#or we've heard this before and from palestinians themselves and not from some dude from the uk

[alexenglish]

"There is a worrying tendency to attempt to hide behind some claimed complexity of the history, as if it's simply too difficult to understand without a PhD in the history of the region, and thus who can really say if it's okay for the IDF to blow up all these children today. Maybe there's some justification lurking in the very complicated history, who knows?

This is just cowardice you hear from people who don't want to admit they are not living up to the values they would like to think they uphold. They'll condemn atrocities, but only in retrospect, when the bodies are buried and the historical consensus is already formed.

The history of Israel and Palestine is complicated in one sense: in that a lot of things have happened, but morally, the situation is not complex at all. In fact, the more you learn about the history of the region, the less morally complex things become."

#free palestine #shaun_vids #i know sometimes it's annoying to click on these videos because it can feel like oh everyone knows this it's palestine 101 #or we've heard this before and from palestinians themselves and not from some dude from the uk #but the structure and his ability to tie in history and concepts and his articulation is very good and worth listening to #putting into words the way so many of us feel in a mature but most importantly kind way #it's a good reminder of how and why we're all connected to this cause #and more visibility is never bad