What is the student walkout for on 11/29 at Sherwood?

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I don’t think they support hamas per se.

Rather:

They don’t like Israel because of the bombing and the historic oppression.

For whatever reason, they can’t connect the dots to hamas—the terrorist group that’s led Gaza for years, attacked Israeli civilians, and is using innocent Palestinians as human shields. (Did everyone see the news yesterday about how Hamas is strategically keeping the youngest hostage—a 10 month old baby? They actually gave him to another terrorist group in Gaza, announcing it in an effort to make clear they have a baby hostage as a human shield.)

Can we at least blame mcps for the lack of critical thinking skills?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I’m surprised so many idiots keep coming back to equate support for innocent Palestinian civilians as support for Hamas. DO BETTER!!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just received a letter from the school about the planned student walkout—which neglects to say what it is for. It’s related to Israel/Gaza, but it doesn’t say what the goal of the walkout is.

Peace?

Taking sides? If so, which side?

Anyone know?

I just got it and checked on Instagram. It’s put on by the Muslim student association. So yes, they are taking And it’s pro Palestine. Interesting that there is no walk out when all of the hostages were taken and hundreds of people slaughtered by Hamas.

That’s what I suspected.

As a parent of a Jewish student, this is disappointing.

FTR, I’m our home, our stance is this:

All terrorism is bad.

Hamas is a terror group that attacked innocent civilians.

Innocent Palestinians are now suffering thanks to Hamas—and historically have suffered since Israel and Palestinians can’t seem to get along (despite years of attempts to negotiate).

It’s all terrible. And there’s no end in sight.

I’d rather see civil discourse on peacemaking than what looks like a pointless juvenile stunt that inevitably will prompt something negative.

The IDF dropping thousands of bombs killing over 10,000 people (many of whom are children) may be considered terrorism by anyone in Gaza whose home was blown up...

Even the Pope called it terrorism. Of course it is. Disguised as “self defense.”

Generally speaking, this pope isn’t a fan of any war or human suffering. He’s big on peace.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just received a letter from the school about the planned student walkout—which neglects to say what it is for. It’s related to Israel/Gaza, but it doesn’t say what the goal of the walkout is.

Peace?

Taking sides? If so, which side?

Anyone know?

I just got it and checked on Instagram. It’s put on by the Muslim student association. So yes, they are taking And it’s pro Palestine. Interesting that there is no walk out when all of the hostages were taken and hundreds of people slaughtered by Hamas.

That’s what I suspected.

As a parent of a Jewish student, this is disappointing.

FTR, I’m our home, our stance is this:

All terrorism is bad.

Hamas is a terror group that attacked innocent civilians.

Innocent Palestinians are now suffering thanks to Hamas—and historically have suffered since Israel and Palestinians can’t seem to get along (despite years of attempts to negotiate).

It’s all terrible. And there’s no end in sight.

I’d rather see civil discourse on peacemaking than what looks like a pointless juvenile stunt that inevitably will prompt something negative.

The IDF dropping thousands of bombs killing over 10,000 people (many of whom are children) may be considered terrorism by anyone in Gaza whose home was blown up...

Even the Pope called it terrorism. Of course it is. Disguised as “self defense.”

Generally speaking, this pope isn’t a fan of any war or human suffering. He’s big on peace.

So was his boss, who in fact is often referred to as the "Prince of Peace".

(I am not, nor have I ever been, a Christian.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I don’t think they support hamas per se.

Rather:

They don’t like Israel because of the bombing and the historic oppression.

For whatever reason, they can’t connect the dots to hamas—the terrorist group that’s led Gaza for years, attacked Israeli civilians, and is using innocent Palestinians as human shields. (Did everyone see the news yesterday about how Hamas is strategically keeping the youngest hostage—a 10 month old baby? They actually gave him to another terrorist group in Gaza, announcing it in an effort to make clear they have a baby hostage as a human shield.)

Can we at least blame mcps for the lack of critical thinking skills?

MCPS exchanged critical thinking for critical theory years ago. Everything they teach is about oppression and "remedies" for that oppression which, of course, are almost always leftist. Look at the books your kids are reading in school. The classics have been replaced by books written in the past decade, all with an identity-based oppressor/oppression theme. This is not an accident.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I’m surprised so many idiots keep coming back to equate support for innocent Palestinian civilians as support for Hamas. DO BETTER!!!!

There's no such thing as a Palestinian citizen. DO BETTER!!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I’m surprised so many idiots keep coming back to equate support for innocent Palestinian civilians as support for Hamas. DO BETTER!!!!

There's no such thing as a Palestinian citizen. DO BETTER!!!!

Maybe learn how to read?

I said Palestinian civilians which is very much true no matter how much you want to exterminate them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I don’t think they support hamas per se.

Rather:

They don’t like Israel because of the bombing and the historic oppression.

For whatever reason, they can’t connect the dots to hamas—the terrorist group that’s led Gaza for years, attacked Israeli civilians, and is using innocent Palestinians as human shields. (Did everyone see the news yesterday about how Hamas is strategically keeping the youngest hostage—a 10 month old baby? They actually gave him to another terrorist group in Gaza, announcing it in an effort to make clear they have a baby hostage as a human shield.)

Can we at least blame mcps for the lack of critical thinking skills?

Since Hamas is part of the Palestinian government, many people see it as support of Hamas. I wish the support Palestine protesters would also denounce Hamas. That would go a long way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I don’t think they support hamas per se.

Rather:

They don’t like Israel because of the bombing and the historic oppression.

