If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. - Desmond Tutu
It really is that simple folks. Any both-sidesism, well-actualling, or fence-sitting as it relates to Israel and Palestine is simple moral cowardice. Anything less than full-throated support for Palestinian liberation and denunciation of Israel apartheid and murder is de facto support for Israel.
Liberals love to talk about nuance and how actually issues are very complex because they don't have principles; they have positions that can be changed at any moment according to their convenience. They pretend that not taking a stand is a sign of their intelligence, maturity and objectivity. In actuality they are as cowardly and vicious as the most rabid neocon. Their hands are drenched in blood.
Sorry, just had to vent. The last week has been a real blackpill for me, even as someone who lived through the hysteria of 9/11. Death to America. Death to Israel. Death to the West.
The last three years have taught me that a lot of people I thought I could trust would gladly send me off to my death if it meant their lives would be fine
Fuck 'em
Yup. I'm basically going dark politically from now on. I'll come here and get my fill, but we aren't winning this thing. I'm exhausted enough just trying to exist in this capitalist hellhole without having to live in a militarized country where I have to watch for bombs just going to the store.
It's been rough but I've kept my mouth shut, luckily no one's brought this shit up to me.
The only person that brought it up to me was a guy at work who I didn't expect to have a good take, but he did. Another coworker asked what was going on because she doesn't watch TV or read the news and I told her she was better off that way. I gave her the cliffnotes though
what's "this thing?" America or the world struggle?
Any amount of it. Every time it looks like maybe people are coming around, something happens to reset everyone's libness.
sounds like you believe in metaphysics a little more than you realize
I've taken a lot of psychedelics, but I've also seen a lot of outrage cycles