As funny as this is, GPA is not an important metric in life. Worldly knowledge, simple research, and a moral code are things often never taught to people with a high school diploma.
I think they meant the rage bait or whatever it is (I'm kinda uninformed on the war stuff so sorry if this isn't rage bait) and not about the war itself, if that's what you're implying.
Also what does the Columbia Broadcasting Service have to do with this? If you don't mind me asking.
Yeah I was referring to the ragebait because that’s one of the last things I wanted over from twitter. Obviously it’s terrible about what’s happening to the children over there
if you want to avoid getting upset by hearing about the current genocide there are many public broadcasters who will not bother you with it. A social media platform is not such a place.
Tbf, this site is pretty similar to X / twitter, I see no reason why it wouldn't degrade into a similar rage bait infested place. After all, likes and the character limit aren't really features which incentivize honest debate.
The account I replied to is a notorious p*rn engagement bot you fkn moron, maybe search for context and you’ll not look like such an ass #smartestcommie
Genocide is a systemic killing. They inform when bombing. Bombing targeting structures under which tunnels exist, making massive collateral damage/casualties. Palestinians culturally Egyptian/Jordanian. 20% Israeli pop is Palestinian. Not being systemically killed. Ergo not genocide.
When Israel does it, it’s a genocide.
When the Palestinians do it, it’s decolonisation resistance, or decolonisation freedom rape, or something like that.
I mean, who is massively expelling people from their homes and razing the land? Who killed tens of thousands of civilians? Who created an open air concentration camp and limited their access do water, food and medical equipment?
It was a horrible inexcusable DAY. How you turn loose a first rate modern army and Air Force on completely defenseless civilians and demolish cities and equate that to something other people did during one day is just exposing the vile racism that is the true basis for this “war”.
I’ll have to tell you as a white man it can be really mind blowing what you hear other white men say. Disturbing. Much of it is pure fascism. I’ve lost all my faith in white people and didn’t have much to begin with. I had a hope we were getting better but w Trump we are getting worse.
Can we not rage bait this soon? Keep this shit on twitter along with all the other hyper negativite drama going on in the world and for just a moment, let us enjoy the art and human interaction?
There won't be any human interactions for long if genocide and complacency is allowaned to thrive in a world full of illiterate people. People must know the truth and what is happening to the innocent people in Palestine.
Youll just have to accept that you're living in a period where genocide is occurring. You'll have to not use social media if you want a break from seeing that people are suffering.
how can an ongoing genocide, that has been this well-documented, be considered negativite drama? how is this rage bait? this cannot be diminished as that you loser. you cannot call it human interaction if you are forgetting humanity, or worse, choosing to ignore it willingly
how is this even ragebait? it's a meme making fun of people trying to debate if the genocide on Palestine is a genocide or not. because it is. god forbid you just ignore the post or something.
These people will wade through 100 posts on any given platform to find the one singular post NOT about this
Then they harp on about how "you posted something that wasn't Israel, it's like you don't even care about anyone but yourself", as if everyone must drop everything entirely until it's over
You need to understand that they continue to keep talking everywhere they can so that anyone can listen to them, understand them and help them. I understand wanting to be away from it for a little bit. But asking people to stop talking about it when Palestinians can't tune out the genocide is awful.
I am not. Yes, it's stressful. I understand wanting a place to just be clear-headed, but that's not the case for some people. Palestinians don't get to go to a different app to clear their heads. Putting stuff aside is fine for a second but not using all platforms to speak will lessen the awareness.
Would microblogging even work without politics tho? You can’t beat devianart at their own game, and the real world doesn’t rest. Plus can’t you just filter this stuff out?
Where does it end, though? Are we going to see people insist we never talk about violent movies or w/e because it upsets them, like we saw on countersocial or w/e?
If it bugs you that much, try to curate your algorithm. Starting with not replying to posts you don't like.
There is a place for that, off the internet, you don’t need to be on the internet. Away from it is away from the endless stream. I don’t think gatekeeping what should be on here because it makes you uncomfortable is a good thing.
you’re speaking as if you seeing news about it is just as mentally taxing as actually being there getting bombed. what exactly would you be “relaxing” from? you aren’t running in fear for your life while starving to death are you? if you wanna avert your eyes so bad don’t whine about it too.
It’s reasonable to expect at least a bit of political content here, since this is a Twitter clone. There’s been political content on Twitter since its inception.
Considering the most early adopters were largely poc, its shocking anyone would come to this app and damand that we not talk about the problems of poc like oppression and genocide, the audacity of these fools
That exactly happened with me on some other post about Palestine and the war, cause I agreed with someone else saying something similar to yours and some people were about to eat me for that. We just want a clean app to share what we like, not to read the news, you can do that on other social media
If you dont like that, then maybe you should go back to Twitter yourself because ignoring mass suffering is exactly the kinda shit we should ACTUALLY leave back on Twitter
Dont like that an app full of minorities is ganna make you think about there suffering? Maybe you shouldn't be here then
And let's make this clear. I support not the atrocities from either side. But what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Either it all matters or none of it does. It's that simple.
