You can’t even engage conservatives in a debate about free speech at this point. They will freak out and call you pro-Hamas.
They see that my generation is questioning hate speech laws and unfettered support for Israel, so this is the method they’re going with. The support amongst Gen Z is even lower, yet they continue to engage this way.
They will then proceed to tell you that everyone in Palestine is pro-Hamas, and therefore they deserve to be punished for the crimes of Hamas.
Do you see the dangerous precedent that’s being set here? We’ve been down this road.
They’re just fine with collective punishment, as long as they can convince themselves (and others) that a bunch of pre-schoolers support Hamas.
Can you imagine if we are all collectively punished for what George W. Bush did in the Middle East someday?
This is actually the mentality of a terrorist—collective punishment justifies their actions. See: Bin Laden for instance.
Ironic, huh?
Mike