Joy Metzler left the Air Force as a conscientious objector over U.S. support for Israeli atrocities in Palestine and joined a 40-day Veterans for Peace hunger strike for Gaza. She says it is crucial we escalate our protest to stop genocide.
  • Devolution@lemmy.world
    26·
    3 hours ago

    “Why I virtue signaled and accomplished nothing except my own humiliation,” should be the title.

  • madlian@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    1419·
    10 hours ago

    40 day fast

    So this isn’t a hunger strike. This is weak-ass bullshit that—as you can see—did little more than thoughts and prayers. She got an article. Great. An actual hunger strike ends in death. It’s a time bomb. It gives the other party time to decide if they want to let you die.

    And before any of you cry about what I’m “doing,” name a single thing I could do to end the war in Gaza and I’ll go do it. Otherwise shut up.

    • saddlebag@lemmy.world
      91·
      6 hours ago

      You could use the immense amount of privilege you have (being in the top 3.5% of people in the world with food, water and electricity) to lobby your government. And if you’re feeling so inspired as your angry clearly shows, why don’t you run for government yourself.

      Go touch some grass instead of criticising someone doing something

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        6 hours ago

        You could use the immense amount of privilege you have (being in the top 3.5% of people in the world with food, water and electricity) to lobby your government.

        Considered lobbying the government as a single human. Went to work instead since I cannot dine on privilege and need to eat.

      • madlian@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        24·
        5 hours ago

        Your math is wrong sweetheart. You are angry that I was born into a country that currently is on top. However, As we have noticed that is quickly becoming not the case. I had nothing to do with that.

        I understand your anger, but it should be directed at her and not me. She is literally doing this for a headline. I would be happy to make a friendly wager that she attempts to make money on this by doing speaking engagements or perhaps writing a book.

    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      142·
      10 hours ago

      I don’t really see why any of the people in power would care if this person had starved themselves to death. I don’t understand what the perceived leverage was here.