this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
114 points (100.0% liked)

askchapo

22694 readers
387 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

  1. Posts must ask a question.

  2. If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.

  3. Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.

  4. Try [email protected] if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I've started seeing various stories of people in the media speaking out in support of Palestine and being swiftly fired. I'm very curious if the current state of propaganda is going to increase the chance of people working in non-public facing jobs of also being fired and branded anti-Semitic. I'm scared of this coming up in the workplace because I don't think I'd be able to keep my mouth shut and I could absolutely see certain people starting shit.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Probably very high. I overheard some boxes of saltine crackers talking about it in Estonian, with the usual Redditbrain talking points (minus the overt pro-apartheid) coping about how Hamas is solely at fault, sabotaged a peace deal, war crime, etc.

Of course I can't say anything because I'm this one guy from South Africa who constantly wears a keffiyeh and is capable of material/historic analysis. Hell, HR already looks at me with suspicion for "harbouring anti-NATO views".

:estonia-cool:

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

Didn't expect to see an Estonian comrade on here. Estonians are actually next-level NATO/state dept bootlickers.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

some boxes of saltine crackers

I would like to know more about this insult, it’s very funny to me for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

It's basically a more advanced form of "cracker", I just came up with this on the spot some time ago.

Like calling someone a "tool". And then there's calling someone a "toolbox", a step up.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

It's a salty cracker cracker

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

There was someone who posted asking for Estonian Marxist perspectives at one point, maybe you should check that thread out