• IninewCrow
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    5015 hours ago

    “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented” is a quote by Elie Wiesel from his 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.

    • @PlainSimpleGarak
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      28 hours ago

      Or you can just not have an opinion on a subject. It’s ok to not have an opinion sometimes.

        • @PlainSimpleGarak
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          17 hours ago

          Sure it is. There are many things my taxes are paying for that I don’t have an opinion on.

          • queermunist she/her
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            57 hours ago

            “You can’t be neutral on a moving train.”

            You can choose to not have an opinion, but that just means you’re siding with the genocide. There’s no neutral option.

            • @PlainSimpleGarak
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              -16 hours ago

              That’s just your opinion. You can’t actually prove that.

              • queermunist she/her
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                6 hours ago

                I can prove that you are supporting genocide. You pay your taxes, right? Then you’re supporting genocide.

                Unless you’re too young to pay taxes? In that case I could give you a pass - it’s not like you know any better anyway.

                But this is something we all have to reconcile - we’re all complicit. You don’t get to wash your hands of this.

                • @PlainSimpleGarak
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                  -25 hours ago

                  Again, you’ve proved nothing. This is just a conclusion/opinion. Just stop.

                  • queermunist she/her
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                    4 hours ago

                    You’re literally paying for it! Do you not feel anything for the direct consequences of your actions?

                    The fact that you refuse to accept responsibility for your own actions doesn’t change the fact that you are complicit. You have to grow up and learn to take responsibility for what is being done in your name with your tax dollars, or they’re just going to keep killing in your name using your tax dollars. It’s really that simple.

                    You want me to stop because I’m giving voice to your own guilt, because you know I’m right.