Isreal never invaded Palestine and there is no concentration camp, lol. If a group of native Americans came into Coachella and slaughtered hundreds of your family and friends would you be singing the same tune for them? No.
Zionists have been invading Palestine since the 1920s. In 1948 they committed a genocide against the people that were already living there and the state of Israel was founded. Since then, they have been occupying more and more of its land.
I'm not in favor of violence either, but if native Americans pushed back against the colonizers and killed them, I'd think it's understandable from their point of view.
And sorry, denying that Gaza is a concentration camp is delusional. Israel put walls all around and controls everything there.
What happened in October 7 it's lamentable, but it's only the consequences of what the State of Israel and Zionists (not the Jewish people) has been doing to the Palestinians for the last 100 years.
Everyone understands their rage but placating it isn't going to solve anything. It's fundamentally based on Islamic supremacy, which is why they refuse to make peace.
To fight islamic supremacy you have to stand up to it.
Zionist settlements weren't an invasion. The palestinians could have benefited from the regional economic development that zionism brought. Many arabs came to Palestine from other places specifically for that reason.
But they chose islamic holy war rather than peaceful coexistence.
Dude, go read what the proponents of Zionism wrote when they suggested that Jews should move to Palestine to create a state. They say with all the letters that it's a colonial project and that the people there would resist.
I love how people have to take a side and can’t acknowledge the repulsive behavior from both countries involved and their leaders, it’s war, not a tv show with good guys and bad guys.
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Please go away this is not Twitter/X
Also what does the Columbia Broadcasting Service have to do with this? If you don't mind me asking.
And sadly it isn't obvious that people think what is happening is terrible
I thought you assumed the other fella disagreed with OPs post, while they were just saying not to post ragebait so soon after the influx here.
I was trying to correct you, and that's all. :)
It's not just another ethnic struggle.
Keep acting like an asshole though 👍
Just go back to twitter, it’s where you belong.
EVERYWHERE I LOOKED BEFORE ON TWITTER I FOUND YOU NOW I SEE THIS
When the Palestinians do it, it’s decolonisation resistance, or decolonisation freedom rape, or something like that.
Egypt is not part of the currently happening massacre.
I got out of an argument with
Two extremists about this
General topic.
At the end of the day it's a war on terror and in the USA we are going to help Israel destroy hamas, claw back hezbollah and spank Iran.
It gives off the same energy as those who get mad at people who help the homeless because it makes them feel like shit for not helping
Good, you should feel shity
We hear about this stuff EVERYWHERE else. Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, the 6PM News, Facebook, Your uncle Ted, ext.
Let us have 1 place were we can relax away from all it all for 5 minutes. Please 😭❤️
Then they harp on about how "you posted something that wasn't Israel, it's like you don't even care about anyone but yourself", as if everyone must drop everything entirely until it's over
If it bugs you that much, try to curate your algorithm. Starting with not replying to posts you don't like.
Your privilege is showing
If you don’t want to see it, don’t engage.
Go outside
but this meme gets a pass for being mildly funny
Dont like that an app full of minorities is ganna make you think about there suffering? Maybe you shouldn't be here then
Its not "rage bait" to point out people are suffering, pointing that out is the exact kind of content that should be on bluesky
I found one!
This. This is typical.
They make assumptions and accusations, all baseless, all rote, all something a bot, troll, or child would say.
They don't even care that I'd largely agree with them.
They just like being morally superior online.
https://bsky.app/profile/lillynorthmusic.bsky.social/post/3l6ykfd6ayc23
This is ALL OVER BlueSky.
Legit complaints.
Rage bait.
Trolling.
It's all here. It's just not promoted the way Meta or Xhitter promotes it.
Correct them about one, minor detail and suddenly you're a leftist, liberal, Zionist, colonizer.
...almost like they're the opposition. 🤔
Leftist bare different blame than liberals than whatever other label they apply.
It's all bullshit.
There are a lot of different political perspectives, yes, but generally anything left of center is "leftist."
Are you referring to socialists? communists? DSA? The left isn't a monolith.
I'm talking about what others like to claim.
OTHERS love to claim we're one thing or another to assign blame to an entire group.
Remember that the next time you hear about Israel bombing civilian areas
Just large scale mass murder. Regardless though it's fucked up and is no doubt just going to keep getting closer to genocide if it doesn't stop soon.
Or even better, not invaded Palestine to install a colonial project.
And sorry, denying that Gaza is a concentration camp is delusional. Israel put walls all around and controls everything there.
To fight islamic supremacy you have to stand up to it.
But they chose islamic holy war rather than peaceful coexistence.
Clinton lost by repeatedly trying to appeal to the right.
Biden won by winning support from Sanders supporters by promising progressive legislation.
Harris is trying to appeal to the right.
Wonder how things will go this time. 🤔