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In solidarity with Palestinian resistance, Massachusetts activists blockade weapons dealers! (www.workers.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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“The weapons [neocolonialism] is deploying to surveil, maim and mass murder Palestinians are supplied by the company that operates right here in our city. Elbit Systems, [neocolonialism’s] largest weapons dealer … supplies 85% of [its] drone fleet, along with land-based equipment, bullets, tear gas and internationally banned weapons [cluster and white phosphorus bombs]. Elbit weapons are being used to murder Palestinians right now. We will not let Elbit continue business as usual! . . .

“We will continue to take action to make it impossible for Elbit to operate in Cambridge until Elbit is gone. Shut Elbit Down!” (#ShutElbitDown on X)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Yes, exactly, and unironically.

You're attacking a company you disagree with. Then you shift your hostile attention to me, my friends, my family, my neighbors.

Why the fuck do you think I would support you after you lump me in with your enemies?

You are much better off with me ignoring you than you are with the kind of attention you're going to get after you decide to target me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

It takes more than a couple people chaining themselves to a building to actually enact change. It takes pressure from the general public as a whole. If the public ignore all the protests, then there is no pressure, and thus no change.

Protesting isn't supposed to be some nice thing. It's people getting desperate because change needs to happen, because they have no other peaceful option other than to make noise and make a nuisance. If you don't like the nuisance, then your best option is to push for the change they're chasing - particularly if you generally agree with their cause.

Protesting is literally what gave you all the rights you enjoy today, sat in your cosy chair chatting away on the internet.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Do you really want people like me involved?

Think really hard about that before you answer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Since you wrote here that you want the whole region to be nuked I think we'll pass on your involvement.

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