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Why I quit the U.S. Air Force and went on a hunger strike to stop the Gaza genocide

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3d ago

Why I quit the U.S. Air Force and went on a hunger strike to stop the Gaza genocide

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People have set themselves on fire and it didn't change a thing. More effective measures seem appropriate. It needs to affect the people responsible.
“Why I virtue signaled and accomplished nothing except my own humiliation,” should be the title.
- Pretty much every sitout non-voter there.
  
  And the people who pretended that they were helping by voting for the "polite" genociders.
  
  They are still waaaaaay better than people who voted for a Genocider
Cool, how many bombs did the hunger strike stop?
Oh...
40 day fast
So this isn’t a hunger strike. This is weak-ass bullshit that—as you can see—did little more than thoughts and prayers. She got an article. Great. An actual hunger strike ends in death. It’s a time bomb. It gives the other party time to decide if they want to let you die.
And before any of you cry about what I’m “doing,” name a single thing I could do to end the war in Gaza and I’ll go do it. Otherwise shut up.
- Become an extremely skilled superassasin and start taking out politically powerful bad people?
  A bit much to ask, I think. But I think it could make a difference.
- I don’t really see why any of the people in power would care if this person had starved themselves to death. I don’t understand what the perceived leverage was here.
  
  The people in power might care if it gets in the news. Be careful not to succumb to learned helplessness and nihilism, that's what authoritarian regimes want.
  
  Exactly. The was none. It’s just dieting for genocide, how much more American can you get?
- You could use the immense amount of privilege you have (being in the top 3.5% of people in the world with food, water and electricity) to lobby your government. And if you’re feeling so inspired as your angry clearly shows, why don’t you run for government yourself.
  Go touch some grass instead of criticising someone doing something
  
  You could use the immense amount of privilege you have (being in the top 3.5% of people in the world with food, water and electricity) to lobby your government.
  Considered lobbying the government as a single human. Went to work instead since I cannot dine on privilege and need to eat.
  
  Your math is wrong sweetheart. You are angry that I was born into a country that currently is on top. However, As we have noticed that is quickly becoming not the case. I had nothing to do with that.
  I understand your anger, but it should be directed at her and not me. She is literally doing this for a headline. I would be happy to make a friendly wager that she attempts to make money on this by doing speaking engagements or perhaps writing a book.

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