I feel like I'm crazy.
I know people will hate me for this. But I'm just tired of keeping it for myself because I don't want to get hated. I posted a comment like months ago about Israeli people, how not all Israeli people are bad, and judging them as a whole is wrong; not all of them support genocide or the government. But now I'm known as an Israel supporter. I approached that topic wrong; I shouldn't have said that hating Israeli people makes you antisemitic because at the end of the day, 20% of Arabs/Palestinians live there. Also, I could have at least thought about who I was talking with; telling people who are affected by the conflict to not hate the people whose government oppressed them was assholish for me to do. Also, in the first place, that comment was out of place; I shouldn't have posted it there. That's why I deleted the comment from there in the first place because I thought I was mostly wrong. But however, I got replies that told me Israeli people are all bad people, and they don't deserve courtesy. That's just blind hate. If you live in America or Europe and you never understood what it's like to be in a conflict, saying that is purely prejudice. And it doesn't make you look good when you are typing that in the comfort of your bed, where you don't need to be worried about war or bombs. I think this blind hate is distracting from this issue, which is criticizing the Israeli government and focusing on its people instead, who don't have power in their hands.
I really feel insane for seeing people just outright generalizing without thinking of nuance. Like, I really feel that way. I'm open for people to disagree with me. and I like you to be mindful and not try to insult me or "call me out." That won't change anything, or my opinion. I'm making this post because if someone called me an Israel supporter again, I will link this and let them think for themselves.
Also, I think this blind hate discourages Israeli people from trying to make a change or shuts them out from trying to understand. This is a post about an Israeli who refused to do their mandatory service in the IDF for protesting against their government. Apparently, serving in person is not enough. Like that, just show the Israeli people that no ......
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