@TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml • 1 month agoAn American was just shot in the West Bank. The American press can't be bothered.open.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down18cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkAn American was just shot in the West Bank. The American press can't be bothered.open.substack.com@TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml • 1 month agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-square@echolink-12•1 month ago an activist from New Jersey He was neither a human rights worker nor a journalist… he was just a stupid fucking American that got himself shot. Again, not news worthy.
minus-square@delirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilink11•edit-21 month agoHe was a human rights worker. He was literally there nonviolently observing and trying to prevent a war crime from taking place.
minus-square@echolink-13•1 month agoHe was literally there as a protestor which he could have done from home and not been shot. Neither they nor you are helping the cause. I am sympathetic to the cause and this this stupid American is just a distraction from it.
minus-square@delirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilink8•1 month agoNo, they couldn’t have done human rights work like documenting Israeli war crimes in the West Bank from home.
minus-square@echolink-10•1 month ago said Sison. "This was only my second demonstration Last Friday, Amado Sison, an activist from New Jersey with the solidary group Faz3a Quit mischaracterizing what he was doing. It makes both you and the movement look bad. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
He was neither a human rights worker nor a journalist… he was just a stupid fucking American that got himself shot. Again, not news worthy.
He was a human rights worker.
He was literally there nonviolently observing and trying to prevent a war crime from taking place.
He was literally there as a protestor which he could have done from home and not been shot. Neither they nor you are helping the cause. I am sympathetic to the cause and this this stupid American is just a distraction from it.
No, they couldn’t have done human rights work like documenting Israeli war crimes in the West Bank from home.
Quit mischaracterizing what he was doing. It makes both you and the movement look bad.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.