@rameshgupta

Russia is waging a horrible war of aggression, but the situation is still quite different, which might explain the differences in public prception.
First of all I want to make clear that I despise Hamas, their theocratic-fascistoid project and their terroist actions.

a) asymmetry. Ukraine is giving a hell of a fight to the Russian military.
Hamas vs IDF is more a david vs goliath situation. People tend to protest in favour of the underdog.
b) government's position: the western countries are already supporting Ukraine with weapons. There could be done more, but that's more complex. What should students protest for when their governments declared Russia already a rogue state?
c) the civilian casualties in Ukraine differ are much lower than the continued massacre in Gaza. Yes, Bucha was horrible and I wouldn't like to live in a Russian-occupied regiin either, but it is obvious that civilians are considered differently in both places.
d) in one thing you are right:
The Israel-Palestine conflict has already many years of history, so many people have some kind of opinion. And there is a narrative and solidarity structures.

But let me ask you a question: when was the last time you protested against a war? How did you get there? How did the movement work structurally?

⬆️ @earthworm

>> I want to make clear that I despise Hamas

Everything that follows belies this

>> Hamas vs IDF is more a david vs goliath situation

Oh the irony in choosing David vs Goliath for exactly these two opponents!

>> People tend to protest in favour of the underdog

You don’t believe #Ukraine is the underdog in the #Russian war?

>> western countries are already supporting Ukraine with weapons

Is #Iran not supporting #AxisOfResistance (#Hamas, #Hezbollah, #Houthi) with weapons?

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⬆️ @earthworm

>> What should students protest for when their governments declared Russia already a rogue state?

Our governments have also declared #Hamas a terrorist organization. It is also a rogue “state” having wrested power away from #Fatah in a bloody civil war in #Gaza in 2007. They don’t represent all #Palestinians (#WestBank).

#StudentProtestestors could fight for and protest the rise of #fascism in own country rather than conflict in another ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112424962596109267

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