#IT'S PROPAGANDA

[chiarrara]

the Israeli government and their supporters are trying to conflate their war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and genocide with Judaism. this is dangerous (for Jewish people), because if they succeed at this to any degree (which they materially have) it will naturally fuel antisemitism toward all Jewish people. This is a horrible horrible thing.

We all have personal responsibility to counter this, but we can't pretend it's not being pushed on an international scale.

They are intentionally drawing a hard line by saying "if you do not support us, you are antisemitic." this is not true but they are trying to make it true. this pushes people who are not antisemitic but do not support them across the line to be lumped in with actual nazis. this is a very bad thing.

Associating symbols of Judaism with genocide is a bad thing. Integrating genocidal ideology into religion is a bad thing. It does not mean the religion/ethnicity/identity is genocidal, but they are trying to make it so they are one and the same. This is a very dangerous thing.

[maslows-pyramid-scheme]

You know what's crazy? I don't live in the US, but I still had to sit through those yearly 2 minute silences for 9/11.

[canonkiller]

I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

how long do you plan on repeating it?

[foone]

Four things that are 100% true and you should think about if you haven't already:

You don't have to be a boy if you don't want to

You don't have to be a girl if you don't want to

You can be a boy if you want to

You can be a girl if you want to

This isn't a joke. This is reality. Have you considered these facts? If not, maybe take a moment to think about it. How's your gender doing? If you don't like it, it can be changed. Hell, even if you do like it, maybe you'd like something else more?

[icedsodapop]

The devil works hard but the Hollywood propaganda machine and the White liberals who take part in it work harder.

[intersectionalpraxis]

[original post that sof's library (@/folkoftheshelf) is reacting to: Globe Eye News reports: "White House says no "genocide" happening in Gaza." May 13, 2024]

[kropotkindersurprise]

[rotshop]

thank you princess celestia

[imsoglitter]

I think that if you asked Shaggy what his gender was he'd say "you're, like, livin' in a prison of your own creation, man" and then eat a huge sandwich in one bite

[sayruq]

Cancel your NYT subscription

[runawaymarbles]

Reading Mockingjay as an adult is extra devastating because. Of course the plucky teenager and her ragtag friends aren't going to sneak into a government building to kill the president with a bow and arrow. That's absolutely ridiculous. It's the kind of thing that's only possible in the kind of propaganda that Coin developed. But she's so good at it that in some ways she tricks the reader into thinking that's the kind of story this is, too--even after 3 books reminding us that pretty much everything that Katniss does the second she volunteers is manipulated by adults pulling strings to make propaganda in some form or another.

[themetalhiro]

If he had any.

[ink-the-artist]

Love the contrast between the Americans’ “Apollo” and the Soviets’ “Sputnik.” You got the Americans naming their rocket after a Greek god trying to communicate the grandness and importance of this rocket. And you got the Soviets naming their rocket “fellow traveler.” Like a friend you go on an  adventure with together. This rocket is our little friend lol 

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

[queermasculine]

"what do butch4butch couples even do" um this

[kropotkindersurprise]

April 28, 2024 - An unintentionally funny video by a zionist propagandist shows off some good organisation and discipline at the UCLA encampment for Palestine.