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[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

The weird thing is the Germans legitimately think that they're on the right side of history by arresting protestors, banning demonstrations, cancelling artists and supplying weapons to support a genocide.

I guess some things never change.

[–] HyonoKo@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

It’s frustrating to have to hear the German state media being unconditionally pro-Israel. And sad to try to have a reasonable conversation about this with acquaintances and co-workers. But what really triggers my cognitive dissonance is all those pro-Israel leftist-themed stickers spread everywhere.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Please do differentiate between us and our fucking government.

[–] Piperpiper1@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Why aren't Germans protesting the government? Not about Palestine but about their assault on German citizens' free speech?

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

So many things come to mind. There are protests. We're in transition right now, this is a brand new government. People are afraid that the alternative (!) is literal, outright Nazis and this is the lesser evil. We've been protesting shit for some months but right now I think everybody's tired. No, these are not "good reasons". I don't even know, man.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Germans on Lemmy seem to try their hardest to make it clear there is no difference.

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah... am luckily pretty isolated to them

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, we are entirely homogenous over here and any decision ever made by our government represents 100% the popular opinion, similar to how it works in the states

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Most Americans have a negative view of Israel according to the latest polls.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/majority-americans-hold-unfavourable-view-israel-pew-poll-finds

I don't see anything like that in Germany.

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I know noone who is for Israel except a rich boy working for CDU. Which is in my opinion a Nazi Partition or very close to it.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Because you're not looking:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=meinungsumfrage+zu+israel&ia=web

And this increasing deterioration of public opinion is happening despite the fact that a responsibility for Israel is cemented into the german law and favorable opinions being actively promoted by the media and government.

[–] Numberone@startrek.website 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think of this when Europeans on other threads shit on Americans by saying "come over here if you want that free speech back". That was never a thing in Europe, and certainly isn't now in the days of Palestinian genocide. Shit on Americans all you want, but let's be.accurate with those turds shall we?

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

German wrong for third time I guess. Guess time to boycott them