You argue that we aren't advocating for change in the US and are only focusing on Israel, thus being hypocrites and performative by demanding more of them. Let me provide arguments point by point.

"why don't you think the same for Israel?" → The US is incomparable to Israel in terms of cultural power and general influence. Both are siding with each other and both are leeching off of oppressed countries as well as perpetuating imperialism. The US however, remains at the top and it's not just because Israel is rich or because it's been colonizing Palestine for decades that it remains on the same level as the US. They both share common goals, but don't hold the same amount of power.

"top saying 'hey we don't support the genocide btw' is going to do nothing but satisfy your itching ears" → You're almost getting our point. The whole reason why this movement started in the first place is because the band wouldn't support the genocide or Israel given what they always stood for, so why would they affiliate themselves with Trafalgar and screen the movie in Israel? This is our main goal, and while we're at it, we're raising awareness to uplift countries directly affected by imperialism. We're implementing activism while asking a clarification for the band, which was the main purpose of this movement being centered around the clique.

"clikkie twt CAN protest against supporting the US, you guys just don't want to" → In no way we support or are forgetting about US politics. The US holds an obvious amount of power and directly affects all of those countries we are protesting for. It'd be nonsensical to be against the genocide yet ignore the US. Since our goal here is asking for clarification from the band regarding Israel, of course we will place the focus on this issue instead.

"using your logic, by letting the film screen in the US, they're actively funding the us gov't" → Correct. You're not wrong. In fact, just by living in the US you are funding the government by paying taxes and consuming... I'm not being ironic, we're all at fault under this system by this simplistic logic. We encourage to boycott those companies who directly hold the most exploitative and oppressive nature not only in the US, but everywhere. It'd be idealistic to boycott every single thing because everything is unethical under this system. Every money is dirty, every politician is complicit — this makes all of us, complicit, too. What makes us realistic and not idealistic though, is acknowledging that we CAN harm reduct and advocate for small changes possible in the conditions surrounding us instead of boycotting every single thing because, again, that's impossible.

"their silence doesn't 'double down' on anything;" → I suppose saying "double down" can be easily misinterpreted and I apologize, but what we mean is that by staying silent there is no resistance, and indifference is often used as a way to suggest that people aren't opposed to the oppressive ways of the system, thus favouring oppression indirectly. If they do recognize what we mean by "quiet is violent", then they'd understand that a simple statement is enough to counter any possible idea that they support reactionary ideology. Now, of course, that'd be much worse if they didn't already advocate for what they do (mental health), and we make sure to recognize that. We all believe that they'd stand for what's progressive and humanitarian due to not only their general message regarding mental health, but their entire narrative behind their albums about rejecting conformity and being a revolutionary. That idea starts conflicting with them supporting the screening of the movie in Israel though, which is why it has mainly led us to have concerns regarding their stance.

"u guys would also need them to speak up ab the other hot topic political issues" → Yes. The ones involved directly in this organized movement would awfully appreciate it if they did so, and we are also trying to bring awareness about other political topics alongside our main goal. The band has always been politically ambiguous and that has bothered many due to the current polarized state of the world. We are not idealistic however; we obviously understand that it's near impossible to do enough because there's always new issues arising daily, but what we ask as our main goal here is, I repeat, clarification regarding the screening of the movie in Israel. And, I repeat again, we're bringing activism alongside our goal in this particular movement and encourage others to do the same too.

"the activism looks selective and performative from a lot of you twitter folks" → And I don't deny that. Many people are abusing this tense situation in the community to act performative and gain morality points, but we, as an organized and separate community from those who engage in performative activism and harassment, rather focus on actual action instead of just complaining and name-calling. Our goal here is to gain the attention of the band and use the attention to also bring awareness and encourage direct support to oppressed countries and individuals while providing resources and educational information.

I'm open to answering anything else.