Three-dozen activists rallied outside the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) offices in protest of their investments in an Israeli defense contractor.
Alex Garland
@3: âYou know all you have to do is have Hamas surrender and release all the hostages.â
No, none of that can happen, and there is nothing any protester could possibly do to make any of it happen, either. Hamas is like a force of nature. It simply exists; there is nothing anyone could ever possibly do about it. Thereâs certainly no action any protesters could ever possibly take, like, say, blocking the entrance to a bank which funds Hamas:
âWhile rumors of major South African banks providing banking platforms to âfundâ Hamas exist in Israeli media outlets, the story has yet to run as major international news.â
Nothing to see here folks; just move along. (And there certainly could not possibly be any connection between South African banks, Hamasâ genocide in Israel on 10/7, and South Africaâs government officially accusing Israel of genocide, because any such connection could make South Africaâs accusation look very, very much less like principled interest, and way more like intense interest in the principalâŚ)
Pro Palestine, the new fashion for leftist, seeking to redeem their own ancestral sins through virtue signaling. It's the Israelis that suffered genocide, complete loss of a homeland, and true ties to the holly land. Americans are so naive and full of shit. You are genocidal occupiers and yet you will not vacate your seat but telling other to do so, so you can feel good about yourselves. Now don't trip over the homeless encampments ya'll nurtured in the streets.
@8
ConservanutâŚ
Thatâs at least a little bit creative.
Still, itâs just as childish as the name calling the right likes to engage in, proving once again that the left and the right arenât really that different.
nyt:
âThe United Nationsâ highest court said on Friday that Israel must take action to prevent acts of genocide by its forces in Gaza and must let more aid into the enclave. But the court did not call on Israel to immediately suspend its military campaign.â
yeah
Nutnyahoo
shredded that doc-
ument on Genocide Ages ago
so itâll be a little fucking âDifficultâ to follow
As expected, the Court used the actual definition of genocide from international law (https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdf), not whatever extra-special, double-secret, no-backsies definition the Stranger and the I-5 Freeway Ambulance Blockers use. Under the actual definition, no genocide has yet occurred in Gaza. (Such is the hazard of trying to redefine the meanings of words to suit political agendas, a topic upon which George Orwell had much to say, all of it always relevant and highly critical.)
This puts the Stranger, the protesters it lovingly approves, and supportive commenters in a tough spot. Hamas just declined Israelâs offer of a cease-fire, so continuing to demand a cease-fire of Israel makes no sense. (Demanding a ceasefire from Hamas remains doubleplus unpossible, because SHUT UP THATâS WHY.)
Meanwhile, weâre seeing allegations South African banks have been conduits for funding Hamas. Both the US and EU have declared Hamas a terrorist organization, but South Africa has not. So we could see a diplomatic clash if South Africa continues to see nothing wrong with sending money to the 10/7 killers and rapists. (Will the protesters who blocked BNY Mellon do the same for South African banks, consulates, and embassies? Suuuuuuuuuuure they willâŚ)
It would take a bit more effort than hanging around downtown, but protesters would have a much more direct impact on Israel's ability to wage war if they chose to blockade JBLM or Naval Base Kitsap instead of an office building.
Must've been another slow day down at Evergreen State College. So nice to see that rich white kids can virtue signal with daddy's money and practice anti-Semitism in the big city.
The mask wearing is a courageous touch.
it's not even
Genocide
yet!
it's merely
Mass Slaughter
Genocidal in Nature
10,000 murdered children
the PTSD
too Horrific
to Contemplate
starvation
NO Medical Services
no Hot Water no cold Water
no promise of an END to this
TERRORISM.
Our tax dollars at Work
that's okay:
we'll just
call it
Something Else.
Next up: a boycott of Israeli couscous.
Next up: a boycott of bagels and lox (by the way that's local salmon and local bread).
Ooh!
Such trembling.
Not.
You know all you have to do is have Hamas surrender and release all the hostages.
