An estimated Twenty-seven ships to set sail for Gaza from multiple ports to break Israel’s siege on the enclave.
This will be activist Greta Thunberg’s second mission, having been taken captive by Israel earlier this year when her ship and fellow crew members were sprayed with illicit chemicals and boarded unlawfully in international waters. The Handala and her crew also suffered a similar fate earlier this summer.
Dozens of people gathered on Saturday at the port of Barcelona where a flotilla will set sail for Gaza on Sunday. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is hoping to break… the naval blockade imposed by Israel along the coast of the Gaza Strip since 2007… (AP video and production by Hernan Munoz)
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Lotta fuckin nerve, that one has, to willingly subject herself to being attacked by the Israeli military AGAIN…People should remember this shit when they hear people in the Rogan-sphere calling her a “crisis actor” or “new world order shill”, or whatever dumb shit they’ll inevitably say.
She’s got more morals and conviction than any of those little bitches.
Other volunteers are as valuable
… if not more so.
Greta brings awareness but I’m not sure what capabilities she brings to the flotilla.
She’s also less likely to be disappeared than others.
She’s also less likely to be disappeared than others.
Honestly I feel this is her playing to her advantages - Israel can (and does) sink ships carrying aid - and while I have utmost respect for the crews and aid volunteers on those ships - Israel doesn’t - and having a high profile person on board that Israel knows is bad PR if they kill provides some safety for the whole crew.
I don’t disagree , i just think it is important to talk about the other too
Rogan said they were going to turn Greta into “hamburger”.
Because he’s so charming.
Do you watch things made by people you dislike to stay upset?
To stay informed you douche.
What’s the point in hanging around in echo chambers?
It’s important to see what the other side is saying, if only so that you can refute their bullshit lies.
I’m not the guy replying and I agree with you “to a degree”. Although I got burned out listening to the “other side” for years. I don’t even really listen to “my side” … or at least I don’t think. The right-wing manosphere loves culture wars and complain about people starting culture wars so much to me it’s tiring to listen.
I do admire your ability to go through it. I think I probably would have kept listening if the “other side” wasn’t in charge of so much and reeking havoc.
I remember someone asking about Jon Stewart and The Daily Show during the Bill Clinton administration if he could keep doing his comedy if times were bad. He said something to the affect of, it works better when times are good. Which always struck me as funny because he flourished even moreso afterwards and was then accused on loving the bad times so much because he profits from it by lazy journalists. Anyways, I ramble a lot >_>.
I always appreciate a good ramble.
That one was choice. 👌
I agree, to a point. But I can’t imagine listening to a 3 hour podcast of someone I dislike. That’s crazy behaviour.
red flag if you listen to Greta right now and go “I don’t like her anymore”
I always found her vaguely annoying but tbh that just means she’s good at what she does because the whole purpose of activism is to make people uncomfortable with the status quo. Like ugh I know the world is a raging dumpster fire but can I just finish this day in stardew?
She isnt the one making it a dumpster fire so I dont get your point at all
You should do a bit of study and up your comprehension. What I think you meant is that you don’t agree with their opinion but what you said is you don’t understand a pretty simple idea.
What I said is she isnt making it a dumpster fire.
She is the beacon of hope for humanity. She stands for the values that represent the best in us. And she not only tells us how it is, she leads the way.
I hope it goes better for them this time.
It won’t. But they know that; and they know the risks. On the contrary, they know it will likely be worse than last time.
Short of Yemen (Barak Allah) these are the only direct actions to stop the blockaid on Gaza. An entire world watching as a live streamed genocide occurs.
Yemen and these flotillas will be written about in history as historians analyze why so little was done to stop a genocide.
I know. But I still hope.
Well if they make it into Gaza then the likelihood they survive decreases dramatically, but I hope their journey is as successful as it is noble
Why? You’re not implying Gazans mean them harm are you? I know more than one family that would lay down their lives to defend people like this. They’re not idiots. They absolutely understand the optics and global importance of this style of activism.
I definitely understood their comment as “Israel claims everyone in Gaza as Hamas, so they’re more likely to die from a random airstrike than they are at sea”
Ok. I hope that’s the case. I don’t mean to be defensive. It just seems that’s often the implication with these kind of remarks.
Definitely the case, sorry for not being more clear
I’m hoping they can avoid the terror and death that Israel is wreaking on so many civilians and journalists
I reread it and I think I was just triggered and my brain skipped the whole picture. That was my mistake. I’m used to navigating more hostile online environments.
