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It's difficult to assess the "silent majority", too, because of the media and general climate is so monopolized by the so-called "pro-Palestine" side, often in
by mytailorisrich 1y ago
It's difficult to assess the "silent majority", too, because of the media and general climate is so monopolized by the so-called "pro-Palestine" side, often in an aggressive way, that it's become even dangerous to voice a different opinion, so people simply don't say anything about the topic.
A case in point is this article and this "controversy" that effectively assumes that people would not vote for the Israeli singer because it would obviously be wrong to, leaving aside what the artist has personally gone through, and perhaps simply the "likeability" of the song.
- xg15 1y agoI'd argue that the pro-palestine side has the same perception. Only one of the two sides risks arrest and deportation for protesting. I'd agree with you if everyone had agreed to leave the ESC as a decidedly unpolitical event - but the Israeli side didn't do that either.
- mytailorisrich 1y agoIn Europe? Certainly not, you're quite safe with public displays of being "pro-Palestine", including safe from police. There is no deportation of legal immigrants in Europe in any case. On the other hand, you will likely be assaulted if you walk down the street with an Israeli flag or badge, so...