Is there a point to Pro-Palestinian Activism anymore? (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago by CementCityRefugee@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Warning: Cynicism

I am a part of a left org that has been putting efforts into showing support for Palestine. A lot of demos, speaking at city council meetings, pressuring agencies to support a ceasefire, etc.

I'm considering bringing it up to comrades that maybe this has run its course. The IDF has been moving South and is now in Rafah. The only thing the US has done is issue "concerns" that have been ignored; the US has not stopped funding the war. How much destruction is there left that we as American activists are even trying to prevent?

Tell me I'm wrong. I want to be wrong. I just see comrades putting their efforts into this for emotional and not practical reasons at this point.

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[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 33 points 9 months ago

Protesting rarely has any impact on actual policy. Both public and foreign policy have little to no relationship to public sentiment.

That being said, I think that more young people in particular than ever before are seeing the visceral evil which is the Western imperialist empire laid bare in front of them.

Over and above it being the right thing to do to stand up for Palestine, and wondering what you're gonna tell your grandkids when they ask you what you were doing during the Palestine Holocaust, it's really radicalising people right now and probably an excellent opportunity to push them further to the left and get them on board with other anti-imperialist / socialist struggles.