No worries 😊
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They have shot at Reuters and killed a guy, when they knew that they were known to them. They knew about that Reuters crew for days. Then they killed them.
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LOL no it was completely made up. Everybody they shoot is hamas, regardless of if they have identified them or not.
I mean they had no problem killing non-palestinan reporters and aid workers so what makes you think they’ll care about Greta or any blowback. Greta is already demonized by right leaning news sources.
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No lol once they are inside Israel borders that’s going to be an airstrike from the IDF for sure.
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Christ the /r/worldNews thread on this is wall to wall monkey screeching
I think I misunderstood your remark at first, but I just took a brief peek at the comment section over on one of the Reddit posts. What I find funny is a lot of their crying/outrage/gotchyas actually justify the purpose of the flotilla and bring direct attention to many of the problems the mission seeks to highlight.
For the first time in years I feel the urge to check reddit.com…
I’ll save you the trouble. The majority of the arguements fall into the usual categories it’s “performative”, “it won’t matter any way”, “it’s a ‘war’ zone”, they’re all just “taking pleasure cruises on yachts” that “they aren’t even carrying aid”, that “Greta’s just a rich spoiled brat and it’s European rich kids having fun” etc. And of course the full fledged backing of Israel(which is basically confessing Israel has an obligation to provide for “their” territory and are failing to do so).
Basically “DiRtY HipPiESssssssss” is their “strongest” counter-arguement. The rest are just proving the point how ridiculous Israel is and how world governments are complicit.
Wow the propaganda machine is whirring itself into a conniption over Thunberg.
/r/worldnews has been a dumpster fire for years but got even worse after October 2023. I have it filtered via RES.
check r/israel, deranged individuals.
I read it as she’s riding a Tortilla
I’d imagine it would get quite soggy by the time it gets there
I mean, that would be one way to grab the media spotlight! And draw attention to the issue.
It already turned around due to bad weather
I’m confused cause that article says they already departed Barcelona after they had to turn around due to weather. Looks like the link was changed as well.
Wow that is curious. The article itself changed. Don’t they usually include “update” or “changed to include” and a time stamp when that happens? Or am I just not seeing it? When I read it the first time it definitely didn’t talk about leaving port again. If memory serves it said they had to turn around due to weather and it was unclear if or when they’d leave again. Now it says,
“A flotilla of dozens of boats loaded with aid for Gaza departed Barcelona port on Monday evening after stormy weather forced them to return to port earlier, Reuters footage showed.”
Strange. But glad to know they’re underway.
Don’t they usually include “update” or “changed to include” and a time stamp when that happens?
No. These days news articles are updated all the time with new information and nothing to tell you. More often than not, people don’t notice.
My only guess would be that the flotilla relaunched faster than anyone thought it would so the writer just updated the article. Looks like they departed Sunday, turned back on Monday, and relaunched within the same day (maybe even just a few hours).
Lol
LMAO
It takes just one brave soul
Let not just make it sbout Greta, she is great but other volunteers are also as valuable
Zero coverage on Chris Smalls from the corporate media. Dude was literally tortured by the IOF.
I respect Greta. Don’t get me wrong. It’s actually amazing that someone that came from a wealthy family did not just end up being another shitlib telling us to stop using plastic straws to save the planet.
It’s a testament to her moral compass that it lead her to be radicalized.
If the liberals avoid talking about you and the conservatives hate you then you’re doing something right.
But Smalls has always been ignored by the Liberals (unless they could use him as a winning point after the fact). Greta was meant to be a symbol of the liberals form of climate change inaction (but she didn’t play ball and was largely dropped). They can’t avoid talking about her as easily because the conservatives hate her.
Conservatives hate Smalls but they largely just don’t know who he is. So the liberals can ignore him more easily.
Absolutely. The media bias is terrible.
I believe the Freedom Flotilla site posted an interview he did with ABC News where he was able to briefly recounts the horrific racism and assault he endured at the hands of the Israelis. Thanks for raising his name again. More people need to hear what he experienced.
Anyone who hasn’t seen it should go give it a watch and a listen.
Edit: to add to your expanded post. I agree Smalls is largely ignored by liberal media but I think his action and involvement reaches to others that Greta can’t. Greta is also selectively called upon when it suits their bias. We need everyone. He took on extra inherit risks and he deserves every bit of credit and validation for that fact. And I think he’s exposed more Israeli lies about how “tolerant” and “progressive” they are socially. Completely ignoring they have massive problems with racism and homophobia in their ranks and society.
agreed
This time do it with poisoned food, so when it’s confiscated, hopefully those Israeli dogs eat it.
