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Beastly Boy

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33. Sorry to disappoint you, but these protests were not about saving Palestinian lives.

Wed Mar 26, 2025, 07:29 PM

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A child could understand this: without releasing all the hostages there would be no peace. Not after what Hamas has done.

And Hamas was counting on the said protesters to obscure this obvious truth. Mission accomplished.

It was all about bashing Israel, and the protesters, naively or cynically, ( it really doesn't matter which one is more true than the other), fell for it. Guess who suffered as a consequence (hint: not the protesters). The people of Gaza, unsophisticated as they are, understood this better than all the intellectuals bemoaning their fate put together. Now, thousands of them are out on the streets of Gaza demanding Hamas ouster (https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5340645/palestinians-protest-hamas-rule-in-gaza). And tens of thousands of Israelis are now out on the streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem demanding Netanyahu's ouster. (https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339490/israel-protests-netanyahu-hostages-gaza-war).

There is a very easy way to find out what the protesters' real motivation is: Will they come out in support of the Palestinians who want Hamas gone and the war to end? Will they come out in support of the Israelis who want Netanyahu gone and the war to end?

Surprise me and tell me that they will.

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Sigh. Pro Palestinian Protesters disrupt Democratic Townhall. [View all] tulipsandroses Mar 26 OP

Question AltairIV Mar 26 #1

That's my suspicion n/t Just_Vote_Dem Mar 26 #3

How would you be able to tell the difference? W_HAMILTON Mar 26 #5

... Think. Again. Mar 26 #7

ALL the leaders of the so-called pro-Palestine movement are Russian plants. yardwork Mar 26 #6

The disruptions, yes... Think. Again. Mar 26 #8

Yes, they were. AloeVera Mar 26 #13

Yep. In retrospect Just_Vote_Dem Mar 26 #14

The bombing was for the sake of destruction and revenge. AloeVera Mar 26 #16

Your demonizing Israelis without evidence. Mosby Mar 26 #21

Israel didn't have to destroy Gaza. It was a choice. AloeVera Mar 26 #38

Hamas (Gazans) didn't hafta murder thousands of Jews. BunkieBandit Mar 26 #39

War crimes are always a shock. AloeVera Mar 26 #40

Well said. Think. Again. Mar 26 #18

Sorry to disappoint you, but these protests were not about saving Palestinian lives. Beastly Boy Mar 26 #33

Surprise! Think. Again. Mar 26 #34

Was it sarcasm? Beastly Boy Mar 26 #35

Also about getting TRUMP elected. Which they helped to do quite handily. Are they happy now? Hekate Mar 26 #36

No, the Pro-Palestine demonstrations were about saving innocent, non-hamas Gaza lives... Think. Again. Mar 26 #37

That is simply complete BS al bupp Mar 26 #11

No, infiltrating legitimate protests.... Think. Again. Mar 26 #19

What you assert has certainly happened al bupp Mar 26 #25

I did mistakenly reply to you thinking you were calling MY post BS. My apologies. Think. Again. Mar 26 #26

No worries al bupp Mar 26 #30

With irony being that using absolutes often streamlines things for totalitarians. GreenWave Mar 26 #28

Good point al bupp Mar 26 #31

You know thats ridiculous right? Mosby Mar 26 #17

Yes, disrupters do that. Think. Again. Mar 26 #20

The identical consistency of messaging has been a tell since Oct 8. yardwork Mar 26 #23

I get your point, just don't agree. Mosby Mar 26 #24

Especially since right now we're the minority party Just_Vote_Dem Mar 26 #2

If they are legitimate pro-Palestinian protesters, they're barking up the wrong tree. kysrsoze Mar 26 #4

If they were legitimate Pro-Palistinian protesters... Think. Again. Mar 26 #9

Yes, sad if they are legit protestors and not Russian plants as some suspect. dutch777 Mar 26 #12

It was just a continuation... Think. Again. Mar 26 #22

Seems they don't understand the Dem party and Biden are not in charge anymore. brush Mar 26 #29

How do you know that they aren't? al bupp Mar 26 #10

Yes. They even have the right to be more upset if their concerns... AloeVera Mar 26 #15

The party needs to disavow these people RJ-MacReady Mar 26 #27

That's useful. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 26 #32

Turkish Phd student with a valid visa was detained by ice for her views on Gaza... NNguyenMD Mar 27 #41