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Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] deHaga@feddit.uk -5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Entering a military base to damage military equipment is a hostile act that has national security issues. They're not smashing up a McDonald's at Liverpool St.

The Suffragists got shit done, the Suffragettes didn't. Maybe learn from history?

[–] Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, I see, you know better than the UN's human rights department. Thanks random internet dude, that's changed my mind completely.

Seriously though, I will add the term 'terrorism' to the list of long words you don't understand. Also, the term 'suffergette', which was coined to disparage female suffergists by the Daily Mail, so the two are exactly the same thing. You also seem to think that the suffergettes weren't successful by using the same tactics that these people are. So I'm actually starting to wonder if you're slightly delusional, rather than just uneducated. Thanks for bringing them up though.

And finally, you avoided my previous questions, which marks you as someone incapable or unwilling of debating in good faith, and like any troll the best way to deal with you is to cut off your food supply. So, goodbye my poorly educated/deluded friend, I hope you grow some compassion, but if not, I hope the rest of your existence is as cold and lonely as you seem to be. Bye!

[–] deHaga@feddit.uk -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They could improve their conditions by eating something. This is purely performative.

The Palestinians and Jews have been throwing rocks at each other for thousands of years, we just sell rocks

Thinking that your opinion matters so much you are willing to die for it suggests mental illness, not political protest

[–] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They could improve their conditions by eating something. This is purely performative.

Lifes a stage, this board would improve if you stopped eating entirely but we cant all get what we want.

The Palestinians and Jews have been throwing rocks at each other for thousands of years, we just sell rocks

Is that what you call bombs and targeting criteria to people engaging in wholesale slaughter of children?

Thinking that your opinion matters so much you are willing to die for it suggests mental illness, not political protest

'People who care about things are mentally ill, not like me im so desensitizatized our government engaging in genocide doesn't even make me blink'

Not the flex you think it is