For whatever reason, they can’t connect the dots to hamas—the terrorist group that’s led Gaza for years, attacked Israeli civilians, and is using innocent Palestinians as human shields. (Did everyone see the news yesterday about how Hamas is strategically keeping the youngest hostage—a 10 month old baby? They actually gave him to another terrorist group in Gaza, announcing it in an effort to make clear they have a baby hostage as a human shield.)

Can we at least blame mcps for the lack of critical thinking skills?

MCPS exchanged critical thinking for critical theory years ago. Everything they teach is about oppression and "remedies" for that oppression which, of course, are almost always leftist. Look at the books your kids are reading in school. The classics have been replaced by books written in the past decade, all with an identity-based oppressor/oppression theme. This is not an accident.

100% this. They have gone off the deep end. And I say this as a lefty progressive Asian.

I make our kids read all sort of classics since they don't get it at school. Despite being written by mainly white men they don't feel subjugated, lol.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just received a letter from the school about the planned student walkout—which neglects to say what it is for. It’s related to Israel/Gaza, but it doesn’t say what the goal of the walkout is.

Peace?

Taking sides? If so, which side?

Anyone know?

I just got it and checked on Instagram. It’s put on by the Muslim student association. So yes, they are taking And it’s pro Palestine. Interesting that there is no walk out when all of the hostages were taken and hundreds of people slaughtered by Hamas.

That’s what I suspected.

As a parent of a Jewish student, this is disappointing.

FTR, I’m our home, our stance is this:

All terrorism is bad.

Hamas is a terror group that attacked innocent civilians.

Innocent Palestinians are now suffering thanks to Hamas—and historically have suffered since Israel and Palestinians can’t seem to get along (despite years of attempts to negotiate).

It’s all terrible. And there’s no end in sight.

I’d rather see civil discourse on peacemaking than what looks like a pointless juvenile stunt that inevitably will prompt something negative.

Innocent Israelis are also suffering. Let's not forget them in this. They have endured tens of thousands of rockets being fired at them over the last 20+ years, terrorism, and now this horrific slaughter and hostage situation. Both sides are suffering.

Both sides are suffering but to try to make the suffering sound as if it’s equal is incredibly laughable. What’s happening on the Gaza Strip is millions of times worse than what anyone can even comprehend.

Future generations will ask why we didn’t care and how we supported our government’s assistance in this horror.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I don’t think they support hamas per se.

Rather:

They don’t like Israel because of the bombing and the historic oppression.

For whatever reason, they can’t connect the dots to hamas—the terrorist group that’s led Gaza for years, attacked Israeli civilians, and is using innocent Palestinians as human shields. (Did everyone see the news yesterday about how Hamas is strategically keeping the youngest hostage—a 10 month old baby? They actually gave him to another terrorist group in Gaza, announcing it in an effort to make clear they have a baby hostage as a human shield.)

Can we at least blame mcps for the lack of critical thinking skills?

I asked my actual high schooler and they reminded me that Gaza has not held elections since 2006, and that more than half of the population of Gaza is under 18 and therefore could not have voted in that election. Most of the population of Gaza wasn't even born yet.

If we look at why the Palestinian cause is sympathetic to young people, we should consider that they actually understand these facts and that their solidarity is in part based on how young the Gazan population is. Also, as was said above, American young people, including Jewish young people, have never known a peace-seeking Israel. Their entire lives has been a post-Rabin, expansionist, belligerent Israel led by folks with openly genocidal impulses.

Add the US taxpayer support to Israel and you have a situation where "critical thinking" leads you to sympathy with Palestine, particularly if you are too young to remember an Israeli government that genuinely sought peace.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I’m surprised so many idiots keep coming back to equate support for innocent Palestinian civilians as support for Hamas. DO BETTER!!!!

There's no such thing as a Palestinian citizen. DO BETTER!!!!

Maybe learn how to read?

I said Palestinian civilians which is very much true no matter how much you want to exterminate them.

There's no such thing as Palestine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I don’t think they support hamas per se.

Rather:

They don’t like Israel because of the bombing and the historic oppression.

For whatever reason, they can’t connect the dots to hamas—the terrorist group that’s led Gaza for years, attacked Israeli civilians, and is using innocent Palestinians as human shields. (Did everyone see the news yesterday about how Hamas is strategically keeping the youngest hostage—a 10 month old baby? They actually gave him to another terrorist group in Gaza, announcing it in an effort to make clear they have a baby hostage as a human shield.)

Can we at least blame mcps for the lack of critical thinking skills?

MCPS exchanged critical thinking for critical theory years ago. Everything they teach is about oppression and "remedies" for that oppression which, of course, are almost always leftist. Look at the books your kids are reading in school. The classics have been replaced by books written in the past decade, all with an identity-based oppressor/oppression theme. This is not an accident.

I'm always confused when people post stuff like this because it doesn't actually reflect my own child's current experience in MCPS. This year, they've read the Crucible, the Great Gatsby, Into the Wild, and a few more books by dead white guys (some more recently dead than others). I think they've read one "identity-based" book to date, compared to two "classics" and one non-classic with a white male protagonist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the number of Hamas supporters in this thread. Who knew Hitler would have so much support here in MoCo.

I’m surprised so many idiots keep coming back to equate support for innocent Palestinian civilians as support for Hamas. DO BETTER!!!!

There's no such thing as a Palestinian citizen. DO BETTER!!!!

And there's the problem right there.

Asking for a cease fire is considered antisemitic now. Asking for that while wearing your own ethnic garb and carrying a flag is considered "dangerous".

I am actually of the opinion that there shouldn't be school protests at all, for anything, but you can't constantly assume every Palestinian is a war mongering backwards anti semitic terrorist. I know my kids' friends have had family members dead/injured from the IDF (long before Oct 7). They are terrified, their families in Gaza (*and* West Bank) are terrified.