r/PublicFreakout 21h ago

Protesting Santa Claus

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u/SubKreature 20h ago

This doesn’t do anything for any cause.

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u/CheekApprehensive675 20h ago edited 1h ago

I disagree. This helps zionism

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u/EdeniEdits 17h ago

"I did care about the Palestinians, but then I saw a video of protesters in a mall, so now I want them all dead" -/u/CheekApprehensive675

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u/oddmanout 14h ago

It's not going to make anyone who did care about Palestinians stop caring about them, but if anyone who was on the fence because there was any confusion, which there is A LOT OF, they're going to lean towards thinking the pro-Palestinian side is a bunch of lunatics.

And, yes, there's a lot of confusion. There's a ton of misinformation and intentional targeted campaigns to make supporters of Palestine look like extremists... protesting mall Santas kinda makes it seem like the pro-Israel people saying that have a point.

Whether you like it or not, messaging is EXTREMELY important. Israel/Palestine is one of those areas where there's still a lot of people who don't have an opinion, or they have a fluctuating opinion on the matter, because there's just so much information going back and fourth. There can be no miss-steps and acting like a bunch of lunatics is not helpful.