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If the burning israel flag emoji isn't implemented, then all the other flag burning emojis should be removed.
Tbh I might like this one the best. Even if Israel cool is implemented it wouldn't be my first pick for anti zionist emojis
I amend my original proposal based on this feedback:
If the burning israel flag emoji isn't implemented, then all the other flag burning emojis should be removed and each one replaced by a different anti-zionist emoji.
Definitely need :america-cool: to be a burning israel flag
Why? [Genuine, i dont understand]
America is not controlled by israel.
I feel like Israel isn't a true state. They're like an alt but for countries. Israel doing something is just America doing that something.
Wouldnt it make more sense for israel-cool to be a burning american flag?
nah this is cringe and is ironically what zposter went off about last time this came up - they went on a multi-day tirade about how offensive the russian federation burning emoji was personally to them
i don't even dislike zposter but it was, and still is, a lame reddit reaction.
just implement the burning isntreal flag already. zionism and the existence of the "state" of isntreal is a wholly antisemitic endeavour. being worried about this reinforces their antisemitic conflation
That poster specifically has some weird takes and can get pretty aggressive with them (I posted a message of support in the main thread and got several DMs from them, which is a bit odd).
They hit on a valid point though, and had resounding support from the user base this time though. Which should mean the mood team drops their conflict with that user and focuses on the fact that literally hundreds of other users are agreeing with them.
Save the beef for when they come back posting more weird Russian nationalist stuff.