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How do people react when you say “Free Palestine” in person? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ve had people laugh. Others just stare. One or two people murmured some kind of critical response that I couldn’t hear. I find it strange and just wanted to know if this is an ordinary experience. It’s rare for someone to agree. I live in a rich white area.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative_election

free them from the government they duly voted in, I guess (Hillary complained that they should have done more to rig it)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

We're talking about people who are deathly allergic to context here, if there is even a whiff of "events in the past have consequences on the present" in the air they will explode like sodium in water