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To wonder why so many pensioners are supporting Palestine Action, even willing to risk prison for it ?

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PrincessSophieFrederike · 10/10/2025 02:42

Palestine Action showed their true colours a long time ago. I strongly oppose a lot of Netanyahu's actions- I don't object to a protest for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. That wasn't Palestine Action's agenda, though.

I would've thought people 60+ would have, on average, accumulated more wisdom. Young people have often been swept up into radical movements with dangerous agendas (look at 60s protestors who thought Castro & co.were nice etc). It's no excuse..but is a BIT easier to see why young people (student age) might fall for this kind of stuff. Also people now seem to have less media literacy, esp SM.

But why are 60+ year olds getting caught up in it?? Willing to go to prison? What is going on? This hasn't happened before with stuff like BLM or Extinction Rebellion, so what us going on now?

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ForWittyTealOP · 10/10/2025 07:53

Yriovd · 10/10/2025 06:26

You don’t condemn Hamas or October 7th? Wow.

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Yep. Enough said by this terrorist sympathiser and Holocaust co-opter.

RedAdmirals · 10/10/2025 07:52

HRchatter · 10/10/2025 07:04

Useless idiots, imprison the lot

Wrong post sorry.

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 10/10/2025 07:51

The reason a load of OAPs are protesting in support of a proscribed terrorist group with the aim of getting arrested is because they’re silly old left-wing fools who want some attention.

Like all anti-Israel protesters their underlying motives for going to any gathering or march about Israel to shout and wave placards are also very unpleasant. But that’s not particular to pensioners.

MrsFinkelstein · 10/10/2025 07:51

Just thinking of all the Just Stop Oil protesters - a big chunk of them were 60+

I think they've just moved from Climate to PA, it's an ongoing protest movement, mainly all performative.

If they really cared about Gaza or Palestine - there's many ways to protest without supporting Palestine Action (a group which attacked Security Guards and Police with sledgehammers).

They wanted to get arrested as part of JSO, same with this.

I personally also feel it is in part driven by antisemitism (overt & unconscious).

RedAdmirals · 10/10/2025 07:45

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:41

People 60+ have got more wisdom

How many of them voted for Brexit? 🤔

How is Brexit relevant to radicalised grannies ??

Duh. 🤔

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:42

@RedAdmirals I am sure I read that Brexit & Covid had shown that older people were increasingly more susceptible to radicalisation and fake news due to increased social media use and loneliness.

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:41

People 60+ have got more wisdom

How many of them voted for Brexit? 🤔

RedAdmirals · 10/10/2025 07:41

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:11

A lot of older people know a lot more about the history of whats happened in that region over many decades and base their views not just on recent history but things that have happened over time.

what evidence do you have for that?

Beats me how some posters can read minds and know the motivations and thought processes of septuagenerians !

JacknDiane · 10/10/2025 07:40

People 60+ have got more wisdom @PrincessSophieFrederike, that's why they support PA, because they believe what they see and not what they are told to believe. Gaza is in ruins, thousands upon thousands killed. Israel is sending out a message that they are the victims. Its clear who are the victims here.
People 60+ and people everywhere can see it.

RedAdmirals · 10/10/2025 07:38

Underthinker · 10/10/2025 06:13

£1.5 million

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So now we know where all the rich pensioners are !

Go granny, you're doing the economy a favour !

Cantwait4weightloss · 10/10/2025 07:38

Morningsleepin · 10/10/2025 04:06

Me too

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Me three

Zonder · 10/10/2025 07:37

ThreeDeafMice · 10/10/2025 03:22

I doubt if anyone will get a prison sentence. But if the courts hand out enough £1,000 fines some of Rachel Reeves' budget problems will be solved. We can think of it as a kind of reverse winter fuel payment - pensioners pay the government, instead of the other way around - for liberal left wing old people who volunteer.

A question to those who support these people: are you prepared to contribute to crowd funders to pay the fines for them? Or are you going to watch from the sidelines? 1,500 people at £1,000 a shot is a total of £15 million. Better dig deep.

