Lotta fuckin nerve, that one has, to willingly subject herself to being attacked by the Israeli military AGAIN…People should remember this shit when they hear people in the Rogan-sphere calling her a “crisis actor” or “new world order shill”, or whatever dumb shit they’ll inevitably say.
She’s got more morals and conviction than any of those little bitches.
Other volunteers are as valuable
... if not more so.
Greta brings awareness but I'm not sure what capabilities she brings to the flotilla.
She's also less likely to be disappeared than others.
She's also less likely to be disappeared than others.
Honestly I feel this is her playing to her advantages - Israel can (and does) sink ships carrying aid - and while I have utmost respect for the crews and aid volunteers on those ships - Israel doesn't - and having a high profile person on board that Israel knows is bad PR if they kill provides some safety for the whole crew.
Rogan said they were going to turn Greta into "hamburger".
Because he's so charming.
She has powerful energy. She is the type of personality that will actually change this world, not internet complainers like you and me.
We are "complaining" on a revolutionary decentralized app that is challenging evil corporations and their monopoly on information. Everyone can do his part, upvote serious threads like this one and help lemmy grow
Nah, dude, you aren't doing shit here. Stop justifying ineptitude and reluctance. She's out there making tangible changes, you are here tapping buttons.
Playing the blame game and shaming people isn't going to suddenly motivate or inspire anybody to do better.
Advancing discourse and raising the consciousness of others on a decentralized platform is doing something, especially in a landscape where public discourse is regularly stunted and manipulated on centralized platforms.
Shit-slinging only makes a mess, but so often that is where discourse goes on most platforms. And to what end? So people can get more hateful and angry? So we can cry ourselves to sleep more frequently because of the state of the world and our collective learned helplessness?
I see people forging more productive discussions and healthy communities on the fediverse and I'm certain there is immense value in that.
You don't recognize that as enough, which is fine, but instead of blaming and shaming others for what you perceive as inaction, I'd suggest including a direct call to action in your postings - if you feel it is relevant to the discussion you are participating in. Bonus points if it is actionable for a wide audience. Or don't, your choice - no judgement here.
Don't project it on everyone else, not everyone is here tapping buttons, some people are having serious discussions and sharing quality content. Lemmy is a social media that can be used to make positive change in the world, use it to do good.
This is how you justify inaction. Pretending shitposting is a revolutionary act, what a joke. And almost 40 basement dwellers agree.
We're fucking cooked and some of you think you're actually fighting.
She is the beacon of hope for humanity. She stands for the values that represent the best in us. And she not only tells us how it is, she leads the way.
She's a fucking badass
-~~You are a much bigger one.~~
Thank you, jeena. Very cool
:D and I need glases, but still :D
red flag if you listen to Greta right now and go "I don't like her anymore"
Greta woke up one day and chose to be staunchly on the right side of history, apparently an undesirable trait—to those on the wrong one.
I also think some people don't understand direct action as a valid escalation. Let's just hold up signs in the street forever.
"escalation" of unarmed people bringing food to people being starved on purpose, knowing they will probably be assaulted and abducted by armed military gangs on the way.
The escalation is coming from the armed thugs assaulting the ships, not the other way round.
I mean if you just ask nicely enough times, right? That’s how civil rights, women’s suffrage and labor rights were won and global apartheids dismantled. I mean when the bully is punching my face in, pleading to their humanity has always worked for me. /s
I always found her vaguely annoying but tbh that just means she's good at what she does because the whole purpose of activism is to make people uncomfortable with the status quo. Like ugh I know the world is a raging dumpster fire but can I just finish this day in stardew?
I hope it goes better for them this time.
It won't. But they know that; and they know the risks. On the contrary, they know it will likely be worse than last time.
Short of Yemen (Barak Allah) these are the only direct actions to stop the blockaid on Gaza. An entire world watching as a live streamed genocide occurs.
Yemen and these flotillas will be written about in history as historians analyze why so little was done to stop a genocide.
Well if they make it into Gaza then the likelihood they survive decreases dramatically, but I hope their journey is as successful as it is noble
It already turned around due to bad weather
I'm confused cause that article says they already departed Barcelona after they had to turn around due to weather. Looks like the link was changed as well.
Wow that is curious. The article itself changed. Don’t they usually include “update” or “changed to include” and a time stamp when that happens? Or am I just not seeing it? When I read it the first time it definitely didn’t talk about leaving port again. If memory serves it said they had to turn around due to weather and it was unclear if or when they’d leave again. Now it says,
“A flotilla of dozens of boats loaded with aid for Gaza departed Barcelona port on Monday evening after stormy weather forced them to return to port earlier, Reuters footage showed.”
Strange. But glad to know they’re underway.
Don’t they usually include “update” or “changed to include” and a time stamp when that happens?
No. These days news articles are updated all the time with new information and nothing to tell you. More often than not, people don't notice.
My only guess would be that the flotilla relaunched faster than anyone thought it would so the writer just updated the article. Looks like they departed Sunday, turned back on Monday, and relaunched within the same day (maybe even just a few hours).
Christ the /r/worldNews thread on this is wall to wall monkey screeching
I think I misunderstood your remark at first, but I just took a brief peek at the comment section over on one of the Reddit posts. What I find funny is a lot of their crying/outrage/gotchyas actually justify the purpose of the flotilla and bring direct attention to many of the problems the mission seeks to highlight.
Please upvote and make this post reach the front page
It takes just one brave soul
Let not just make it sbout Greta, she is great but other volunteers are also as valuable
Zero coverage on Chris Smalls from the corporate media. Dude was literally tortured by the IOF.
I respect Greta. Don't get me wrong. It's actually amazing that someone that came from a wealthy family did not just end up being another shitlib telling us to stop using plastic straws to save the planet.
It's a testament to her moral compass that it lead her to be radicalized.
If the liberals avoid talking about you and the conservatives hate you then you're doing something right.
But Smalls has always been ignored by the Liberals (unless they could use him as a winning point after the fact). Greta was meant to be a symbol of the liberals form of climate change inaction (but she didn't play ball and was largely dropped). They can't avoid talking about her as easily because the conservatives hate her.
Conservatives hate Smalls but they largely just don't know who he is. So the liberals can ignore him more easily.
… And her 27 ship flotilla
It's not her ships. She is just one of msny couragous volunteers
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