3 ms·
No, it is disingenuous to suggest that there are bona fide Hamas supporters anywhere in large numbers in the West. There are: 1) Naive college students who la
by pphysch 2y ago
No, it is disingenuous to suggest that there are bona fide Hamas supporters anywhere in large numbers in the West.
There are:
1) Naive college students who latch onto righteous political causes
2) Passionate lifelong anti-apartheid, anti-war activists who support the human rights of Palestinians
Neither of these groups are "Hamas operatives". Slinging a contentious slogan here and there is not that.
OTOH, the Israeli government is extremely interested in painting all opposition as "Hamas". And they've done so rather successfully.
- xenospn 2y agoOf course they’re not Hamas operatives. Just like the guys waving swastika flags in the middle of a Republican convention are not Nazi party members. Is there really a difference, though?
- mardifoufs 2y agoYeah the real issue is the protestors who are somehow dog whistling nazis because you believe a state should be above reproach. The real nazis are those who protest against an actual genocide happening as we speak. I mean think about it, they shout "genocidal" slogans! That's why we should support the actual genocidal state.
- xenospn 2y agoWhen did hacker news turn into a tiktok comment section? It’s like the same talking points on repeat. Smh.
- mardifoufs 2y agoAs opposed to the talking points that paint the protestors as actual nazis? Since when did HN turn into the daily wire, right?
- rascul 2y ago> OTOH, the Israeli government is extremely interested in painting all opposition as "Hamas". And they've done so rather successfully. Seems like they didn't have to try very hard. Many media outlets, talking heads, and politicians seemingly took the view from the start that anything less than full support for the Israeli government automatically makes you a pro-Hamas antisemitic scumbag.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]