Joy Metzler left the Air Force as a conscientious objector over U.S. support for Israeli atrocities in Palestine and joined a 40-day Veterans for Peace hunger strike for Gaza. She says it is crucial we escalate our protest to stop genocide.
I don’t really see why any of the people in power would care if this person had starved themselves to death. I don’t understand what the perceived leverage was here.
The people in power might care if it gets in the news. Be careful not to succumb to learned helplessness and nihilism, that’s what authoritarian regimes want.
I don’t really see why any of the people in power would care if this person had starved themselves to death. I don’t understand what the perceived leverage was here.
Exactly. The was none. It’s just dieting for genocide, how much more American can you get?
We are exceptionally good at performative bullshit that accomplishes nothing.
Gotta do something with that performance art degree I paid 200k for 😂
The people in power might care if it gets in the news. Be careful not to succumb to learned helplessness and nihilism, that’s what authoritarian regimes want.
we’ve done a fuckton of protests and strikes already though and nothing has yet happened. one man with a gun has done more than millions with a sign