A lot of this is collective guilt for what Germany did to the Jews during WWII.
We have to get to a place where we can criticize Israel and Zionism without feeling like we're criticizing Jews altogether.
A lot of this is collective guilt for what Germany did to the Jews during WWII.
We have to get to a place where we can criticize Israel and Zionism without feeling like we're criticizing Jews altogether.
I think we are seeing this the world over in general. "The kids these days" type stuff has been said all the way back to Socrates and Aristotle, if not further back, but last year or two years ago there was a series of vids on tiktok asking the troops why they joined the army. Most of the responses (from all folks of color) was either 1 (in hindsight) I don't know why 2 to get out of previous environment 3 to go to school for "free."I wonder if sentiment amongst the youth has changed so much that it could affect military readiness. Other than recruiting that is. I mean to say; what if Marines get sent into Gaza and collectively decide that this doesn't feel right to them and simply refuse to fight? I know it seems like a far out possibility but if you asked me five years ago if there would be this kind of global public backlash against Israel I wouldn't have believed it either. We are at a tipping point and I could imagine GI's straight up just saying "No".
Speaking as a gen x'er who lived the mid 70's - early 90's in the Bronx, boomers do not have a monopoly on lead headedness. I'm certain that I've lost some IQ points from exhaust alone before lead was taken out. I don't think it was in the paint we had but I wasn't on the paint chip tip as a kid anyway. The water in NYC is renowned worldwide but that exhaust is what probably did it to me once I hit ground level. Living high up probably helped too but then there was always planes just over head going to and fro Laguardia. Did jet fuel ever use lead? I'm sure they did.Only boomers in their lead-water-brained minds want to fight.
Speaking as a gen x'er who lived the mid 70's - early 90's in the Bronx, boomers do not have a monopoly on lead headedness. I'm certain that I've lost some IQ points from exhaust alone before lead was taken out. I don't think it was in the paint we had but I wasn't on the paint chip tip as a kid anyway. The water in NYC is renowned worldwide but that exhaust is what probably did it to me once I hit ground level. Living high up probably helped too but then there was always planes just over head going to and fro Laguardia. Did jet fuel ever use lead? I'm sure they did.
Separate from EPA’s endangerment finding, in support of the objective to remove lead from aviation gasoline, in early 2022, the FAA and industry announced the program “Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions” (EAGLE). This program aims to achieve a lead-free aviation system no later than 2030. The FAA has approved the use of a 100 Octane unleaded fuel (G100UL) that can be widely used by piston-engine fleet, that is not yet commercially available. The FAA has also approved for use a lower octane fuel (UL 94), currently available at approximately 35 airports in the U.S., and the FAA is working to expand and streamline the process for eligible aircraft to use this fuel.
Imagine wiping away a 12 year old boys entire family and then talking about they deserved it because "they didn't condemn Hamas". And then wonder why that same kid would go on to fight for Hamas
Israel are Hamas biggest recruiters
Black people going so hard for Palestine and risking their career prospects will always be cringe to me
Palestinians are the victims in this conflict but we Black Americans have own issues to workout.