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In the 1980s, a 21 year old shop worker in Dublin called Mary Manning refused to put a single grapefruit through the tills.
Why? Because it was a product of apartheid South Africa. And though she was pressured and threatened by management, and eventually suspended along with 9 other workers, she never backed down.
These workers went on strike for 3 years. They held picket lines at night to block the delivery of South African produce. One woman, a single mum called Veronica Munroe, lost her house because she couldn't pay the mortgage.
And I can't help but wonder, had they been pundits at the time, how Marina Hyde and Richard Osman might have talked about Dunnes Store workers. Would they have seen the value of refusing to co-operate with the apartheid regime, no matter how small the act?
Or would they have branded them "wreckers" too?
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I've seen a few displays like this near me.
When I was a child, the idea of Remembrance Sunday *decorations* would have seemed ludicrous.
This is not remembrance, this is War Christmas.
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Because Israel wants to continue committing genocide, out of sight. Because Israel wants to continue committing war crimes, out of sight. Because Israel wants to continue committing ethnic cleansing, out of sight. Genocide committed in the dark is still genocide.
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When you see what Israel is doing in the West Bank, where Hamas is not in power, it becomes the impossible to believe their lies that this is about a war on terrorists. You’re forced to confront that this is about ethnic cleansing.
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If you think you're going to find a way to express solidarity with Palestinians that is palatable to libs and other ghouls, you're in for a fucking wake up call.
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"I (Hamas is bad) support (Hamas is bad) Palestinian (Hamas is bad) rights (Hamas is bad) to (Hamas is bad) freedom (Hamas is bad) from (Hamas is bad) genocide (Hamas is bad) & (Hamas is bad) to self-determination (Hamas is very bad, I denounce Hamas, don't hurt me!)"
Like that?
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Just an incredible piece from Israel's oldest running newspaper, Haaretz. The kind of writing that would certainly result in accusation of anti-semitism in the US. It's paywalled so I cut and pasted the whole op-ed into tweets below. It's worth the read. THREAD
Opinion | Israel can’t imprison two million Gazans without paying a cruel price haaretz.com/opinion/2023-10-…
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There have been like a dozen stories now which are like "here's photo evidence of the Palestinians doing an unspeakably horribly thing" and an hour later they'll say "correction: the people in the picture doing the horrible thing are the IDF. Whoopsies!"
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I feel like I'm going mad, every politician is like "the killing of civilians is never acceptable and that's why we must stand with Israel as it drops apartment blocks on children."
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There is live footage of dismembered Palestinian babies and their lifeless bodies being dug out of rubble yet someone screamed “they’re beheading isr@eli babies” with no proof (now debunked) and the world just ran with it. I cannot wrap my mind around this level of dehumanisation
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Just a reminder that in 2018, Palestinians in Gaza mounted the Great March of Return to show the world their plight. Day after day, they walked, unarmed, to Israel's military fences around Gaza. Israel shot 8,000 with live ammunition, killed 220 Palestinians. 36,143 total injured
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Sure, Petition for a General Election Now, but because you preferred a Tory win in 2019 you got your wish, & Now, you could get 10 million signatures- they'll still get handed to a Tory majority Government, who'll wipe their arses with it, before chucking it straight in the Trash
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Sunak selling off the HS2 land is a masterstroke because it ensures that any successor would be unable to complete HS2 and it's some nice bargain-basement land for his mates, bought by the taxpayer at great expense and sold on the cheap, the perfect finance-wanker crime.
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The Overton window has swung so far to the Right, that Starmer offering up a Re-Run of the David Cameron era, is being sold as your progressive option.
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Americans: I want you to look and see the widespread public support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are getting. That's not just because people love movies and TV. It's because they believe EVERYONE deserves to be paid fairly.
We'll back you when you want to strike, too.
Think about it.
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I shouldn't have to say this but here goes.
When someone tells you about themself, be it a chosen name, their pronouns, any part of their identity, 'No thanks' is not a valid response.
You are not being offered something, you are being asked for something. Basic, polite respect.
