I have found the "Hamas cheerleaders" refrain to be such an egregious way to frame the narrative. Not only does it seem to forget (or ignore?) that Hamas is the government of Gaza (of which the militant faction is just one part), it also seems to (deceptively, imo) paint supporters of Palestinian liberation as supportive of terrorism. An…
I have found the "Hamas cheerleaders" refrain to be such an egregious way to frame the narrative. Not only does it seem to forget (or ignore?) that Hamas is the government of Gaza (of which the militant faction is just one part), it also seems to (deceptively, imo) paint supporters of Palestinian liberation as supportive of terrorism. And it seems to come straight from the Bush Admin playbook after 9/11 when they employed the manipulative "You're either with us or with the terrorists" form of social engineering. I can't help but feel like we're being socially engineered again.
It very much pains me to say that I'm disappointed that you authored this article, Dr. McWhorter, because I have so much respect for you and your work... but not this piece.
I have found the "Hamas cheerleaders" refrain to be such an egregious way to frame the narrative. Not only does it seem to forget (or ignore?) that Hamas is the government of Gaza (of which the militant faction is just one part), it also seems to (deceptively, imo) paint supporters of Palestinian liberation as supportive of terrorism. And it seems to come straight from the Bush Admin playbook after 9/11 when they employed the manipulative "You're either with us or with the terrorists" form of social engineering. I can't help but feel like we're being socially engineered again.
It very much pains me to say that I'm disappointed that you authored this article, Dr. McWhorter, because I have so much respect for you and your work... but not this piece.