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A Tidal Wave of State and Private Repression Is Targeting Pro-Palestinian Voices

jacobin.com /2023/11/anti-palestine-mccarthyism-censorship/

Critics of Israel’s merciless war on Gaza are facing threats of government prosecution and blacklists or firings. In this neo-McCarthyist environment, anything pro-Palestine is being made to carry the whiff of bigotry or even incitement to violence.

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- Nah that's perfectly consistent behavior for fascists. And the only one besides the fascists that are likely to flip. Are wealthy Democrats who in serving themselves also tend to serve the wealthy fascists. They're highly adjacent and only make up a narrow part of the spectrum and all largely right wing.
Good Lord, the propaganda from both sides is a mess. Example one, this article.
- What part is propaganda? And what do you consider the other side of this specific issue?
Not one mention of the reverse!
The companies that want to distance themselves from this, are perfectly entitled to.
Major donors are pulling money from public institutions over their beliefs on this issue is again completely fair and understandable.
I'm not sure what State actions are being done to limit freedom of expression, those should be struck down though.
Those who openly support terrorism like we're seeing on campuses across America should be shamed. I'm not sure it should go so far as to arrest them, but inciting violence should be watched for closely. Some places have hate speech laws, that are clearly being violated by these disgusting assholes.
- Hate speech laws violate the 1A. At least half the churches in America would have to be shut down otherwise.
  
  Hate speech laws violate the 1A? How do you figure that logic?
  
  There are places outside of America.... y'know places that aren't shit hole countries lol.

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