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[+] -9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Some people have zero sense of context, it's laughable lol

Shouting "I support Gaza !!" on every roof RIGHT NOW, has exactly the opposite effect

I too support civilians living their lives peacefully, but we are talking about terrorists here

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Israel has been killing civilians for years and have racked up a far higher body count. Are they living their lives peacefully?

    I too support civilians living their lives peacefully, but we are talking about terrorists here

    Hamas has done awful things, but that doesn't mean Israel is good.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Before this happened, violenc between settlers in the Westbank and native Palestinians had tripled compared to 2022, to 3 per day, while the world news cycles were preoccupied with Ukraine.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Are you talking about settlers that have for decades stolen the Palestinians ancestral homes? Kicked them out of the house they were born in without any compensation. If that happened to me in my home I would too go radical cause at that point diplomacy has failed.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ironic that you would talk about zero sense of context when siding with the people ignoring crucial context.

    Mia Khalifa was NOT talking about terrorists. She was talking about the oppressed people of Palestine who film the atrocities of the Israeli apartheid government. She didn’t mention Hamas and since they're not usually the ones filming THEIR atrocities, it's clear that she wasn't referring to them either. Especially when you add her own clarification to the equation:

    I just want to make it clear that this statement in no way shape or form is [inciting] spread of violence," she said. "I specifically said freedom fighters because that's what the Palestinian citizens are... fighting for freedom every day."

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It was still a bad post, at least based on how it reads to the average unknowing person.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, it was worded imprecisely enough to make misinterpretation possible, which is always a bad move when discussing contentious issues no matter your intention.

    Definitely wasn't bad enough that she deserved being immediately fired, cancelled and defamed as a terrorism sympathiser, though.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    She could have just started with "My heart goes to Israeli victims" or stuff like that, before tagging "Free Palestine" at the end. That would fly without a hurdle.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So she's not allowed to express solidarity with the Palestinian victims of Israeli oppression without also mentioning the Israeli victims of Hamas terrorism?

    Are people not allowed to express solidarity with Israeli victims without also mentioning Palestinian victims either?

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Did I ever mentionned "not allowed"? I said mentionning killer's family on a victim's funeral is A LITTLE un-diplomatic sir

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Except that's not in any way close to analogous to the situation.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    well, that's totally how many people see it. That's a fact.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It might be a fact that many people see it that way, but that would just mean that many people are wrong. Many people believe all sorts of ridiculous lies and distortions of reality.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    ¯_(ツ)_/¯ You don't provide compelling arguments neither, you just say "You are wrong, I am right"

    I only point out that it was pretty bold tweet given the circumstances

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I have laid out compelling arguments based on the real world context of what's happening, what her words are most likely to mean given that context, even explained which part was misunderstood and what the most rational explanation for that was.

    I've done part or all of that at least a handful of times in replies throughout the comments of this post. I have also conceded that it might have been an ill-advised way of saying things because a public figure being less than 100% clear about a statement regarding anything contentious can and most often WILL open the door to misinterpretations, whether honest or wilfully manipulative.

    That's as close to "you are wrong, I am right" as a fiberglass canoe is to a shoddily made origami boat.

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  • [+] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)
  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    lol I have no skin in the game, being atheist and not jew, and not from US neither

    If you believe that announcing "I support Palestine!!" right after Hamas fuckers killed a thousand of civilians would be a great idea, you are delusional

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