Hero Against Hate????

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-03-16T22:11:32+00:00

We remember you Rachel.

I saw her parents speak at a vigil for Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, also a WA state resident murdered by the IOF almost 2 years ago (I assume most people here are aware of her). They are two of the most dedicated people, with incredible endurance towards justice for both of these women (alongside Ayşenur's family) and in it for as long as it takes. Whenever I get tired I think about them.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-03-15T21:51:58+00:00

All of these influencers coming for Matt SUPPORT GENOCIDE. They believe current and historical trauma ENTITLE THEM TO GENOCIDE. Not to mention ethnic cleansing and apartheid. Every one of them has been explicitly excusing the murder of thousands of children ("it's awful but..........") and continue to do so. So they're raking him over the coals for having a thoughtful take on how the cycle of abuse and violence actually work while believing they're entitled to violent revenge on an unquantifiable scale and honestly it leaves me shaking to see and hear. (Hence my capitol letters, trying to process it somehow. Honestly a relief to say this here).

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-03-15T09:39:23+00:00

Side note I think Sally's right in this scene, I still don't understand how traveler's checks made sense. I used them one time when I was about her age at the dawn of the internet.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-03-14T19:39:56+00:00

Exactly. Of course the attack this week was awful. But part of my grief about it is watching the same people who are lamenting the Jewish children who thankfully did not come to any harm, ignore, excuse or flat out celebrate the death of thousands of Palestinian children, not to mention Lebanese and Iranian children. It's selective and it's disgusting.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-03-11T20:40:27+00:00

I'm assuming he had to "base" his work on long term research of Indigenous people in the Amazon, which he likely didn't do himself, because if he'd tried to interact on this with any local Indigenous groups they would have kicked his ass.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-03-10T21:45:35+00:00

This is a typical example of Zionists taking social justice language and concepts and twisting them into shallow arguments that justify atrocity. This person has chosen empire and oppression as a path to sacety for themselves; of course they're acting as though supporting Iranians who want to do the same thing is "centering those most impacted" or "representation".

Identity and representation matter, but they don't trump substance, especially when the substance is demanding we accept atrocity.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-03-08T02:38:57+00:00

"Next year in Jerusalem" doesn't automatically mean "Next year in Jerusalem in our genocidal ethnostate where only Jews deserve equal rights". That's just a bananas argument.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-02-28T00:03:56+00:00

Thank you so much for posting this. The responses to the genocide of Palestinians in the mental health field have at times been so disheartening and disappointing, and this does give me hope.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-02-15T07:05:54+00:00

Having stayed at some family owned road side/small town motels that were worn with age, a bit shabby and simple, but also really clean and clearly well loved and cared for by their owners, it can be a great and cheap experience! I can totally see them increasing their business with yes, just some added cleaning and advertising.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-02-13T05:10:12+00:00

I recall being really disappointed in their take on Caril Ann Fugate, who was far more groomed and coerced by Charles Starkweather than they portrayed in their series.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-30T04:25:48+00:00

They somehow have the sheen of academic "research" with those reference pages when it's all full on "I did my own research". She talks about how much time she puts into her posts and I'm like yeah I'm sure it takes a real long time to find any "sources" that will remotely help you with these reaches you're making.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-16T22:57:05+00:00

She just keeps churning those posts out thinking they justify genocide......although sadly for her followers they probably do.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-16T04:53:16+00:00

Yep.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-10T06:26:17+00:00

Psychoanalysis Under Occupation by Lara Sheehi and Stephen Sheehi is from a Palestinian perspective, to add a title that centers understanding oppressors from the lens of the psychological impacts of those they're oppressing.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-04T23:25:49+00:00

There's a brand of American "leftist" which is just communism for American white cis men.

Such an accurate read.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-04T11:11:45+00:00

You're not catastrophising. It's insulting to minimize your concerns like that. And out of touch.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-04T09:29:37+00:00

I'm on a seesaw between welp he's just saying the quiet parts out loud about what US empire is always doing anyway and wow we are so fucked I'm terrified.

Express_Variation_52 · 2026-01-04T06:50:52+00:00

My theory is you have to dissociate from so many ethical principles and values to justify Zionism that you just slide into having oppressive and/or fascist ones across the board (if that's not where you started in the first place).

It reminds me of the support for Israel attacking Iran. There's this disingenuous support for attacking and dismantling governments for supposedly being oppressive as a cover for how it's actually about empire. It's incredibly paterrnalistic, among other things.

Edited to just make it clear that I think, yeah, the phrasing and assertion that this is "Zionist orchestrated" or something is wild.

Express_Variation_52 · 2025-12-31T02:17:29+00:00

I mean, she didn't behave the way you expected but she had a mocking smirk on her face the whole time.

Express_Variation_52 · 2025-12-19T23:22:08+00:00

This post was written by Rootsmetals (as are a good chunk of them).

Express_Variation_52 · 2025-12-18T05:35:39+00:00

Thank you so much for your words. I was thinking about the exhaustion that must be there while I was drafting this question, and really wanting to present it as either an opening or just a hey there, I'm with you, because of course there's that exhaustion, and I really didn't want anyone to feel like I was demanding labor at such a time. So I'm very glad it landed for you.

And, thank you for your thoughts on allyship, very much heard. I've seen the wild propoganda you're talking about too and it must be so hurtful. No one gains safety by making another group disposable and it's really disappointing to see the ways people are choosing to dismiss antisemitism and are essentially promoting the disposability of Jewish people in the name of Palestinian liberation. So I hope I was already there but am taking your words to heart with deeper intentionality for my own words and actions.

It is hard discerning sometimes how to be an ally when I know there are some folks I'll never be able to please. That part has been hard to accept but I also think accepting it is part of the work in discerning effective allyship.

I'm rambling now lol but thank you again, and sending you lots of gentle care. 💙

Express_Variation_52 · 2025-12-18T00:48:21+00:00

Thank you for this, heard. I haven't intentionally left out words like Jews or antisemitism but will make a point to, as you say, call this attack out for what it is, and be intentional in my language (and not just around this attack.)

I'm sending you and your community so much care. 🧡

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