• Johnny_Arson [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    12 hours ago

    We talk every day about how Israelis are an evil people.

    I didn’t even say they are not lmao. All I said is that broad categorizations as such are not really productive in the end and Americans are a much larger population with many more contradictions than the Israelis.

    Simple.

    America is anything but. Are you lumping in all African Americans, Latin Americans, etc. who are fighting their own internal colonial struggle against the genocidal empire?

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      12 hours ago

      Are you lumping in all African Americans, Latin Americans, etc. who are fighting their own internal colonial struggle against the genocidal empire?

      No because anyone who is seriously opposed to American violence wouldn’t identify with America, wouldn’t defend Americans online in a thread about Iran being bombed, and wouldn’t take it personally when people insulted America.

      Just like when women say that men are all evil, the ones who aren’t the problem will continue to fight against misogyny, and the ones who get upset and declare that not all men are evil are actually self-centred and useless as allies.

      Just like when people of colour say white people are all racist, the ones who are actually interested in anti-racism won’t argue about the “complexity” of white people.

      Just like when I say cissies are all a bunch of bigoted transphobes, the ones who aren’t won’t tell me how much they actually are on my side.

      Just like when I say the Brits are colonial monsters who need to sink beneath the waves as karmic retribution, the ones who are actually anti-colonial will not tell me how personally attacked they feel, or bring up that there also people in Britain who oppose the government.

      But sure, let’s all centre the feelings and struggles of Americans on this day, and use minorities as a fucking debate tool to try to shame someone online for saying American citizens fucking suck and allow war to happen.

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        12 hours ago

        It certainly is not at all about my feelings on the matter I was only saying they were correct that a lot of people are turning against this and if they are not doing anything about that is where our job comes in.