please don't give up on palestinians the way the world gave up on Jews for so long
i think what's missing from so many narratives right now is that rampant and ongoing antisemitism does not erase the massive power imbalance between voices representing Israel & Palestine's interests.
antisemitism is painful and ongoing, but Israel is backed by the most powerful military, media, and state apparatuses on the planet, and has been for decades. acknowledge how this power imbalance transforms perceptions about the lives and stories of Palestinian human beings
@seachanger well right, because it's not a particularly substantial element of the story.
In peace time (should that ever exist) folks can sit around in faculty lounges trading ideas about abstractions like power imbalances, but those theoretical exchanges really take a back seat when there are real and substantial issues to address.
When a person needs food we need to talk about getting them food.
It's something of a distraction to stop and discuss a theoretical model of interpersonal engagement that they may fit into when they're salivating at the sight of a desperately needed loaf of bread.