@3: âYou know all you have to do is have Hamas surrender and release all the hostages.â
No, none of that can happen, and there is nothing any protester could possibly do to make any of it happen, either. Hamas is like a force of nature. It simply exists; there is nothing anyone could ever possibly do about it. Thereâs certainly no action any protesters could ever possibly take, like, say, blocking the entrance to a bank which funds Hamas:
âWhile rumors of major South African banks providing banking platforms to âfundâ Hamas exist in Israeli media outlets, the story has yet to run as major international news.â
Nothing to see here folks; just move along. (And there certainly could not possibly be any connection between South African banks, Hamasâ genocide in Israel on 10/7, and South Africaâs government officially accusing Israel of genocide, because any such connection could make South Africaâs accusation look very, very much less like principled interest, and way more like intense interest in the principalâŚ)
The Venn diagram between the pro Hamas crowd and those who just got paid for the BLM protests is a perfect circle.
Time to buy some stock in BNY Mellon, traded on the NYSE, symbol BK. Growth industry.
and those equating
Anti-nutnyahooism
with anti-Semitism's
either Dunning/Kro-
gered or just Lying.
or both.
Pro Palestine, the new fashion for leftist, seeking to redeem their own ancestral sins through virtue signaling. It's the Israelis that suffered genocide, complete loss of a homeland, and true ties to the holly land. Americans are so naive and full of shit. You are genocidal occupiers and yet you will not vacate your seat but telling other to do so, so you can feel good about yourselves. Now don't trip over the homeless encampments ya'll nurtured in the streets.
@8
ConservanutâŚ
Thatâs at least a little bit creative.
Still, itâs just as childish as the name calling the right likes to engage in, proving once again that the left and the right arenât really that different.
nyt:
âThe United Nationsâ highest court said on Friday that Israel must take action to prevent acts of genocide by its forces in Gaza and must let more aid into the enclave. But the court did not call on Israel to immediately suspend its military campaign.â
yeah
Nutnyahoo
shredded that doc-
ument on Genocide Ages ago
so itâll be a little fucking âDifficultâ to follow
and so itâs to be
Regional War.
oh, Goody:
Armageddon.
adios,
Schloggers!
see you in hades.
Way to Go wormy!
youâre âWinningâ!
War is Evil.
END the
fucking
WAR
oh & stop the
TERRORISM:
there is NO
Justification
for Terrorism
fucking
EVER.
so end that too.
As expected, the Court used the actual definition of genocide from international law (https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdf), not whatever extra-special, double-secret, no-backsies definition the Stranger and the I-5 Freeway Ambulance Blockers use. Under the actual definition, no genocide has yet occurred in Gaza. (Such is the hazard of trying to redefine the meanings of words to suit political agendas, a topic upon which George Orwell had much to say, all of it always relevant and highly critical.)
This puts the Stranger, the protesters it lovingly approves, and supportive commenters in a tough spot. Hamas just declined Israelâs offer of a cease-fire, so continuing to demand a cease-fire of Israel makes no sense. (Demanding a ceasefire from Hamas remains doubleplus unpossible, because SHUT UP THATâS WHY.)
Meanwhile, weâre seeing allegations South African banks have been conduits for funding Hamas. Both the US and EU have declared Hamas a terrorist organization, but South Africa has not. So we could see a diplomatic clash if South Africa continues to see nothing wrong with sending money to the 10/7 killers and rapists. (Will the protesters who blocked BNY Mellon do the same for South African banks, consulates, and embassies? Suuuuuuuuuuure they willâŚ)
It would take a bit more effort than hanging around downtown, but protesters would have a much more direct impact on Israel's ability to wage war if they chose to blockade JBLM or Naval Base Kitsap instead of an office building.
Must've been another slow day down at Evergreen State College. So nice to see that rich white kids can virtue signal with daddy's money and practice anti-Semitism in the big city.
The mask wearing is a courageous touch.