It’s so painful for me to see there’s a group of people who are ostensibly allies to the Palestinian cause, but who balk at the idea of them actually defending themselves against the apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. The kind that will only support armed resistance after all is said and done, when it no longer matters. The kind that supports slave revolts in 19th century US, the warsaw uprising during WWII, the Black Panther party and Malcolm X in the 60s, the ANC during apartheid South Africa. But when a group uses violent means today to fight against horrific violence and oppression, that’s a bridge too far and we all have to stop and think about the optics.
They’ve tried non-violent means. We’ve all seen where that ends. Look up the march of return. Non-violent demonstration. Resulted in Israeli snipers targetting children, the disabled, and the elderly. The world looked on and did fucking nothing. And that’s been the story over and over, for nearly a century. There’s kids being murdered on a daily basis, but you want these Palestinians to sit on their thumbs and host a tea party. Go fuck yourself, they do not have time for this.
It’s so painful for me to see there’s a group of people who are ostensibly allies to the Palestinian cause, but who balk at the idea of them actually defending themselves against the apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. The kind that will only support armed resistance after all is said and done, when it no longer matters. The kind that supports slave revolts in 19th century US, the warsaw uprising during WWII, the Black Panther party and Malcolm X in the 60s, the ANC during apartheid South Africa. But when a group uses violent means today to fight against horrific violence and oppression, that’s a bridge too far and we all have to stop and think about the optics.
They’ve tried non-violent means. We’ve all seen where that ends. Look up the march of return. Non-violent demonstration. Resulted in Israeli snipers targetting children, the disabled, and the elderly. The world looked on and did fucking nothing. And that’s been the story over and over, for nearly a century. There’s kids being murdered on a daily basis, but you want these Palestinians to sit on their thumbs and host a tea party. Go fuck yourself, they do not have time for this.