#"If you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” -Desmond Tutu

[elierlick]

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

[fairuzfan]

Joint statement by Wikimedia organizations and individuals regarding the ongoing situation in Palestine, 7 April 2024

We, the undersigned Wikimedia groups and individuals, express deep concern over the ongoing Israel-created humanitarian crisis facing the Palestinian population, particularly the widespread loss of life, infrastructure devastation, and severe food shortages in the Gaza Strip. We express profound concern for the safety and well-being of Wikimedia and allied movement activists within the besieged Palestinian territory. Ensuring the safety and well-being of individuals behind the realm of free knowledge is paramount; knowledge cannot truly be free if it comes at the expense of human safety and security.

In the words of the late Reverend Desmond Tutu, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." In alignment with our commitment to uphold human dignity and justice, we firmly advocate for peace and equitable resolution.

In a demonstration of solidarity, some of the undersigned groups have adopted the colors of the Palestinian flag within the respective logos, following the initiative of the Arabic Wikipedia community to symbolize support following the December 2023 day of action.

We urge all Wikimedia groups, affiliates, allies, and volunteers to unite in solidarity with humanity and demand an immediate and lasting ceasefire to halt the tragic loss of life and destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage. Furthermore, we call upon the Wikimedia Foundation to take proactive measures to ensure the safety of volunteers, communities, partners and knowledge and memory institutions from Palestine contributing to the dissemination of knowledge.

We urgently request the Wikimedia Foundation to prioritize the unbiased dissemination of information and the accurate and timely documentation of the ongoing human-made humanitarian disaster and the erasure of cultural heritage. Additionally, we take this opportunity to underscore the importance of global support for enhancing Palestinian content across all Wikipedia projects.

[apollos-olives]

i wish people would stop saying that the israeli-palestinan "conflict" is just muslims vs jews. it's literally not. i wish you people could comprehend that it isn't just one religion vs another.

it's a settler colonial racist government stealing land from the indiginous people. it's not "jews vs muslims". it's colonization hurting indiginous people. palestinians are muslim, christian, jewish, atheist, etc. palestinians are diverse. palestine is the birthplace of christianity and judiasm. i have friends and family members who are jewish and christian and athiest, and they all are palestinian and stand with palestine. a lot of israelis are not even religious either. it's NOT religion vs religion. it's a corrupt government using religion as an excuse to hurt the people who belonged there first. that's all it is.

i fucking hate it when people use religion to try to justify their "neutral" stance on the occupation and apartheid happening there.

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” ― Desmond Tutu

[the-oblivious-writer]

IMPORTANT

If you read my Clarisse fics, please read under the cut.

I recently discovered a few things about the pjo cast; about Rick Riordon and Dior Goodjohn. If you did not know, they're zionists. Rick Riordon was quite clear on his blog, and Dior Goodjohn has posted pro isnotreal things on her twitter before deleting them after getting backlash. Supposedly she apologized for it, but I've seen nothing of the sort. I found plenty of screenshots of her supporting isnotreal, but none of her apologizing. She's still posting about isrealnot, claiming a neutral stance which is just as harmful.

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." - Desmond Tutu

I've had time to wrap my head around all of it - Ik some of you may see that as "dramatic" but as mentioned, a few times, briefly before on my blog, I'm Palestinian. All this stuff is bound to be more personal and emotional for me.

Me and my family were already planning on canceling our disney+ subscription when the term ends (so soon I think), and I will not be watching pjo. At first I thought "I'll just pirate pjo, I have my ways." But now, I'd probably get too sick to watch it. The same sick feeling I got last night when I discovered Dior Goodjohn was a zionist.

Listen, I get not being able to let go, but at the end of the day, where are your priorities? Dior Goodjohn fucked up, big time. And I'll be honest with you, I don't think an apology is coming anytime soon; It'd be nice if I can eat my own words one day, but if/until then, I'm done supporting her and the show.

