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Israel-Gaza Megathread #2
This is a refreshed megathread for any posts on the conflict between (so far, and so far as I know) Hamas and the Israeli government, as well as related geopolitics. Culture War thread rules apply.
Being honest, I never understood why I was supposed to care about Thundberg at all. I didn't really care about her tantrum at the UN, I care even less about her opinions on the Palestinian issue. Is she really still influential enough that people care that she has a only-if-you-squint antisemitic trope in her posts?
I do think Greta is the living embodiment of the critique that environmentalists are watermelons — green on the outside but red on the inside. This further cements that connection.
My theory is that Thunberg files the same psychological niche as the Holy Maid of Kent and other similar mediaeval characters. A strident young woman with visions of the future, scolding us to repent our sins. Thankfully the worst that could happen to Greta is if she gets cancelled on Twitter rather than being beheaded for treason.
Like I said earlier, Israel/Palestine conflict is an event where most of the right immediately smells blood in the water and start trying to find lefties to attack. A person with such perceived symbolic value to the other side as Greta certainly serves as prime chum, even if her relevance has been fairly subdued since Covid started.
Like I said earlier, Israel/Palestine conflict is an event where most of the right immediately smells blood in the water and start trying to find lefties to attack.
It's always striking to see the kind of language deployed when progressives suffer an even temporary, self-infflicted, minor setback. I don't think anyone "smelled blood in the water", not any more than at any other moment.
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Being honest, I never understood why I was supposed to care about Thundberg at all. I didn't really care about her tantrum at the UN, I care even less about her opinions on the Palestinian issue. Is she really still influential enough that people care that she has a only-if-you-squint antisemitic trope in her posts?
I do think Greta is the living embodiment of the critique that environmentalists are watermelons — green on the outside but red on the inside. This further cements that connection.
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My theory is that Thunberg files the same psychological niche as the Holy Maid of Kent and other similar mediaeval characters. A strident young woman with visions of the future, scolding us to repent our sins. Thankfully the worst that could happen to Greta is if she gets cancelled on Twitter rather than being beheaded for treason.
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Like I said earlier, Israel/Palestine conflict is an event where most of the right immediately smells blood in the water and start trying to find lefties to attack. A person with such perceived symbolic value to the other side as Greta certainly serves as prime chum, even if her relevance has been fairly subdued since Covid started.
Yeah, I don't think she ever had any influence.
It's always striking to see the kind of language deployed when progressives suffer an even temporary, self-infflicted, minor setback. I don't think anyone "smelled blood in the water", not any more than at any other moment.
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