cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15583713

Campus In Crisis - Eli Valley

*Not equating the total violence between the situations of course. It’s just important to label oppressive and non-representative regimes what they are, even when they happen to reside in the US.

PROTIP: Opposition to interventionism in the Middle East does not have to equate to support for the currently extant states therein.

My reasoning:

• “While not applicable in all cases, mental health problems often played a role [in Florida Man stories]. Mental health is a huge issue in Florida, which ranks at the bottom of all states for mental health funding, according to the Florida Policy Institute. Lou and Orjoux, CNN 2019
• Florida has a known track record of intimidating and suppressing voters, particularly voters of color.
• ”It’s a democracy, we are just making fun of the voters who made it that way.” Except it isn’t. The will of the Floridian people is not represented in the actions of their leaders. One of many examples: 68% of Floridians want the state to do more on climate change, meanwhile “The Florida Legislature not only bypassed proposals to address climate change during the most recent legislative session, but lawmakers also passed a measure (HB 1645) that would strip the term “climate change” from much of state law.” Does that sound like democracy to you?

Instead of addressing these—and other—root problems, Florida Man posts trivialize the hardships of marginalized individuals, perpetuating societal inequities.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15544674

Dots connected

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15515732

The Wrong Amazon is Burning

PDX

Ahava Cosmetics, bought by Chinese conglomerate Fosun in 2016, runs its production site, visitor center, and main store in an illegal Israeli settlement in occupied Palestinian territory. Known for extracting minerals from the Dead Sea for cosmetics, Ahava has been a key target of the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement.

• https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahava-sold-for-77-million-to-chinese-investors/