Britain’s recognition of Palestine comes 108 years after the Balfour Declaration -the colonial document that carved up Palestinian land like a feast for European settlers.
Yet, arms sales to Israel continues.
Imperial theatre!!
I’m not joking when I say this might be the greatest collective psychosis I’ve seen, since like January 6th. There are petitions circling to get Starbucks to name a drink after him, a law in Oklahoma demanding that every public college build a statue of him. We’re in outer space.
Palestine isn’t waiting for permission to exist. Our existence does not depend on the empire’s recognition. We are a people, a culture, a history. Not a political negotiation.
all three countries now recognise palestine while simultaneously arming israel and allowing the genocide against the palestinian people to continue. a pathetic gesture that means nothing without sanctions and ceasing to sell arms to israel.
We’re on step 10 I think of fascism. State run media. Everyone is falling in line to openly support a dictatorship & censoring a late night host in support of a white supremacist. In 20 years time, they’ll all try to act like they didn’t openly hand over the country to dictators.
“neutrality or silence shouldn’t be an option —
and when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh, show them we are here.” - pinkpantheress 🇵🇸
Benedict Cumberbatch recites Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish’s “On this land there are reasons to live” poem at the “Together for Palestine” event.
“On this land, there are reasons to live. This land, the lady of lands, the motherland of beginnings, the motherland of all ends. She was known as Palestine; she, forevermore, will be known as Palestine. My land, my lady, you’re a reason to live.”
Kendrick Lamar has a Pulitzer
Clipse performing at the Vatican
Black Thought, 9th Wonder and a few other Hip Hop artists are teaching actual classes at Universities
There’s College courses on Tupac’s Music
We have a few in the Rock & Roll H.O.F
We in the Songwriters H.O.F
Joe Budden is Kratos (jokey joke)
Don’t ever listen to the outsiders when they tell the tall tales on our culture being one sided or pigeonholed by one specific area. Hip Hop started out in the park and now it’s at the Vatican. The two rappers who alotta ppl say rap about nothing but drug dealing nonetheless. Hip Hop is alive & well. If it does, you other dudes wouldn’t survive the smell.