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   carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Friday, 27-Oct-2023 09:19:02 JST carl marks

   Hello fedi. We at BlackQueerLife would just like to make a direct statement to clarify our position on the violence happening between Israel and the Palestinians. We unapologetically support the movement to #FreePalestine and condemn the genocide currently being carried out by the settler colonialist state of Israel. If you are curious as to how we have come to that decision, we will provide some short videos on the subject.

   The first video is a sped up recording of author and physician Dr. Gabor Mate, a Holocaust survivor and former Zionist, speaking about Israel’s occupation of Palestine. It is 5 minutes and 58 seconds.
   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8kEg3Av/

   The second video includes a discussion of the label “terrorist” and how it has historically been applied by Western nations to those fighting against colonialist oppression. It is 3 minutes and 51 seconds.
   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8kE5xFV/

   The third video discusses how the usage of specific language has been used to market this genocide to us as acceptable, analyzed by someone who works in copyediting. It is 5 minutes and 55 seconds.
   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8kKWHaF/

   The fourth and final video explores more in depth how to target certain demographics to stop people from openly speaking out against genocide, created by the same person who did the last video. It is 5 minutes and 39 seconds.
   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8kEBxRD/

   These are just a bare handful of the resources that are out there, made by people who are knowledgeable on the subject. As Dr. Mate says, it’s not just about what you know. It’s about what you can find out. The information is out there, but the folks trying to sell us on genocide are dependent on US not going to find it ourselves. Thank you for reading.

   -BQL Admin Team

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Friday, 27-Oct-2023 12:32:53 JST carl marks

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     • Laura

     @laescude that's important context, thank you. I doubt his larger argument would change, though, even if the sentence about multiplying by 1000 no longer applies. But it's still an important thing to clarify, that the interview is from 2 years ago.

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     Laura (laescude@mastodon.cr)'s status on Friday, 27-Oct-2023 12:32:57 JST Laura

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     @tillshadeisgone While I agree with you, here’s a statement on the first video, by Dr. Gabor Mate, in which he clarifies it’s not from the current context. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyi8ozpOLHO/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==