As I’m typing these words, Israel is illegally intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla that is trying to break the siege on Gaza.The activists on board have b...
I presume that you are unfamiliar with the meme, so you don’t see the context of someone loudly proclaiming their outrage at something above and beyond something else, only to be pulled up by someone else pointing at the absurdity of considering the something else being treated as the lesser issue. Not contained in the image version is the first person turning to the second and rapidly disclaiming their apparent support (or lack of sanction) of the issue they can excuse.
Given that such lack of care regarding things that do not effect them personally, it’s also an example of the lukewarm acceptance of the white moderate the King discussed in Birmingham. The idea that there are more important issues than the naked bigotry and we must deal with other issues first is the bewildering support that is more frustrating than the outright rejection.
But, then, you should have some inkling of that, shouldn’t you? Given how much you had to demand nuance of those who question where you place your disdain in your edits.
But, sure, let your takeaway be that I said you excused racism.
Yeah, my phrasing let you slot me into a meme, congrats for spotting it.
Racist Zionists are abhorrent, full stop. The difference is, their bigotry is naked and you can see it, name it, and fight it. Liberal pro-Zionists are worse politically, because they hide behind the mask of progressivism while defending apartheid. That hypocrisy is exactly the kind of obstacle King described in his Letter from Birmingham Jail: the so-called moderate who slows down liberation while pretending to be an ally.
So no, I’m not excusing racism. I’m saying the liberal fig leaf for racism is the greater stumbling block. Happy?
Where do I fucking excuse racism?
You may notice that I didn’t say you excused racism, but instead became the meme:
Splitting hairs are we?
Edit: you demand nuance without giving any.
The irony of this comment is palpable.
I presume that you are unfamiliar with the meme, so you don’t see the context of someone loudly proclaiming their outrage at something above and beyond something else, only to be pulled up by someone else pointing at the absurdity of considering the something else being treated as the lesser issue. Not contained in the image version is the first person turning to the second and rapidly disclaiming their apparent support (or lack of sanction) of the issue they can excuse.
Given that such lack of care regarding things that do not effect them personally, it’s also an example of the lukewarm acceptance of the white moderate the King discussed in Birmingham. The idea that there are more important issues than the naked bigotry and we must deal with other issues first is the bewildering support that is more frustrating than the outright rejection.
But, then, you should have some inkling of that, shouldn’t you? Given how much you had to demand nuance of those who question where you place your disdain in your edits.
But, sure, let your takeaway be that I said you excused racism.
Yeah, my phrasing let you slot me into a meme, congrats for spotting it.
Racist Zionists are abhorrent, full stop. The difference is, their bigotry is naked and you can see it, name it, and fight it. Liberal pro-Zionists are worse politically, because they hide behind the mask of progressivism while defending apartheid. That hypocrisy is exactly the kind of obstacle King described in his Letter from Birmingham Jail: the so-called moderate who slows down liberation while pretending to be an ally.
So no, I’m not excusing racism. I’m saying the liberal fig leaf for racism is the greater stumbling block. Happy?