• MehBlah@lemmy.world
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      That statement suggests anyone on here has some kind of power to prevent it. If wishing/praying worked then it would have never happened.

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        There is measures everyone can take by speaking up, holding political representatives accountable, boycotting Israeli products or products by companies complicit in Israeli crimes, by demonstrating, by organizing and by educating ourselves.

        As an individual we have little power. As a collective we have more than enough power, which is why it is crucial never to become defeatist.

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        Yeah but it’s a relatable sentiment, one I identify with personally as well. Maybe that can be the point

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        that’s because religion is a construct to control the masses.

        this is why we’re seeing progressives being targeted in America with harsh religious overtones.