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Israel's Backers Are Now Advocating The Assassination Of Greta Thunberg (www.caitlinjohnst.one)

submitted 6 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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US Senator Lindsay Graham has just tweeted an article titled “Greta Thunberg sets sail with Gaza flotilla that aims to break Israeli naval blockade,” adding the comment, “Hope Greta and her friends can swim!”

Australian Zionist think tanker Arsen Ostrovsky somehow outdid Graham, tweeting “Oh look, the little jihadi Greta Thunberg is trying to get into Gaza, to show solidarity with Hamas. It would be so sad if something were to happen to her flotilla…”

There’s not a lot that can shock me about Israel and its supporters these days. But if you’d traveled back in time a few years ago it would be hard to explain to someone how we got to a timeline that includes Israel supporters openly advocating the assassination of Greta Thunberg.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Lindsey Graham's tweet got 17.1 Million views, and counting.

It may be nuts, but it changes thoughts because it's embedded in millions of people's real lives. While the senator's tweet may not be acted on directly, it fuels the media ecosystem that calls for, and drives, such violence. It sways sentiment in the real world in a way OP's less engaged article never will.

Tweets like this are what put shameless, crazy right wingers (and crazy left wingers) in control of the world. Jihadists terrorists take advantage of it, MAGA takes advantage of it, Israeli demagogues take advantage of it, and others ignoring that is how we got to this place.