Malcolm X: "I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight."
When my kids were little one or both of them did something unsafe that scared me. I told them that if anything ever happened to them, that I would be the saddest mommy in the world.
Today is 7 months since Eddie died and now I know that is not true.
"Made in India" says a missile dropped by Israeli warplanes at a UN shelter in a refugee camp last night.
As a nation that has recognised Palestine and claim to stand with its people, how can we allow this?
Shameful.
We need to make sure that we neither trivialize the gravity of genocide nor diminish all of the other injustices. It looks like you are focusing on one issue because you feel uneasy about the other gaining more traction.
Equating a literal genocide or ethnic cleansing with other situations diminishes the severity and sheer horror of such atrocities. I understand that every life matters and injustice must be addressed but it's important to discuss each issue in its appropriate context.
🇵🇸🇮🇱 Aid was dropped into Gaza and witnesses say Israel opened fire at them while they were going to get it.
"At least 104 Palestinians killed and 760 wounded" according to Al Jazeera.
Massacre.
Crimes against humanity don't get clearer than this.
The people you see rallying behind genocide today are the same who, in their own nations, blindly follow the dogmatic propaganda they are fed. But their flawed thinking patterns do not speak for the masses anymore, people are waking up to reality. ✊
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
Malcolm X