#actually! kamala’s fault for being a zionist……

[rats0da]

we’re so cooked. we deserve this.

[juniper-is-in-the-house]

I know no one comes to my blog for my political opinions but I have to talk about this.

I’ve been a fan of Natalie aka Contrapoints since 2019. I loved that woman: she was smart, she was funny, she taught me about my own issues with internalized transphobia and TERFs and all sorts of other interesting things.

I defended her when people were accusing her of being truscum because she wasn’t, she was dealing with her own internalized transphobia. This, however, is not that.

The TL;DR of this long ass statement is that Contrapoints says she’s pro Palestine but she finds the movement to be annoying and overly angry because God forbid people get angry about children being genocided by an apartheid state.

She then talks about how she sees no solution for this genocide other than nuclear war so she doesn’t think that looking for one is even worth trying which is insane.

She also talks about how anti Zionism and antisemitism aren’t the same thing BUT people on the Left are just too angry and also isn’t it their fault Trump won?

Here’s the thing: it’s not. Trump didn’t win because Kamala was pro Palestine he won because Kamala failed to use her momentum to actually show support for causes that are important to young voters like Palestine and instead doubled down on her Zionism. That’s why she lost. That’s why Zohran Mamdani has such a large base, because he’s campaigning on a platform made up of issues that young people actually care about like making public transit more affordable, freezing rent and not being a Zionist dick, not giving out loans to small businesses.

Contrapoints also argues that “not a single Palestinian life was saved” through the efforts of the pro Palestinian movement which is demonstrably false. Millions of dollars have been given directly to Palestinian people in aid because of the countless efforts of pro Palestinian people all around the world donating money to Save The Children, the pro Palestine creator fund, etc. Things are happening, change is happening, it’s just not happening fast enough for her to care.

This is fucked up and calling it fucked up is not a purity test, it’s reality. You don’t get to be pro Palestine and then turn around and say that the movement means nothing or that the people who have been defending Palestine with their lives aren’t considering Zionist’s feelings enough. Zionist feelings have been at the center of this for far too long and everything has been done to address them: from activists groups made up entirely of Jewish people who are directly opposed to Israel to countless explanations as to how Zionism and Judaism are not the same thing. But none of this is enough for Natalie who finds all of this terribly annoying and inconvenient for her.

The worst part is that it’s okay to wonder about Zionists and why they think the way they do. It’s okay to wonder about their humanity and try to think about a more peaceful solution. What’s not okay is to speak up after being quiet for two years just to say “Free Palestine BUT” and then complain that the movement is too angry for your liking. It harkens back to a time when Malcolm X was believed to be too angry, when Nelson Mandela was also believed to be too angry or too radical.

This is all to say that I’m incredibly disappointed in Contrapoint’s statement and I hope she can find it in her heart to care about Palestinian people just as much as she cares about herself.

And as always, free Palestine

[jackieandelorashouldabeencanon]

You don't have any sympathy for the people of Palestine, or you wouldn't have made this post. You want to break it down? Okay, let's do this:

You compare what is happening in Palestine to what is happening in the Ukraine. You go so far as to say the people of Ukraine are experiencing a genocide. This not only isn't true (which you would know if you actually understood what a genocide is), but it is you parroting zionist rhetoric uncritically. Nobody called the Russia-Ukraine war a genocide until Israel actually started committing one, and then it was only to detract from the severity of what Israel is doing. Also, the war in Ukraine is a proxy war between the US and Russia, so it wouldn't even be happening without USAmerican interference.

You fully admit you don't know what's happening in Sudan, but you're trying to use it it ALSO negate the critical nature of the Palestinian genocide. Sudan is a genocide, this is true. And the group committing the genocide is being funded by the UAE. And the UAE is... *checks notes* OH! One of the USA's biggest allies and supplies of oil?! Just like Israel is one of our biggest allies. 🤔 Hmm.

You can't even name other genocides. But you claim to care about them SO MUCH that you just think Palestine isn't such a big issue.

You mention the civil rights violations and unaffordable health care in Pakistan. I agree that those are horrendous conditions. We have them here in the US too. I'm not sure what argument you think you're making here, but it's a bad one.

You say the genocide can impact how I vote, but if I said I was voting third party you would say it is me, not the actual fascists, that are jeopardizing our democracy. Because it's never really their fault, because then it would have to be liberals' faults too. Better to blame the people who actually want to remake the world into something better for not falling in line!

I know you don't actually give a shit, and you're just posturing for clout, but Kamala Harris is a WARMONGER and yes. She is a fascist. Both parties are fascist. They take money from the same lobbies. They take money from the same corporations. Kamala Harris wants to use forced conscription (aka the draft) to "strengthen" our military so that we can keep doing the colonizing and war. Kamala has said she wants to BUILD A WALL between the US and Mexico. Which, sorry, wasn't that something Democrats had a problem with when Trump wanted to do it? But again. The Dems do it and you blue fascists applaud.

In short, YES. Your post is Islamophobic and ignorant. It's uninformed and uneducated, and it parrots fascist rhetoric.

Friendly reminder that Palestine is NOT the only issue in the world, and that if Palestine is the only reason you’re not voting, you probably don’t actually care about the genocide.

I want to put in a disclaimer- Palestine is very important! We should help them as SOON as possible. Call for a ceasefire- YES. Condemn the Israeli government for its atrocious behavior, 100%. Donate to help those in need? Of course. Do all of that. Do everything in your power to help them!

I also want you to note that I can’t vote myself. I’m 15. I have very strong political views on the fact that we should be supporting Palestine. However I myself can’t do much except post this. But I have some very important questions for everyone who chooses not to vote JUST because you don’t like Kamala’s views on Palestine:

What about Russia and Ukraine? Did that suddenly stop being an issue just because of Palestine? Trump has outwardly stated his support of Russia. The people of Ukraine are actively dying. Make no mistake, this is an attempted genocide and shouldn’t be overlooked. And most, if not all, of the people I’ve seen saying “I’m not going to vote because of Palestine” say NOTHING about Ukraine.

What about the genocide in Sudan? Nobody pays that one any mind either. I personally don’t know much about it, but it seems kind of odd that nobody talks about it. There are plenty of others, too, not just there, that nobody focuses on.

What about the civil rights violations in places such as Pakistan, with its lack of affordable healthcare leading to incredibly high prices that make revisiting medial help nigh impossible for the everyday citizen? It may not be as important as, say, genocide, but think about what it could lead to if it were to occur? It could make recovery even harder.

I feel every bit of sympathy for the people of Palestine. I want to be able to help them. I 100% agree that it should impact HOW you vote. But they are NOT the only victims that would suffer from Trump becoming president. They are NOT the only people who would suffer from you not voting.

The genocide can impact how you vote. But it should not impact IF you vote.