Grotesque Asymmetry of Woke Rhetoric on Israel-Palestine is a Huge Problem
Everything is Forgiven to Palestine and Nothing - to Israel
Again, I and countless other people don’t take issue with the Woke merely for ‘supporting Palestine’, as they falsely claim. Nope, we live in a free (hopefully) world, and anyone has a right to pick up any side in any conflict. I personally might deem 100% pro Palestinian stand deluded and misinformed, but I’d respect this choice and a personal right to make this choice regardless. Hence, it is not what I or many other people take issue with.
We have a VERY serious problem with the grotesque asymmetry of Woke rhetoric on Israel-Palestine, however - namely, that EVERYTHING is forgiven to Palestine and NOTHING is forgiven to Israel. Palestinians and HAMAS might literally do ANY shit and atrocity they like, and they would still receive ZERO condemnation from Western Woke Left, while Israel is fiercely condemned for basically ANYTHING it does, and for its response to HAMAS terror most of all.
This was never as obvious and monstrous as it is now after horrible massacre of almost two thousands of Jews by HAMAS terrorists, unprecedented since Holocaust. You would think that ANY sane and decent person, no matter what their stand on Israel-Palestine is, would unambiguously condemn this heinous act of terror.
This was NOT the case with the Western Woke Left though. Their reaction to this unprecedented act of terror was almost as bad as this terror attack itself was. NOT A SINGLE Woke ‘Palestinian supporter’ expressed ANY condemnation of HAMAS action whatsoever! They shrugged it off and ignored at best, and even CHEERED and attempted to SERIOUSLY JUSTIFY at worst!
This is what made me shiver. If Western Woke Left are perfectly capable to completely ignore or even to CHEER this monstrosity perpetrated by THEIR SIDE (or the side THEY support), then there is literally NOTHING done by THEIR SIDE which they’d EVER condemn. ANY monstrosity, however horrible, up to new Holocaust, would be perfectly accepted and tolerated by the Western Woke Left if it would be perpetrated by THEIR SIDE.
Because yeah, if you’re able to ignore or even justify massacre of two thousands innocent Jewish civilians, then you can ignore and justify absolutely EVERYTHING if it suits your political position. And this is truly monstrous.
But, worse, while condoning to inexcusable act of HAMAS terror, Western Woke Left even MORE furiously raised their voices against Israel, condemning it for starting military operation in Gaza - e.g., its well-justified attempt to avenge HAMAS terror and to defend its citizens.
So, the Wokesters act as if HAMAS had done NOTHING wrong whatsoever but Israel is preparing to ‘genocide of Palestinians’ (which is also false exaggeration) literally for NO REASON, just because Israel is so ‘evil and oppressive and genocidal’. But HAMAS are innocent angels who had NEVER done anything wrong! This is how Israeli-Palestinian conflict looks if you’d listen to the Woke. And this is the most monstrous distortion of reality I’ve ever heard.
I’m not surprised the Wokesters came to that though. Their alarming illiberalism and grotesque asymmetry of their rhetoric was rapidly growing during last years. Examples of it? Countless.
Remember how the Woke and their media enablers also ignored or even CHEERED BLM violent riots which had done irreparable damage to American small businesses and private properties overall, at the same time viciously attacking and denouncing as ‘racist’ anyone even SLIGHTLY critical of BLM? Remember how the Wokesters ignored and even CHEERED trans child abuse and destruction of women sports and safe spaces while viciously attacking and verbally abusing anyone who was standing up against this shit, like JK Rowling? Remember how the same Wokesters had enabled and cheered COVID Pharma fascism while calling all the unvaxed ‘subhuman’ for expressing their constitutional right NOT to get injected with experimental genetically modified drug? So are you really wondering that the SAME people now also enable and cheer a new Holocaust perpetrated by their OWN side?
Again, Western Woke Left do NOT have any morality and any empathy. They do NOT care of ANY human rights, freedoms and even of human lives. ALL they care for is their power and a visceral hatred to the OPPOSITE side who prevents them from getting an absolute power. So in order to achieve this absolute power, the Woke would do EVERYTHING to denounce and defeat the OTHER side while condoning to ANYTHING done by their side.
The Woke would NEVER go against their OWN side even if their ‘side’ would turn into genocidal maniacs. At the same time, they would ALWAYS sabotage and oppose the other side even if the other side would be doing absolutely correct and also morally right thing. Because again - the Woke do NOT care of doing the right and moral things. They care ONLY of getting the absolute power by defeating the other side. This explains Woke monstrous grotesque rhetoric just 100%.
This most toxic Woke approach was first time described by Leftist philosopher Herbert Marcuse in his essay ‘Repressive Tolerance’ - that is, everything should be forgiven to Leftist side (and Leftists should NEVER condemn other Leftists), while NOTHING should be forgiven to the opposite side - to the right. Right-wing speech should be suppressed even if it peaceful while every Leftist action should be encouraged even if it’s violent. But you’re welcome to read Herbert Marcuse for yourselves to see the truth of my words.
But what a monstrous philosophy though! This ‘philosophy’ could turn ANY originally decent people and movements into complete inhuman monsters by condoning to every their abuse and misdeed and ALWAYS shifting the blame on the ‘other side’ even if it is completely innocent.
Like, you perpetrated a new Holocaust? Well, you were ‘justified’ in doing so, it’s Jews who were evil and ‘provoked you’. Sounds familiar? Yeah Nazi Germany vibes are JUST RIGHT THERE.