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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[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 18 points 9 months ago

The authorities of the Israeli-American axis know that they can act with impunity as long as protestors are not willing to escalate.

So some type of escalation beyond the civilly obedient mode needs to happen. There are multiple steps of escalation, and many of them may be necessary.