there's an old saying: 'damned if u do, and damned if u don't'. i think this applies to living currently in the usa, which along with it's zionist partner israel is the world's leading source of state sponsored terrorism and genocide, for those of us vehemently opposed to it. a little over 2 years ago aaron bushnell courageously or insanely set himself on fire outside the israeli embassy in washington d.c. to protest the ongoing genocide of palestinians by israel which was fully funded and supported by the usa. it created a sensation in the media that lasted a few days and then was quietly memory holed. nothing changed. the slow going oppression and genocide of palestine continues, and now the zionist alliance has once again attacked iran, the leading opponent of zionism in the region.
i feel like crap about being an american under such circumstances, but i feel justified in keeping my feelings mostly to myself since protest, no matter how vehement, changes nothing in this sordid world.
Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell - Wikipedia
and to be perfectly honest, i'm not very inclined to put my ass on the line with fellow 'progressives' on this and other progressive issues considering most progressives if they knew of my 'perverted' empathy for 'pedophiles', would not hesitate to condemn and isolate me. as long as they insist on adhering to their brainwashed notions of 'morality' regarding sex between 'minors' and 'adults' (as if this is abnormal and something which hasn't been commonplace throughout our species existence, and well supported by sound logic, i.e. the biological urge to have sex regardless of current 'moral' standards), this will be my 'moral' stance.
