No, no, no. Comparing the campus protests in the 60’s and the campus protests today is like comparing apples and hedgehogs.
We protested the war in Vietnam because our country was boots on the ground. We lost friends, fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons.
The US is not involved in the war in Gaza. We have no vested interest. It is not our war. The students, particularly at #Columbia, are being incredibly selfish.
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@AlliFlowers also, the settlers are not camping, you are minimizing even in your attempt to come together. The settlers have been living in stolen houses for ages. The settlers are why the West Bank is not Palestinian, but rather more of Israel with small pockets of Palestinians like polka dots across the landscape. They are armed and coordinate to attack Palestinians and steal more land. Camping implies they can just up and leave, but it could not be further from the reality.
@fixiemama The settlers (of whom I disapprove) began by camping. They moved into homes that were abandoned because of their presence. Exactly what the protesting students are hoping to do. But why focus on that point instead of the major point - there is no comparison between today’s protests against A FOREIGN COUNTRY and those of the 60s where we protested our own country. We were smarter in the 60s.
@AlliFlowers With respect, no, they didn't move only into homes that were abandoned, or if any did, it was after groups with murderous intent had moved through and forced Palestinians to leave their homes. I'm not just pulling this out of the air, I have family (my in-laws) who can tell the stories from 1948, and I've seen plenty of videos of this happening in modern times. Semi-related is the film "Tantura," which I hope you can watch if you haven't already.
@fixiemama Amazing how our families see the events differently.
@AlliFlowers Well, what's happening now, or more recently, is just as bad if not worse than what 1948 was.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2hGnsprHVI/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
@fixiemama I’m happy for you. I choose not to fill my life with hate. As I said, you do you, and I hope you never have to walk in my shoes. Goodbye.
@AlliFlowers Fill my life with hate? Why would I do that? I am one of the most optimistic people I know. I'm very careful with my words, I don't even use the word hate when I speak about something displeasing.
But my grandmother taught me to help people who are under assault. So I stand up when I see injustice. I appreciate your interaction with me. Thank you for considering what I had to say and share.
@AlliFlowers Not involved? No vested interest? These are just lies.
@blueemu
Really? Did I miss the reinstatement of the draft? Are our children fighting in Gaza? What is *your* vested interest?
@AlliFlowers Don't ask me, ask the President who is sending money and weapons to help slaughter tens of thousands and fulfill Netanyahu's dream of destroying the Palestinian people once and for all.
@blueemu No. If you’re going to engage in the conversation, you need to make it personal. Here’s another hot tip for you - there is no genocide, except by Hamas.
@AlliFlowers What a ridiculous bullshit thing to say. What is your vested interest in killing tens of thousands of people? 15,000 children? Why do you support it? Why do you support starving children?
I didn't start a conversation, I called out your lies and propaganda. Answer for it, or continue to justify your support of genocide. The choice is yours.
@blueemu You enjoy being a troll? Do you do it for fun, or does Russia pay you? The only lies and propaganda here are coming from you.
@AlliFlowers I doubt you even know what a troll is. OK, boomer. Here's your block.
@AlliFlowers Sorry, but just bc we haven't sent soldiers to fight in Israel's war does not mean we don't have a vested interest. Our investment has been ongoing for decades. We send billions of dollars in aid to Israel annually. Biden has been sending bombs and artillery at the maximum allowed w/o Congress approval since forever. And it was us that shot down most of Iran's attack. Why did Aaron Bushnell self-immolate to escape complicity? Who do you think is flying those deadly bomber drones?
@fixiemama If it’s not personal, you have no vested interest. Money is not personal. People are.
@AlliFlowers What an odd interpretation of vested interest. The US vested interest in Israel is expressed in definition 3 of "vested interest" as per American Heritage:
@fixiemama If money is what’s most important to you, you do you. May you never have to walk in my shoes.
@AlliFlowers Ha. My point is, you can't use that phrase w/o referring to money, it's literally what vested interest is. Not sure what you mean by walking in your shoes but if you're referring to being afraid of being attacked bc of your religion, I can only reply that the kind of anti-Semitism that exists today is a direct result of Zionism giving people a reason for hatred. Obviously, killing Palestinians to steal more of their land does not lead to peace. So why does it continue?
@AlliFlowers Also, money absolutely is personal, as someone currently not that far from homelessness my fight to scrape together rent this month is very personal 🤓😑
They are denying freedom to their fellow students. Why? Do they really have a clue what they’re protesting? I think not.
Meanwhile, they are doing the exact same thing as the settlers in the West Bank - camping where they are not wanted and don’t belong.
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