• Ilovethebomb
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    4 months ago

    Palestine supporters are fairly unique in the fact that not caring or not having a position is unacceptable to them. You must care, you must share their viewpoint, nothing else is possible.

    You didn’t see the same reaction to, for example, Ukraine being invaded. Indifference was acceptable.

    • المنطقة عكف عفريت@lemmy.worldOP
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      You didn’t see the same reaction to, for example, Ukraine being invaded. Indifference was acceptable.

      In the example of Ukraine, countries have taken countless measures to pressure Russia. In this case, counties are complicit in the genocide. There’s a difference. People don’t protest when politicians do at least the bare minimum.

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      4 months ago

      I don’t think this is unique at all, it’s the core of all politics both left, right, authoritarian, liberal, etc. No matter what you believe, even if it’s nothing, there are always twice as many people against you than with you. It’s enough to make someone withdraw entirely.