#cw hamas

[pazithigallifreya]

I've seen some real shit-brained takes on my dashboard lately regarding the Israeli-Hamas war and for the most part I have avoided opening my mouth on a situation that does not involve me, and I might lose followers but I am going to say One Thing on this situation:

If you think the targeting of unarmed, non-combatant civilians is ever justifiable, from anybody and for any reason, you need to go and get your head screwed back on the right way

[some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat]

It's not like I've ever seen anyone here have any filter for what political messages they reblog, people just see someone talk about a situation in a way that makes them feel like they know who the villain is and press reblog, without question or applying any prior knowledge to their interpretation, especially if it's something that doesn't affect them personally, and especially if it goes against what they think most people believe so they can stick it to the man and feel like they know better. It's not something new and I usually don't hold it against anyone, I'm definitely guilty of it myself, but man does it feel more pervasive than ever now that every 5th post is taking a very confident stance on a war they only know from news and social media, all saying the same thing, enraged that anyone would ever claim otherwise. And it never hit so close to home for me, it was always someone else's problem for me too, someone I didn't know, but this time I got to spend a day wondering if a loved one was still alive, this time I get to be careful in public so I don't get killed for someone else's crimes.

Can we just all (myself included) think a little more, do a little more research before we decide what nuance does or does not exist? I promise you that you're not obligated to post about everything, you're not obligated to have an opinion on everything, and I promise you are going to be wrong sometimes.

[masterhallmark]

Everyone be careful on social media

[masterhallmark]

Everyone be careful on social media