It keeps baffling me how Dutch media is even more biased towards *srael than *sraeli media. But it’s probably because Dutch people would actually be shocked to read it while most *sraeli’s probably support the racism.

It’s not an attack, you don’t need to get so defensive. It just stood out to me.

https://x.com/SuppressedNws/status/1854701760385872270

No news outlet is going to report on that but there are videos of the racist and pro genocide chants. Amsterdam has a large Palestinian community in which many people have family members that were murdered by those IDF pigs.

Why do you assume the waiter is a she?

The owner is evil, but anyone who doesn’t tip a waiter that earns too little to be able to afford to live is an asshole.

They literally ran through the streets ripping and burning Palestinian flags and shouting pro genocide chants one day ago. They’re scum.

This is a great attitude to have. You can do so much on a local level. Be there for the people around you, and try to notice when someone is not doing well and might need your help. Speak up for those whose voices are not being heard. Being available and protective towards those in your own community who are vulnerable is the least you can do. Some other significant ways you can contribute are:

• volunteer at organisations that provide food/shelter/harm reduction
• become a union member and help with the fight towards fair compensation for every worker
• volunteer at organisations that have a goal of building community and provide safe spaces
• donate to organisations mentioned above

Also realise that you do not know what it’s like to be disabled/queer/of an ethnic minority/a person of colour or of another vulnerable group (unless you are a part of that group of course). You need to learn about their struggles before you can effectively help them. You probably already know someone who belongs to one of those groups, now is the time to listen to them and learn from them so you can better vocalise their struggles towards those who don’t understand.

Also, motivate others to do the same! All hope is not lost, humans instinctively look out for one another and the biggest change is made through helping those around you.

This is dangerously wrong. Any person can have a huge impact on their own community without changing countrywide politics. It is super important that caring USians start contributing to their communities and help the people that are more at risk of being wrongly prosecuted for living their life. Please volunteer at mutual aid programs, please protest against genocide, please educate the people around you, please make sure trans and queer people are safe, please speak out about racism. And when you witness a nazi victimising someone based on their identity/race/disability/etc, please act and don’t look away.

Telling people that ‘change is hopeless’ only endangers vulnerable groups more.

That disclaimer isn’t good enough and it implies that not all cops are dangerous. I live in a place with about the ‘least’ amount of cop violence and queerphobia and I have friends who have been beat up and harassed by the cops for being queer.

Don’t normalise cops in trans spaces, it can get people hurt.

Telling trans people to call the cops is ignorant. Cops aren’t there to protect minorities, they kill them.

If you’re disabled like OP calling the police is dangerous. They will not understand OP’s disability and will make them do stuff that will harm them. It’s better to look for local mutual aid organisations specialised in people with disabilities.

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You can look for political organisations near you and see if one aligns with your views and goals. Especially if you want change on a local level it’s not necessary to join one of the big ones. Small orgs (if they’re well structured and focused) usually influence people by organising lectures to educate and actions to spread awareness. Some organisations also have a mutual aid program, these are more common in places with oppressive governments because there you have to look out for one another and ensure survival.

There are trans organisations who do all the things I mentioned and they are focused fully on trans issues. In my opinion the best trans organisations are those that have a focus on the oppression of immigrants, ethnic minorities and people of colour, because trans people in those groups face more oppression, more discrimination and can have more difficulty transitioning through the ‘official routes’.

Trans orgs will often educate people in DIY hrt and are even more focused on mutual aid. However there are trans organisations who also organise public events and actions to spread awareness. They can also play an educative role for political parties that want to improve the lives of trans people, but also for schools and workers unions.

To give an example, I have a local organisation near me that provides educative workshops at willing schools where they talk about their queer experiences and the political and social struggles that come with being queer. There have been studies that show that these kinds of workshops make children more aware of queerphobia and they reduce bullying based on queer traits (one part of the workshop is to ask the class if anyone has ever used ‘gay’ as an insult to start a discussion on why that is so common and how that makes (closeted) gay people feel).

Your posts were pretty mild lol. The mod apparently loves genocide.

It’s not just an embargo, it’s a criminal blockade that every UN country except the US, Israel and Ukraine has agreed should end.

We do! I remember your username because I’ve seen you post good takes in a sea of genocide defenders attacking you.

Whataboutism is not a serious argument.

Russia is helping with an effort to create pressure to stop a genocide and the US is helping commit the genocide.

Morality did not suddenly appear with international law and international law does not define morality now. What an ignorant take. ‘Property rights’ are made up by western colonialists to oppress indigenous peoples.

Native Americans should be given back their land just like Palestinians.