No more free advertising from me, which means no more Clarisse fics. Thank you all for the support I've gotten, you've been great readers. Of course I'll still be writing for my other characters, but Clarisse is definitely being put on hold as of right now.

If you have a problem with my decision, too bad. There are plenty of other Clarisse authors to follow, I promise you that.

Have a good day.

[artbyeritza]

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

― Desmond Tutu (Foreword)

I might have no platform as an artist or writer but I'm not a d!ck. I'm an IR grad and I watch current events to stay updated. Human rights are not up for debate. Honestly, I separate myself from any country personification media, pop culture, or fandom who claims to like "history" and "historical events" but is radio silent about genocide. Remember "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor..." Sources: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/5/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-attacks-on-southern-gaza-reach-new-depths https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/12/mining-of-cobalt-copper-in-drc-leading-to-human-rights-abuses-report https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/8/afghans-fleeing-pakistan-lack-water-food-and-shelter https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/11/26/sudan-aid-workers-risk-kidnap-and-rape-experts-warn

[adropofhumanity]

"if you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" — desmond tutu

[therealslimsanji]

The quote "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" is from Desmond Tutu, an anti-Apartheid activist and Nobel Peace prize winner.

Desmond Tutu advocated for reconciliation and de-escalation through nonviolent means, he didn't believe in "retributive justice", he never threatened or endorsed violence, and cultivated goodwill and peaceful dialogue with the white community in his country.

It deeply saddens me that some would misuse his quote to spread hate without fully knowing of his ideology and activism. In fact, I'm sure Mr. Tutu would greatly disapprove of their attitude towards someone like Taz who has consistently contributed to several humanitarian causes (I believe he has also donated money from his Cameo videos and back when he was still working with surfboards, please correct me if I'm wrong.)

Weaponizing quotes with intentional misuse or partial use (e.g "the customer is always right" while deliberately ignoring the rest of the quote which is "in matters of taste") is a tactic people have used for ages.

The media does it all the time too.

Taz's record of helping people and donating and generally doing whatever it is he can to give back and help people is exactly why I never turned my back on him from the start. His actions speak far louder than his words.

[workersolidarity]

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"Those who turn a blind eye to injustice actually perpetuate injustice. If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

- Desmond Tutu

[tikattu]

Hey I looked at the deviantart thing and it seems like it is simply promoting peace, talking about both the Palestinians and the Israelis with simpathy and pain, just with an Israeli flag rather than a Palestinian flag? I didn't even see any misinformation tbh. Looks to me like people just hate iasraelis more than they care for Palestinians which is simply sad

do me a favor and learn media literacy.

deviantart is owned by an israeli company wix who's ceo sides with israel on twitter. the journal deviantart published is full of israel propaganda, focusing on israeli suffering in detail, only mentioning palestine. hamas this hamas that. no word about the ongoing literal genocide palestine is going through, they were just "impacted by the aftermath of the hamas attack".

they are clearly supporting israel, trying to save face by babbling about peace. even if they were neutral, it would still be siding with the oppressor. if you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

[sugurugetos]

i know some of u are incapable of separating yourselves from your beloved childhood media but with the new pjo trailer out, its hard to forget that riordan's stance is neutral in the palestinian genocide being perpetrated by israel and if you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor

[janaknandini-singh999]

neutrality is a much greater threat than taking a side. you can't create balance by putting your two feet in separate boats which ultimately are sailing in opposite directions. your heart is in the right place but instead of using your empathy outwardly to help your fellow people, you are using it to appease yourself and absolve yourself of responsibility. your empathy should not remain a feeling but should transform into action. otherwise your empathy holds no value if it can't be felt by the people you have empathy for. which they can only feel if you do something with your empathy. for them.

if you have the ability to recognize the hateful intentions and actions of hindutva extremists, why then are you saying that the only solution is "karma"? that they will get karma'd? i get that you're religious and all. but ultimately isn't leaving fate to god also inaction, avoidance, irresponsibility. god did not save the jews, and if conscious hindus make excuses like "karma", guess what, god will not be able to save our muslims either.

all this to say, abeyyaaar is right. and you are being wrongly defensive.

