The hostage posters

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I've criticized Israel over its policies in the occupied territories, and its cozying up to the likes of Putin, MBS, and Trump. I will continue to. But I will never say a nation does not have a right to strike back when it is hit with the carnage that we saw 10/7.

I don't want to hear, these people are oppressed, so they have a right to be monsters. What if in an alternate universe, Rosa Parks got on that bus with an explosive vest and blew it up, instead of practicing the civil disobedience What if militants had blown up Little Rock Central High, rather than fighting to integrate it? What instead of a sit in in the Woolworth's in Greensboro, those same people committed a massacre of customers and employees? Where would African-Americans be today? Where would America be today?

People, from the US and elsewhere, are perfectly free to cast judgment or express an opinion on whatever they like as long as they abide by whatever laws or rules are in place on the platform they are using. We are all human. Some see the world in terms of people rather than borders.

There's nothing hypocritical in stating an opinion in this case unless one holds a position of power and authority and has directly promoted similar human rights violations. Unless I'm mistaken, none on WP fit that description.

Many Americans who have posted in these threads have said that they disagreed with the way the US carried out the "War on Terror," so it would seem that many if not most who've been posting on the conflict have examined their own country, not that that's a requirement to have an opinion.

Knowing about politics and history will help one to have an informed opinion. If being well-informed were a requirement on WP, we'd have significantly fewer posters in PPR and News than we currently do.

Notice that I used the word "some." It's impossible to know how "the majority" feel on this topic and how "tribal" and "obsessed with borders" they are in comparison to other places.

Why not read back through previous answers you've been given to that question?

Maybe cyberdad has never heard of propaganda television.

Well not to be insensitive, like I think it is sh***y for people to pull down the posters. But also what good does putting those posters up in the U.S do? like if they are being held by hamas in palestine or whatever, what in the hell are any of us still in the U.S.A supposed to do to help them? like all the posters in the world can be put up here, but like what is anyone here going to do about it? I don't think Hamas will be moved by people in the the states protesting for their release? so I get it's sh***y to tear the posters down, but also not sure how putting the posters up here really helps any of the hostages in the first place.