Comment by raddichio
3 hours ago
A lot of people shout 'Free Palestine' before doing some vigilante violence (shooting in DC, firebombing I'm Boulder), so wouldn't that make security officials jumpy? The whataboutism of Israel being more 'evil' doesn't mitigate the security threat.
I hear “free Palestine” shouted tens, or hundreds of times every day while walking outside on the street.
Only time violence is involved is when drunk American or Israeli tourists get uppity, otherwise the protestors just stand there and make noise.
How would you, or the protesters you hang out with daily, feel if someone shouted “Fuck Gaza”?
I wouldn’t care. I certainly wouldn’t feel threatened.
Not sure about the protesters, I usually try to keep my distance to avoid hearing damage.