HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: “You can’t criticize Hamas for committing atrocities because that sounds like ...
“You can’t criticize Hamas for committing atrocities because that sounds like something a Zionist would say”
Comrades, if you have to self-censor because you’re afraid that stating obvious and banal truths will help an oppressor, then you have no faith in soundness of your own position. Genocide by Israel doesn’t become good because Hamas is a bad actor. Opposing genocide stands on its own merits. Liberation stands on its own merits.
You’ve got to kill the idea that life is a series of team sports and you’re a cheerleader who’s going to help the home team score the winning goal.
Comrades, if you have to self-censor because you’re afraid that stating obvious and banal truths will help an oppressor, then you have no faith in soundness of your own position. Genocide by Israel doesn’t become good because Hamas is a bad actor. Opposing genocide stands on its own merits. Liberation stands on its own merits.
You’ve got to kill the idea that life is a series of team sports and you’re a cheerleader who’s going to help the home team score the winning goal.