To be tired of these types of comments on social media?

[AngeloMysterioso]

Having a scroll through instagram whilst bf-ing.

Now don’t get me wrong, I know what’s going on in the world and I do follow a few “serious” accounts. But I mostly follow the less serious things because it’s just bloody instagram.

I’m just getting tired of seeing so many comments on pictures posted by, say, Vogue Magazine or Rolling Stone, saying “meanwhile in Gaza” “can’t believe you’re posting this pointless crap when there’s a war happening” “Rafah is being bombed and y’all care about the Met Gala?” etc etc.

We know what’s happening in Gaza. We know it’s fucking awful. I hold my children close every day and feel thankful that we’re here and not there. But it’s ok not to be thinking about it ALL THE TIME, and nobody turns to fashion and showbiz accounts on social media for hard hitting geopolitical content!

AIBU to think these people could just… give it a rest?

Which book?
I’m reading Little Women at the moment, will the answer be in there?

You've had your head turned by the Satmar's and Neturei Karta haven't you?

Posters are becoming nastier by the day.

I support the right of Israel (ie a Jewish stage) to exist, absolutely.
Dont you? Take away the politics - do Jewish people have the right to their own state?

I believe in a two state solution. That’s not pro ethnic cleansing.

Funny how selective all these people who go out and do all those things are.

Nothing about the hundreds of other injustices in the world. Just Palestine.

It's the hypocrisy of it all. The double standards.

I wonder if she saw my wave?

Ah yes, of course!

See my previous posts on how supporting Palestine also happens to be an opportunity to hate on an oppressed group.

I mean it may not be the reason it’s so popular, or it may be the reason - we don’t know, but it’s interesting.

A bit like how all these English League of Twats organisations, or whatever they’re called, only started caring about trafficked children when there was an opportunity to shout abuse at Asian men.

I do give good wave 💁🏼‍♀️

How can one person take up hundreds of cases of activism across the globe? Maybe you'd like to try?

Yeah I have a Facebook friend who floods my feed with awful, graphic pictures of injured or dead Palestinian children.

its sickening that this is happening to any child, regardless of their religion. Sickening. But sometimes I just need to…not see it or think about it, to be honest. I can’t fix it.

I don’t think that’s quite what’s being proposed, it’s a valid point to say that what’s happening in Gaza isn’t the only atrocity happening in the world but it by far has the largest platform where as other similar atrocities are virtually unknown.
I mean if people did indeed care about the victims of all atrocities, why not at least attempt to even it out?

I think it's only you really, that is trying, like the mass media, to paint the picture that Palestine supporters become so to opportunistic Jew haters.

And take away the politics - no! Zionism is a political ideology. Not a religion. Zionists are not an ethnicity.

READ THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE

How do you propose we do that? It is not the job of people fighting for one thing, to even out all others! Maybe you should?

Go on, come up with a framework.

I think it's only you really, that is trying, like the mass media, to paint the picture that Palestine supporters become so to opportunistic Jew haters.

I certainly don’t think that of all supporters. It is not anti-Semitic to be Pro-Palestinian. However that’s not to say ALL pro-Palestinian supporters are not anti-Semitic.

For example how come anti-Semitic attacks have risen 250% since October 7th and in some sorts of the world it’s 500%? Coincidence?

These people exist, trust me.

And take away the politics - no! Zionism is a political ideology. Not a religion. Zionists are not an ethnicity

Who said it was a religion or an ethnicity?! It’s not a political ideology either. But what I asked you was do you think Jewish people have a right to their own state?

READ THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE

Erm, no. I don’t acquiesce to shouty demands from rude people

People are so angry here - must be some alcohol involved

Why do you need a framework?

How did you find out about, and decide to support, Palestine? Did you use a framework?

I wish I could drink alcohol right now I’m on pretty strong painkillers and it even those are enough for this thread 😂

@NikkiMartin why did you want me specifically to ask you if you condemn Hamas??

Im not asking BTW, I couldn’t give two shits, but it was a very odd demand and I’m trying to figure out the motivation behind it.

Nikki Martin

I think it's only you really, that is trying, like the mass media, to paint the picture that Palestine supporters become so to opportunistic Jew haters.

And take away the politics - no! Zionism is a political ideology. Not a religion. Zionists are not an ethnicity.

READ THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE

Oh but it is because it involves the Jews. You know it but you will deny it because that's what you do.

YANBU

I'm very tired of it because it's all performative. You see the same people come out and "play their part" every time there's an attack on Gaza. As soon as the attack ends they're onto the next fashionable cause.

I've been attacked on my social media for "not thinking about Gaza" or "Not talking about Gaza. One of my close friends is a Palestinian living here. I likely do more to support people affected by the war than the "Woke Warriors" do.

I just don't talk at all about Israel/Palestine because people never ever stay civil, pretty much all posts I've seen end in anger, upset and insults. Its not that I don't care about either side, I care very much that people on both sides have suffered such loss. I just don't see how fighting online helps anyone.

I agree with this so much. I go on shallow gossip and showbiz news to escape the horrors of the real world. I don't need this to be taken away from me.

And it achieves nothing! In fact I think it's often inflammatory and damaging the public's understanding of the causes of the war.

There was one particular person who was commenting all over posts about a particular topic I’m interested in and when I asked them to take a break I was called pro-genocide, evil, told I have a passion for dead babies (I mean what the fuck?!).

It’s just too much, and I’ve now reached the point with it where every time I see another obnoxious comment about it I actually find myself having a little bit less sympathy.

Arabic Jews persecuted by the Americans? No, they were persecuted by their fellow Arabs who decided they wanted to get rid of Jews. So they did.

Indeed.

I mean you can say a lot about the Americans but they contain some of the world’s most Jewish friendly places.

Id like to know more about these fairy stories

And OP, I agree with you. I felt the same with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Shaming people for not showing they care enough for your liking? No thanks. I care, I just don't need others praising me for caring by doing it constantly and publicly. I don't do it for the likes, hearts or whatever on social media.