After outcry over Ukraine, big business muted on Israel-Hamas war
After outcry over Ukraine, big business muted on Israel-Hamas war
Major brands that spoke out against Russia’s invasion have been reluctant to weigh in on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Yeah, because unlike Russia trying to invade a country that was generally minding its own business, both Israel and Hamas suck. Both of them are bad guys who have committed massive war crimes.
Intelligent people have been calling for Palestinian freedom for a while, seeing the ongoing war crimes of israel and credulous claims to the land, but that freedom should not come at the cost of committing war crimes themselves.
Publicly supporting Israel would alienate an entire demographic who see that it's a fucked up mess with no winners, and publicly supporting Palestine would be like saying, "I support the recent actions of the Hamas," while also pissing off the Christians who think Israel is Yahweh's special little guy.
There's no way to make a marketable sound bite that encapsulates all that nuance, and I'm glad that businesses have the good graces to STFU for once.
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but that freedom should not come at the cost of committing war crimes themselves.
What do you think this is? Star Wars? What did you think anti-colonialist warfare is really like in real life? It's messy - did you really think that the French Resistance during WW2 only killed Nazis? The Allies themselves slaughtered hundreds of thousands of civilians, yet I don't see too many people "both-siding" that conflict.
And btw... Palestinians were minding their own business until Israel (and it's western enablers) clocked in.
What do you think this is? Star Wars? What did you think anti-colonialist warfare is really like in real life?
And what is wrong with my statement? Is it justified to commit warcrimes against civilians, because you've had warcrimes committed against you? An eye for an eye? Fuck that. It might be messy, but "messy" is not a rational justification for warcrimes. Period. Both sides have committed them, both sides suck. The citizens on both sides deserve to live their lives in peace, free from their governments' propaganda and warmongering.
The Allies themselves slaughtered hundreds of thousands of civilians, yet I don't see too many people "both-siding" that conflict.
"Nobody has called them out to date," is not a rational justification for why it shouldn't be done now. I'm not familiar with WW2 history, but if that's true, I would gladly stand in opposition to that, too.
And btw... Palestinians were minding their own business until Israel (and it's western enablers) clocked in.
Still. Not. Justification. For. Warcrimes. Unless you can prove that it is just and rational to kill civilians, it doesn't matter if they were minding their own business.
Agreeing with the other poster, it's a catch-22 from a corporate perspective. If they make any position they're going to alienate the other side, both sides are extremely vocal. There's nothing that can be said from a corporate friendly perspective that would help the corporation. So they're not going to say anything.
Hell look at McDonald's... Different franchises went different on this position, and they're fighting each other. The brand is eating itself. There's no way a corporation wants to weigh in on this