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Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in Washington (www.presstv.ir)
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The shooting took place late Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum, which was hosting an American Jewish Committee event at the time of the incident.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the deaths in an X post, saying, “We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share.”

The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez of Chicago, Illinois, "chanted 'Free, free Palestine,’ while in custody," she added.

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

so the solution is doing nothing instead? because they are already cracking down on (and ignoring) peaceful protests.

and while i don't believe in adventurism either: their violence is their fault, not ours.

[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Let me give you a hypothetical. Imagine that these murders happened just as they did. But now imagine that Palestine was not brought up. The guy just stayed silent. The 2 Zionists are dead all the same, but there is plausible deniability that this was not done in the name of Palestine. Like I'm saying, there is a more effective way to crash out, if you are going to crash out. Furthermore, you shouldn't be crashing out on an individual level! When will we have it sink in that there is no individual solution to systemic issues? Organize!

Learn from your enemy. Many Israeli officials still claim to this day is denying the genocide. It's not because they think you'll believe it. It's about plausible deniability.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

still a net positive.

[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The death of 2 shitbags comes at the inconvenience of many more revolutionary voices. I predict it will not be. Because this was not a revolutionary act. This was adventurism.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

not really. these revolutionary voices will be (and are) silenced anyway as soon as they represent any danger. the palestine thing is incidentally a great example.

adventurism won't save us, but it isnt hurting in this case. small net positive.

[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I respectfully disagree. So does Lenin if anyone cares: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1902/sep/01.htm

I get it though. Reading theory can be hard.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

violence is not the same as adventurism. its better when its organized, i agree, but not causing any problems we don't already have in this case and its bound to happen as people get frustrated.

[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Spin the definition however you want. I have made my point. Change comes from class struggle. Not individual spontaneous action.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Change comes from class struggle. Not individual spontaneous action.

i implied as much a few times throughout my comments. we are in agreement.

[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago

I'm glad.