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Absolutely. Good on them!

Zonder · 10/10/2025 07:36

MrsTerryPratchett · 10/10/2025 02:53

My 80 yo old mum says it’s because they are happy to fight for the right to protest, assemble and speak freely to spare the young ‘uns the criminal record and possible jail terms.

good luck prison officers, you’ll need it.

I love your mum!

TeenagersAngst · 10/10/2025 07:12

Doodlingsquares · 10/10/2025 07:11

Do you know that Israel has restricted water supplies to Palestinians for decades?

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I am not saying Israel is blameless. I was responding to the PP who said she did not condemn Hamas.

PreciousTatas · 10/10/2025 07:12

If you watch the video at 1: 10: 50 you'll see why. The woman screaming is either so vulnerable or stupid that she has no idea Hamas are bad. The other credible alternative is that she is a raging antisemitic who jumped on the chance to express herself.

Either way, the average age of the protesters (apart from a few straggling student losers and angry Asian men) is a sign that the movement is thankfully dying.

https://www.youtube.com/live/wb84mvWmvfo?si=73pwef8l7GtY6DuM

Before you continue to YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/live/wb84mvWmvfo?si=73pwef8l7GtY6DuM

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:11

A lot of older people know a lot more about the history of whats happened in that region over many decades and base their views not just on recent history but things that have happened over time.

what evidence do you have for that?

Doodlingsquares · 10/10/2025 07:11

TeenagersAngst · 10/10/2025 07:00

Do you know anything about the history of Hamas? Did you know that Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and removed any settlers living there, and it was only when Hamas was elected in 2007 and refused to rescind their anti semitic charter calling for the obliteration of Israel that the blockade was set up?

Do you know that Hamas has received billions from supportive regimes and instead of using it to build homes, hospitals and provide food for the citizens of Gaza, they instead focused on building tunnels and importing materials from Egypt to make weapons to continue attacking Israel?

Do you know that it’s a lot more complicated than a silly analogy?

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Do you know that Israel has restricted water supplies to Palestinians for decades?

Doodlingsquares · 10/10/2025 07:09

A lot of older people know a lot more about the history of whats happened in that region over many decades and base their views not just on recent history but things that have happened over time.

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:06

The question should be, why have they been labelled a terrorist organisation?

Presumably due to the below

"The home secretary stood by her decision to proscribe Palestine Action, which she said had been "involved in violent attacks" and "major criminal damage against national security infrastructure"."

lljkk · 10/10/2025 07:05

No need to discuss rights or wrongs of Israeli action.

Are there no other groups that are complaining about the awful experience of Gaza residents, why is Palestine Action the ONLY group these pensioners support in protesting against Israeli action in Gaza?

Why Palestine Action and not other group to support?

HRchatter · 10/10/2025 07:04

Useless idiots, imprison the lot

TeenagersAngst · 10/10/2025 07:04

Whenlifegiveslemons · 10/10/2025 06:21

Absolutely this. Anyone willing to protest a genocide, an occupied country getting annihilated daily, regardless of age - won't get any criticism from me.

The question should be, why have they been labelled a terrorist organisation? Why are our government so quick to quieten them. It's peaceful protesting, freedom of speech.

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Maybe because people more informed and knowledgeable than you actually know what’s going on.

Palestine Action was ramping up its ‘direct action’ and the Home Office decided they were a terrorist threat under our law. They’re not some sweet fluffy protest group.

Or are you saying you actually know more?

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:04

@beachcitygirl so Hamas have no responsibility?

beaniebabby · 10/10/2025 07:04

Initially no one knew they were a terrorist group -or at least I didn’t -

Didn't they cause millions of pounds of damage to army planes?

TheFallenMadonna · 10/10/2025 07:03

My mum is in her 70s and protested at Greenham Common back in the 80s. Women-led protests were pretty widespread, so it might well be picking up where they left off, rather than suddenly embracing protest in their old age.

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