• Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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    26 days ago

    The discourse around the Israel-Palestine thing has reached a very specific nadir.

    I got harangued by strangers while I was out because my mobility scooter is an Israeli brand.

    I get it. I do. But there aren’t that many alternatives for mobility aids that actually do what I need them to do. Please do not shout at me for using the scooter I’ve owned for ten years.

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      26 days ago

      I wish these people would go place their energies at where it matters - Malcolm Turnbull + Peter Garrett for approving Chevron in Australia who enabled this conflict. But no, lets target the vulnerable instead. I’m so sorry for the suckage.

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      26 days ago

      mobility scooter is an Israeli brand

      I’m not getting involved in the Israel / Palestine conflict discussion but randoms having a go at you for the brand of your scooter is taking it too far and you shouldn’t have to deal with that at all.

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      26 days ago

      so many hugs

      These people are not following the teachings of the most famous and influential Palestinian in history.

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        His followers, though, have done some terrible things in the name of faith. When formal religion enters the picture, common sense and compassion flies out the window. I think this is deliberate, and has been through history. One of the reasons I don’t approve of puritan religion in any form, including my own.

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      26 days ago

      That is appalling. Sorry you had to deal with that. I can’t even imagine the thought process.