They’re the same picture. The Gaza genocide is simply the ugly manifestation of the essence and inevitable conclusion of Zionism. What we’re looking at today is nothing more than how the Nakba would’ve looked like if Palestinians had nowhere to escape.

These fuckers think elections will mean something by the Midterms. Which is not unexpected but still disappointing.

The morons in the middle east need to stop killing … anyone, and if someone has a non-violent opinion about it here in the US, who fucking cares?

Yeah… that’s not what’s going on here. The anti-Zionist movement in the West calls for Western countries to take diplomatic and economic action against Israel. That includes cutting ties, not selling weapons, sanctions, embargoes, etc. This is a lot more than “group X should stop killing group Y;” it’s “we should stop group X from killing group Y, at least not with our weapons”. This ruffles a lot of feathers in the political and corporate establishment for a few reasons, some rational (in a psychopathically self-interested sort of way) and some not.

Why is the entire political class terrified of the left in so many liberal democracies?

Because the left tries to take wealth and power from the people with wealth and power and give it to the people without wealth and power. You can probably see how people who already have wealth and power wouldn’t like that.

Why do even the “left” parties end up fleeing the left for the centre and right?

It’s a mix of leftwing politics losing popularity (this happened in the 70s and 80s all over the world and has since reversed, but see above) and opportunists joining parties that were once full of true believers once they become successful.

I didn’t get the joke. Pls help.

I mean think of it this way: If your monarch isn’t a dick and removing them would piss off the reactionaries and average people who don’t care much about politics, why would you do that? They also help curb strongman autocrats by providing a target for the population to worship (therefore occupying that niche for a certain section of the population) but not give any real power to.

and now I’m just pissed.

Great. Sad leads to apathy; angry leads to guillotines.

Good to know Haaretz is still pissed at Netanyahu.

Wow that is messed up. It’s also from 50 years ago so… yeah.

Uhhh mate our nation is literally dictated by another country and we don’t have genuine autonomy?

Uh… No? The fuck are you even talking about? When is the last time the British monarch made a decision on behalf of Canada?

My man/woman/compadre, objecting to strike busting isn’t purity testing; it’s enforcing the bare minimum standard to ensure that at the end of all this America isn’t run by a duopoly between Reagans and Hitlers like it is now.

Idk man I could see this exact title appearing on an Onion article.

According the the German Law they uphold, any mention of the reality that Israel is Settler Colonialist, an Apartheid, acknowledging that Israel is comitting genocide, any criticism of Zionism, and any Palestinian emancipatory slogans are all considered antisemitic.

I mean yeah, but being an “antisemite” isn’t illegal in Germany, and neither is hosting antisemitic content. Hate speech is one thing, but even Germany isn’t that far gone (yet, anyway), so the mods are banning “questioning the statehood of Israel” on their own pejorative, not to avoid legal consequences.

Okay so, given complicated the differences between variations of liberalism are, Merriam Webster is really not a good source here. That’s not what liberalism means in most of the world. That said, the Democratic Party is definitely classical liberal (also known as neoliberal), rather than social liberal, which is what you’re talking about, and that also exists so I wasn’t 100% correct either, but either way “liberal” is absolutely not a synonym with “progressive”.

Yep.

That’s true, I meant that Haiti was historically actively sabotaged—rather than simply neglected—by the West. In hindsight I should’ve worded that differently.

You should learn what the word liberal actually means. Liberalism is a center-center right ideology and has both historically and now been at odds with progressive politics, up to and including aligning with fascists over leftists. It’s been marketed as “everyone left of center” these days, but that’s just not what the word means as a term. Think of the word "neoliberal ", and remember that neoliberalism is explicitly a return of the laissez-faire ideas of classical liberalism. Regardless, I said “aka democrats” specifically so people who aren’t neck-deep in leftwing politics know what I’m talking about.

Moderate Dems (there are not moderate Republicans) are not liberals and don’t call themselves liberals.

I mean they don’t call themselves liberals, but according to what the term actually means in political science they’re liberals (well, sort of, some are conservatives).

The Spanish went on general strike to stop their country’s complicity in genocide, but failing that you can start with these guys. You can just write BDS on Wikipedia if you want to know what they’re about, but this site has plenty of concrete, actionable steps you can take to reduce your, your community’s, your workplace’s and—with enough people on board—your country’s complicity in genocide. I’d suggest looking into apartheid-free zones as a start. I also want to note that the best thing you can do for Palestinians is to spread the word and get more people on the side of humanity.

Also, if you’re not already doing so, organize in your community and workplace, and use your collective leverage to push for causes you care about. Be an active participant in the fight against fascism and for democracy, equity and solidarity. These values, I should add, are already mutually exclusive with Zionism, so you’d be hitting two birds with one stone.

Edit: In case anyone wants assurance that this works (or just wants to enjoy some economic schadenfreude), enjoy.

Oh, that part isn’t directly the West’s fault beyond historical responsibility. I meant to say that Western sabotage, not just neglect, is what led to Haiti’s present state, not that they’re being sabotaged right now. I should’ve worded that better.

Why do you think?