No insult meant to this young man, but alot of the youth investment in Gaza was due to propaganda. To call a war on a country that attacked you, a genocide, is so very offensive and so ludicrous.
You can critique Bibi for many things, and many Israelis do. But these young people were used intentionally by pro-Hamas propaganda and they bit…
No insult meant to this young man, but alot of the youth investment in Gaza was due to propaganda. To call a war on a country that attacked you, a genocide, is so very offensive and so ludicrous.
You can critique Bibi for many things, and many Israelis do. But these young people were used intentionally by pro-Hamas propaganda and they bit in completely.
Where are all the protests now?
No where.
It was a trendy thing to do for them
The protests were social gatherings that accomplished one thing, ostracizing Jewish students.
There's so many of us Jewish Americans who lean left, who were absolutely disappointed and disgusted with our gentile friends on the left after October 7th. Heck, that's half the reason I discovered The Bulwark. To escape online communities that said, "if you don't say Gaza is genocide that means you want babies dead a d you are evil", which is no deal and no community I want to be in.
I do feel sympathy for these young people. I have no idea how to cure people of apathy, especially wen they also seem so easily fooled with TikTok propaganda. I want to have hope in the youth of America, but post October 7th didn't make me hopeful.
Linda, I understand how you feel. It's disheartening, your frustration is reasonable. I was a foolish teen also though. I'm guessing you probably wouldn't endorse every teen age choice you made.
I don't want to give them a pass just for being young, but I think the amount of propaganda on social media is something we never delt with. I think for many of us who didn't use any social media until our 20s, it's easy to dismiss the power of it. But look how easily it made adults radicalize over the years on Facebook. I get the impression being a teen on Tiktok is 3x as easy to be fed lies.
So I can't shame you, Linda. Bt I think it's important to remember, these types are gettable. So it's not just being sympathetic but thinking strategy. We need as many as we can get. They are not MAGA Red caps. We can talk sense to them, I think. But correcting the wall of lies will not be easy.
I appreciate your thoughts. Frankly, I made few regrettable choices as a teen, twenty-something, or later. My father was a military officer, and I was an excellent student; observed the house rules about drinking, partying, premarital sex; left for a university 17; graduated in 3½ years; married my husband at 20; worked until we had children; and went back to work at 40, obtaining my CFP, CTFA, and securities licenses. My husband served as an officer in the US Navy for 20 years, and while he deployed on 4 ships, I did everything else. I'm out of sympathy for those who support the travesty, the Felon-in-Chief. They are traitors as much as he, himself, is. Nevertheless, I remain engaged and try to be open-minded. Today, I simply am too tired.
It’s almost like a country backing a very popular social media app put its finger on the algorithm to create a cleavage point in US society to harm a sitting president 🤔.
No insult meant to this young man, but alot of the youth investment in Gaza was due to propaganda. To call a war on a country that attacked you, a genocide, is so very offensive and so ludicrous.
You can critique Bibi for many things, and many Israelis do. But these young people were used intentionally by pro-Hamas propaganda and they bit in completely.
Where are all the protests now?
No where.
It was a trendy thing to do for them
The protests were social gatherings that accomplished one thing, ostracizing Jewish students.
There's so many of us Jewish Americans who lean left, who were absolutely disappointed and disgusted with our gentile friends on the left after October 7th. Heck, that's half the reason I discovered The Bulwark. To escape online communities that said, "if you don't say Gaza is genocide that means you want babies dead a d you are evil", which is no deal and no community I want to be in.
I do feel sympathy for these young people. I have no idea how to cure people of apathy, especially wen they also seem so easily fooled with TikTok propaganda. I want to have hope in the youth of America, but post October 7th didn't make me hopeful.
This.
Thoughts and prayers for "these young people." I'm fresh out of sympathy for fools.
Linda, I understand how you feel. It's disheartening, your frustration is reasonable. I was a foolish teen also though. I'm guessing you probably wouldn't endorse every teen age choice you made.
I don't want to give them a pass just for being young, but I think the amount of propaganda on social media is something we never delt with. I think for many of us who didn't use any social media until our 20s, it's easy to dismiss the power of it. But look how easily it made adults radicalize over the years on Facebook. I get the impression being a teen on Tiktok is 3x as easy to be fed lies.
So I can't shame you, Linda. Bt I think it's important to remember, these types are gettable. So it's not just being sympathetic but thinking strategy. We need as many as we can get. They are not MAGA Red caps. We can talk sense to them, I think. But correcting the wall of lies will not be easy.
I appreciate your thoughts. Frankly, I made few regrettable choices as a teen, twenty-something, or later. My father was a military officer, and I was an excellent student; observed the house rules about drinking, partying, premarital sex; left for a university 17; graduated in 3½ years; married my husband at 20; worked until we had children; and went back to work at 40, obtaining my CFP, CTFA, and securities licenses. My husband served as an officer in the US Navy for 20 years, and while he deployed on 4 ships, I did everything else. I'm out of sympathy for those who support the travesty, the Felon-in-Chief. They are traitors as much as he, himself, is. Nevertheless, I remain engaged and try to be open-minded. Today, I simply am too tired.
It’s almost like a country backing a very popular social media app put its finger on the algorithm to create a cleavage point in US society to harm a sitting president 🤔.
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