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Why? You’re not implying Gazans mean them harm are you? I know more than one family that would lay down their lives to defend people like this. They’re not idiots. They absolutely understand the optics and global importance of this style of activism.

I’ll save you the trouble. The majority of the arguements fall into the usual categories it’s “performative”, “it won’t matter any way”, “it’s a ‘war’ zone”, they’re all just “taking pleasure cruises on yachts” that “they aren’t even carrying aid”, that “Greta’s just a rich spoiled brat and it’s European rich kids having fun” etc. And of course the full fledged backing of Israel(which is basically confessing Israel has an obligation to provide for “their” territory and are failing to do so).

Basically “DiRtY HipPiESssssssss” is their “strongest” counter-arguement. The rest are just proving the point how ridiculous Israel is and how world governments are complicit.

I think I misunderstood your remark at first, but I just took a brief peek at the comment section over on one of the Reddit posts. What I find funny is a lot of their crying/outrage/gotchyas actually justify the purpose of the flotilla and bring direct attention to many of the problems the mission seeks to highlight.

I mean if you just ask nicely enough times, right? That’s how civil rights, women’s suffrage and labor rights were won and global apartheids dismantled. I mean when the bully is punching my face in, pleading to their humanity has always worked for me. /s

The story here is about Palestine. The story here is about how people are being deliberately deprived of the very basic means to survive. The story here is how the world can be silent and how those in power who are supposed to represent us, are in every possible way betraying and failing the Palestinians and all oppressed peoples around the world.

• Greta Thunberg

They’re absolutely not worthless missions imo. Every ship that’s intercepted puts egg on Israel’s face and takes time, resources, and money out of their pockets. People like Greta also make it near impossible for western media to completely ignore. It’s also grown the movement. They bombed the Conscious. They didn’t back down. She got forcefully taken and held with the crew of the Madleen and Egypt showed their true colors blocking the March to Gaza. All which taught the activist community, and the world, a valuable lesson. They captured the Handala with other notables aboard, who western news outlets interviewed and gave airtime.

Now they’re going again and this time with a fleet at their back.

Every mission has grown the movement to break the blockade and expose the truth. They can say what they want but actions speak louder than words.

I don’t know why but my brain just auto completed that as, “… fresh from the grave…”

Something tells me you’re the one struggling with quality of life my friend. The world doesn’t have to be one big fight.

But if you insist. It’s well documented that many of the largest donors to the MAGA movement advocate for absolute privatization and deregulation across the board. They don’t advocate for democracy (representative or otherwise) but rather see it as inherently counter intuitive to economic progress. All you have to do is listen to them speak and read any of their work.

Also, by “better yourself” I imagine you mean “fit as a cog within capitalism”, which friend, you have stepped into the wrong realm for that arguement. I noticed you used “lib” or “liberal” and “blue haired piercing etc” in another of your comments— most of us reject liberals as too far right or centrist and those remarks are just inflammatory nonsense.

I fear you’ve fallen into the deep end when you’re better equipped for the kiddie pool. Good luck.

I didn’t mean anything negative toward antidepressants other than that lowered sex drive is often a side effect of many of the most commonly prescribed medications. And yes, there are many real reasons we see a consistent plague of depression in modern society.

I would argue though that we are in one of the most food secure times in all of history. And are actually positively positioned for meeting our energy and resource needs.

Our problem has more to do with management and greed than with actual reality of our situation as a species. If we were making better choices collectively we could reduce a tremendous amount of the harm we associate with population sizes and lifestyle. But many old systems would have to die, we have to let go of a lot of what we just assume to be ‘facts of life’ and start evaluating the intrinsic value of things differently. Meaning measuring success with a new set of rules.

But it’s very hard to even consider when most of us are just trying to get from one day to the next. We feel trapped in someone else’s fabricated cage. Hence, the depression and hopelessness that’s universally felt. But all in all, I think we’re going to make it to be honest. We have to, or we will indeed fail as a species. The cage looks small but it’s not real. That’s what I remind myself anyway.

Well, that’s a whole lot of depressing graphs. Speaking of… I wonder if antidepressant use, or just depression rates in general, might have something to do with the married couples data.

Uff he’s ancient. He needs to be poopin’ his pants at brunch somewhere with his grandkids screaming “grandpa smells again!” in public really loud, not making a fascist power grab.

They only need Trump to stay alive long enough to consolidate power. Then it’s phase 2. And it doesn’t really matter what anyone thinks as far as “respect” or “like” them. The long term plan is privatize everything completely moving the seat of power away from government altogether. We’re well underway.