Shared by George Takei today on Mastodon.
Full of gems like: “Don’t dismiss their anger and pain. For people who consider themselves progressive, the war in Gaza with its high civilian casualties can create a strong sense of turmoil, disillusionment, frustration, and even stronger emotions like fury and disgust.”
How to know if you’re progressive?
- Does the
genocidehigh civilian casualties of brown people frustrate or disgust you?
Here’s the article if you want to lose some brain cells https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/biden-gaza-israel-2024-election
They always take this preachy, condescending tone like they’re lecturing a child about right and wrong.
Liberals, please understand : not everyone shares in this idea that you should get to assume a moral high-ground by default, especially on the issue of minimizing an ongoing genocide to try to pressure people into voting for a candidate that is shitty even aside from their material support for that genocide.
Liberal proselytizers come across as deeply repellent in general, and this behavior only makes it worse.