"all lives matter" as a slogan would have made sense had there been someone who was denying that notion. but who's denying this stance? no one. all lives matter is a given. hell it is a right. but wonder why activists say "black lives matter", "muslim lives matter", "indigenous lives matter" and why that is important? because the status quo is not in compliance with these beliefs. that is why. muslim people, black people, their inherent right to live, right to be is threatened under the current society. which is why these slogans are raised. because they are not mere beliefs, but demands for something that doesn't exist, something that isn't just a given, yet. get it now?

leftists are not angry. we leftists are afraid. history is about recognizing patterns. and when our powerful politicians demonize maginalized communities, when our foreign minister praises majoritarianism in a country where hate crimes are surging, history would tell us that such happenings form the foundation for some really dark events. dark events like the ones that, well, you know. all of which were avoidable had these "neutral" bystanders hadn't been so neutral about literal hate crimes and discrimination.

you cannot look at the ram temple by ignoring the context in which it has been constructed. you cannot separate muslim suffering from the ram temple just so you as a hindu can enjoy your religion in a bubble. when you separate the two, you are undermining the former. temples should always have way less value than actual human life. if something i like has come at the cost of a whole community i'd be very appalled and disgusted. and ashamed of the people who weaponize my religion for political gains.

okay this was long um. but i hope this msg wasn't in vain.

to remind you the infamous quote by south african activist Desmond Tutu, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

First of all I'm neutral when it comes to lives, not when it comes to sides. Ik the quote very well "nobody is a bystander in a war of Dharma"

If I were born some time ago in history, I'd be against invaders and colonizers but today I'm against violent fascists (be it Hindu/Muslim like in Ram mandir's case it's some Hindus)

I never said karma is the "only solution" but isn't it your karma only when you fight for rights?

When I say neutrality I use it as a perspective for other Hindus to cast aside extremist religious sentiments for a moment and see for what's actually happening and thereby translating it into support

It is not question of religion/taking sides after a point but the question of humanity which can only be raised when people start asking like Arjun asked Krishna in the dilemma of war

I see Palestine and am horrified, no matter what the complicated history of a land is, nobody has the right to commit a genocide

I stand with the oppressed

[darlin-djarin]

Bendu seems smart but then you realize he’s completely blinded by his privilege and all his talk of balance comes from total ignorance or denial of the reality of power dynamics

i think the concept of bendu itself is cool but the fact that it actually exists is kinda off to me. i have a thing against things that are “neutral” in situations of oppression, which is definitely what bendu is.

there’s a quote by desmond tutu that i’ve used for my arguments on palestine- “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

i guess i just don’t like neutral forces or entities in the face of a struggle. while the concept of bendu and what it can do is cool, i think it’s logic is flawed because of the context of the situations it’s in.

[nnnt-k]

FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

My heart hurts for the people in Palestine. I wake up and go to sleep thinking about them and don’t stop throughout the day. I don’t understand how IsNOTrael is getting away with committing genocide. The world has seen their true colours and yet nothing is done. They claim it’s self defense. From what, children? You can’t claim a war against children. This has been ongoing for 75 years and the world is finally waking up to see their disgusting actions. Thousands of people have been protesting in the city every week, including myself and it doesn’t even make the news. They don’t want people to know. Honestly fuck Israel. Fuck Netanyahu. Fuck Biden. Fuck Anthony Albanese. Fuck Scott Morrison. Fuck Boris Johnson. Fuck anyone who supports these Zionist fucks. And fuck anyone else that supports a genocide. If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. Be silent when babies are asleep, not when they’re murdered.

[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." - Desmond Tutu

My fav quote. For a good reason.

[noleavestoblow]

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

― Desmond Tutu

[frayed-wind]

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”-Desmond Tutu

Applicable in 1930s Germany, Apartheid South Africa, and most places today. ( US, UK, Australia, Afghanistan, Russia, North Korea, China, etc.)