroborates (0.90) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 2139