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Calgary Opera Replaces Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega in ‘Tosca’ After Singer Displays Palestinian Flag During Curtain Call (operawire.com)
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[+] -21 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Or perhaps those who go see a performance want to see what they paid for and not have yet another experience co-opted by performative activism. Shouting “Free Palestine” does absolutely nothing to free Palestine. Everyone is aware of what’s happening in that part of the world.

Shouting “Free Palestine” won’t free Palestine.

Dousing artwork in oil won’t stop climate change.

Throwing red paint on models at fashion shows won’t convert anyone to veganism.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Our entire existence has been coopted by our complicity in this genocide.

    Reveling in societal apathy, openly condemning valid activism as invalid and using non aligned comparisons, smacks of motivation to uphold the status quo and even a continued societal commitment to violent Zionism.

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  • [+] -12 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Ah yes the Palestinian cause is the only global cause of merit. The only genocide. It is the litmus test for all things. Shouting at people wearing a rainbow keffiyeh will free the people in Rafah for sure.

    The tactic is similar to what those Jesus freak proselytizers do - everyone has already heard about Jesus and they still haven’t converted and they never will. It’s all for them not for actually converting anyone.

    Same with your brand of “ I’m 21 lead my uni’s Marxist club and I’m deep” performative activism.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago

    People are tired of nihilistic anti-solidarity attitudes, or ill-framed comparisons based on personal ideologically shaded observations.

    Your comments history is overflowing with down votes from your societal peers who hold no symmetry with your personal opinions or your points of expression.

    Consider personal introspection in conjunction with the current state of the world.

    Ask yourself how meaningful your current attitude or beliefs are to anyone but you.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago

    Actually there are plenty of art communities and organizations that are now boycotting Israel.

    So as much as you want to smear your old-man-shakes-fist-at-cloud-go-protest-in-a-way-that-i-approve-and-won't-bug-anyone-cynicism, you can respectfully sit on the side and allow the world to speak out against genocide instead of being yet another obstacle.

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