**disclaimer: The list is not exhaustive and it's not a replacement for practicing good media literacy. I highly recommend the Citations Needed Podcast to this endeavor, but that's just me. They dissect large media narratives and it's super informative and interesting. - ThreadSky

extra-jon.bsky.social • 66 days ago

**disclaimer: The list is not exhaustive and it's not a replacement for practicing good media literacy. I highly recommend the Citations Needed Podcast to this endeavor, but that's just me. They dissect large media narratives and it's super informative and interesting.

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edotsey.bsky.social•66 days ago

He’s calling the Israeli leader an idiot. And a pawn. Without saying it. His stories are FASCINATING. The guy is a prick but damn, is he brilliant.

edotsey.bsky.social•66 days ago

Thank you!! That interview is fascinating. I feel like I get what his point is, that basically this was what is often called “reactive abuse.” That the Israeli leaders and their abuse is essentially to blame. And he is pissed and thinks they were extremely myopic to assassinate the old leader.

extra-jon.bsky.social•66 days ago

Glad you enjoyed it! I think he has a lot of excellent points. Both from a cause and effect standpoint, and from a moral/emotional standpoint.

edotsey.bsky.social•65 days ago

That’s when I first started to realize maybe we weren’t getting the full story. Because I remember learning in my AP History class about the Jews being given their land “back,” but the curriculum never not once touched on what that meant for those who were already living there. Why leave that out?

extra-jon.bsky.social•65 days ago

I had a similar experience growing up in an evangelical household. Zionism was as important as Christ. It wasn't until adulthood that I had heard that Palestine even existed. Thanks for sharing!

edotsey.bsky.social•65 days ago

I don’t mind differing opinions. I do mind, however, people not engaging in good faith discussions. It’s so myopic and disingenuous. The cognitive dissonance- like if having an open mind during a discussion might make you change your world view, then maybe you’re on the wrong side of history? 🤔

extra-jon.bsky.social•65 days ago

Seriously! When did we collectively lose the ability to just talk with one another without thinking the other person is a monster out to trick you?

edotsey.bsky.social•65 days ago

And thank you for being so open & informative! It’s so nice to be on a platform where I can am rewarded for acknowledging my knowledge gaps instead of screeched at & shamed. I used to only engage in intellectually honest discussions until @ 2015 when it all went downhill.

extra-jon.bsky.social•65 days ago

Likewise! It's soul-healing to not jump straight to arguing like usual. I appreciate your humility and thoughtful questions. It's honestly hard nowadays to not jump directly down other people's throats when everything feels so crazy.

edotsey.bsky.social•65 days ago

They told us they hated the Jews, and I remember being shocked.

I asked them why they hated them so much, and they were incredulous (I get why now lol), but they were very kind in their explanations. They asked me how I’d feel if their grandparents land was taken and they were put into camps.

edotsey.bsky.social•65 days ago

When I was 18, back in 1998, I we t to Europe with my exchange student friend for a month. While in Spain, we met these two Muslim men from Israel. I was so naive, and I’d been taught that basically it was divine intervention keeping the Jews safe.

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