▲ 276 ▼ The people who protest against the Palestinian Genocide would be the same people who protested against the Holocaust. (feddit.nl) submitted 9 months ago by fort_burp@feddit.nl to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments It has nothing to do with anti-semitism, and in fact nothing to do with ethnicity at all. Conversely, the people who today don't protest against the Palestinian Genocide would not have protested against the Holocaust.
[+] Samskara@sh.itjust.works -24 points 9 months ago (8 children) Do those protesting for Gaza also protest about Sudan, Yemen, Rohingya, West Sahara, Yezidis, Uyghurs, Christians in Nigeria, Kurds, and so on? permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] snail_hunter@programming.dev 18 points 9 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism permalink fedilink source parent [–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Do those protesting for Gaza also protest about Sudan, Yemen, Rohingya, West Sahara, Yezidis, Uyghurs, Christians in Nigeria, Kurds, and so on? Whenever I read this, I roll my eyes. This is one of the most ridiculous arguments. You have to start somewhere and you can’t put your focus on everything. Plus your argument is a method to move the topic to “do you/they this and this and this and that?” Instead of the actual on-topic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 child) The OP‘s argument is exactly that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago Not true but it seems you love to go off-topic and use whataboutism and therefore I will just block you. That way I don’t have to see your pro-genocide and anti-protesting nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fort_burp@feddit.nl [S] 9 points 9 months ago Yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 months ago* Some do. Thing is, it's a BIG world and someone somewhere is being abused and oppressed at all times. People and countries are also experiencing freedom, growth and democratic expansion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) Go visit the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and you'll see a different protest every day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago It is on my way to work, so yes I see different protests going on. It’s not the same people though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 2 points 9 months ago Well, yes. They do permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago So you do finally admit that Israel is perpetrating a genocide in Gaza? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 0 points 9 months ago Yes. Do you pick and choose what genocide you tolerate? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snail_hunter@programming.dev 18 points 9 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Do those protesting for Gaza also protest about Sudan, Yemen, Rohingya, West Sahara, Yezidis, Uyghurs, Christians in Nigeria, Kurds, and so on? Whenever I read this, I roll my eyes. This is one of the most ridiculous arguments. You have to start somewhere and you can’t put your focus on everything. Plus your argument is a method to move the topic to “do you/they this and this and this and that?” Instead of the actual on-topic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 child) The OP‘s argument is exactly that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago Not true but it seems you love to go off-topic and use whataboutism and therefore I will just block you. That way I don’t have to see your pro-genocide and anti-protesting nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 child) The OP‘s argument is exactly that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago Not true but it seems you love to go off-topic and use whataboutism and therefore I will just block you. That way I don’t have to see your pro-genocide and anti-protesting nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago Not true but it seems you love to go off-topic and use whataboutism and therefore I will just block you. That way I don’t have to see your pro-genocide and anti-protesting nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 months ago* Some do. Thing is, it's a BIG world and someone somewhere is being abused and oppressed at all times. People and countries are also experiencing freedom, growth and democratic expansion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) Go visit the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and you'll see a different protest every day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago It is on my way to work, so yes I see different protests going on. It’s not the same people though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago It is on my way to work, so yes I see different protests going on. It’s not the same people though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago So you do finally admit that Israel is perpetrating a genocide in Gaza? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 0 points 9 months ago Yes. Do you pick and choose what genocide you tolerate? permalink fedilink source parent