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Doctor Removed From Ontario Medical Association AGM for Refusing to Take Off Watermelon Pin (pressprogress.ca)
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[–] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

the watermelon 🍉 which has the green, black, red, and white of the Palestinian flag.

I wouldn't have made that connection either.

I doubt I could recognize the flags of hundreds of countries, theirs included.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    Yeah, of course! And other countries share those same colours on their flag - it's not about the colours, but knowing about the oppression that's important; and it's never too late or wrong to learn and share!

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    but knowing about the oppression that's important

    I have been well aware of the oppression, the bullshit that the Israeli "settlers" are doing and much more.

    But I didn't know that the watermelon had been adopted as a symbol relevant to the issue.

     

    It's not realistic to expect that everyone can know every single detail of every situation.

    I'm sure I know some details about certain situations that you haven't heard of, just the same as you probably know things that I have never been aware of.

    None of that is any reason to treat others as hostile enemies simply due to lack of exposure to certain details (as some people in this thread seem to want to do).

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