Regarding Israel and Palestine, I think it's important to acknowledge the role of Israel's settler apartheid state in creating the conditions which led to this conflict, without endorsing the wanton killing of civilians by Hamas. These aren't mutually exclusive positions. 🧵
Discourse around this conflict is tough because of the asymmetrical nature of the violence- Palestinian violence is highlighted for it's brutal and immediate form, whereas the violence Israel inflicts is extremely normalized and often takes on a more institutionalized form.
This dynamic tends to skew people's perspectives. While the attacks by Hamas were horrific and deserving of international condemnation, such outrage is missing when it comes to the constant surveillance, subjugation, and killing of Palestinians that happens every since day.
First, he says "you believe your identity is based on your race, gender, sexual orientation" like... yes? Those are fundamental aspects to your identity, and they're the ones most likely to affect the way that society treats you.
Secondly, he implies that power structures are fake by calling them "invisible." Sure, you can't *see* power, but it's exerted through the actions of people who operate in the system- and it very visibly manifests in the material disparities between different groups of people.
Revolutionary Blackout Network (RBN) had an interview with Marianne Williamson today which lead to her exiting 20 minutes early.
I thought it would be useful to documents the moments which lead up to it.
Here she is asked to justify a potential Democratic presidential run:
Unsatisfied with her answer, Nick insists that the only way to affect real change is by running with a 3rd party.
Marianne responds by saying that you can get the same or better leverage to affect change by working within the Democratic Party.
Marianne Williamson continues her answer.
Later, she disputes a chatter Nick put on screen saying that she's "uncomfortable" with this interview. I think this is an interesting illustration of how RBN prioritizes the aesthetic of "speaking truth to power" over actual substance.
Make no mistake, this is exactly what Ye wanted to get away with on Tim Pool's show and why he stormed out when he didn't get it. Alex Jones is now sheepishly and awkwardly playing along, because he desperately wants the clout and isn't beholden to Youtube TOS.
Man I really have no idea what's going on right now.
Trying to read Grayzone right now and the only sources these articles ever have is other Grayzone articles. Wtf.
And then when I try to find the claim that was sourced in the other article, I can't find anything except for a long screed of unsourced and unrelated stuff. This is insane.
If anyone ever tries to dispute a claim you've made and they share a Grayzone article with you, I would highly suggest asking if they have ANY other source for their counter claim. These articles are all circular and self-referential.