I hate the "no clue about Palestine until 10/7" thing. I knew a lot less about Palestine in 2023. When 10/7 happened, I knew to be glad that Hamas was fighting back, but I was unaware of the precedent of how insanely genocidal Israel had been in the past, and the onslaught that was sure to come. The events of Oct 7th and onward are a totally valid point to radicalize over. What's so questionable about someone was on the fence about Palestinian armed struggle who comes to understand the necessity of the struggle after seeing the fighting force of the Palestinian resistance and the lengths they were willing to go? Norm Finkelstein himself had lost hope until Al Aqsa flood, and he's been fiercelessly defending Palestine for a literal lifetime!
I hate the "no clue about Palestine until 10/7" thing. I knew a lot less about Palestine in 2023. When 10/7 happened, I knew to be glad that Hamas was fighting back, but I was unaware of the precedent of how insanely genocidal Israel had been in the past, and the onslaught that was sure to come. The events of Oct 7th and onward are a totally valid point to radicalize over. What's so questionable about someone was on the fence about Palestinian armed struggle who comes to understand the necessity of the struggle after seeing the fighting force of the Palestinian resistance and the lengths they were willing to go? Norm Finkelstein himself had lost hope until Al Aqsa flood, and he's been fiercelessly defending Palestine for a literal lifetime!
They're trying desperately to do our version of the "history started in 2022" meme