Comment by underlipton
2 years ago
Many black Americans hold pro-Palestinian views because of the perceived similarity to civil rights abuses in America and South Africa, as well as Palestinian support for Black Lives Matter. Brown Americans for similar reasons. American youth cohorts (under 40) are blacker and browner than its elderly, and the most likely to use the platforms in question. The oblique suggestion of shadowy puppeteers tricking minorities and youth and whipping them into a mob that's rallying against their own interests is an old racist and ageist canard, and disappointing, if unsurprising, to see conjured here.
No one group has a monopoly on reason.
Not to mention the policing styles of American cops and the IDF are very similar and literally share training and tactics.
The actual treatment of Palestinians on the ground mirrors the experience black Americans and others literally deal with in the US.
Also, in parts of the US, elections are rigged (via gerrymandering) so that minorities get to control legislatures.
This is similar to how Israel prevents many muslims in the territories it governs from voting to make sure that it remains a jewish state.