Went to music festival on MDW and saw more Palestinian flags than US flags

[Anonymous]

I went to a music festival this past weekend in the U.S. and it was striking - tons of Gen Z kids wearing keffiyahs and waving Palestinian flags. In fact, I didn't see a single US flag being waved at the event except on official flagpoles (the festival was held on government-owned property).

There were people of all age ranges at this festival and it was striking. Only the Gen Z kids were wearing this stuff and carrying these flags. In fact, it almost seems like a fashion trend - white girls wearing watermelon earrings, wearing keffiyahs & free Gaza tshirts. It was utterly bizarre to see young kids decked out in pro-Palestine clothing and then dancing to music.

I know the bombing this past weekend was horrific. But it all seemed extremely performative.

To be clear - the vast majority of attendees at the music festival were not doing any of this. But there definitely seems to be a strong undercurrent of Palestinian cosplay among very young Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to a music festival this past weekend in the U.S. and it was striking - tons of Gen Z kids wearing keffiyahs and waving Palestinian flags. In fact, I didn't see a single US flag being waved at the event except on official flagpoles (the festival was held on government-owned property).

There were people of all age ranges at this festival and it was striking. Only the Gen Z kids were wearing this stuff and carrying these flags. In fact, it almost seems like a fashion trend - white girls wearing watermelon earrings, wearing keffiyahs & free Gaza tshirts. It was utterly bizarre to see young kids decked out in pro-Palestine clothing and then dancing to music.

I know the bombing this past weekend was horrific. But it all seemed extremely performative.

To be clear - the vast majority of attendees at the music festival were not doing any of this. But there definitely seems to be a strong undercurrent of Palestinian cosplay among very young Americans.

The vast majority doing nothing? You think it is against the law to be sympathetic to Palestine?

[Anonymous]

It definitely is cosplay and a trend. Just see all the interviews of them being asked what river and what sea or anything basic about the conflict.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It definitely is cosplay and a trend. Just see all the interviews of them being asked what river and what sea or anything basic about the conflict.

I am guessing this was not a Country music festival.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to a music festival this past weekend in the U.S. and it was striking - tons of Gen Z kids wearing keffiyahs and waving Palestinian flags. In fact, I didn't see a single US flag being waved at the event except on official flagpoles (the festival was held on government-owned property).

There were people of all age ranges at this festival and it was striking. Only the Gen Z kids were wearing this stuff and carrying these flags. In fact, it almost seems like a fashion trend - white girls wearing watermelon earrings, wearing keffiyahs & free Gaza tshirts. It was utterly bizarre to see young kids decked out in pro-Palestine clothing and then dancing to music.

I know the bombing this past weekend was horrific. But it all seemed extremely performative.

To be clear - the vast majority of attendees at the music festival were not doing any of this. But there definitely seems to be a strong undercurrent of Palestinian cosplay among very young Americans.

"It was utterly bizarre to see pro-Palestine people enjoying music!" You are a hysterical bigot whose time has come and gone. Get lost.

[Anonymous]

Why are you surprised? It’s trendy now for one. Two, most people who support the Palestinians are leftists and they America as much as the Palestinians do. The left is largely antisemitic now so the they’re not going to support Israel at all. Third, the Palestinians are portrayed by the left as hero’s against a greater evil…that evil being a democratically elected western style free market country. Just like the leftists cheered and fished for Che, they throw their support behind this nonsense thinking they’re supporting the little guy. Che was a bad person, hates black folks, executed gays and committed atrocities. The Palestinians have a lot of the same views as Che…they are racisits, they hate gays and commit atrocities. The left are drawn to that for some reason

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you surprised? It’s trendy now for one. Two, most people who support the Palestinians are leftists and they America as much as the Palestinians do. The left is largely antisemitic now so the they’re not going to support Israel at all. Third, the Palestinians are portrayed by the left as hero’s against a greater evil…that evil being a democratically elected western style free market country. Just like the leftists cheered and fished for Che, they throw their support behind this nonsense thinking they’re supporting the little guy. Che was a bad person, hates black folks, executed gays and committed atrocities. The Palestinians have a lot of the same views as Che…they are racisits, they hate gays and commit atrocities. The left are drawn to that for some reason

OP here:
I think its actually "young people" who are more sympathetic to the Palestinian narrative. I am actually part of "the left," but I was at 9/11 and remember the rise of radical Islamic terrorism. Lots of these young people are too young to remember those times or understand the ideologies of OBL, Islamic Brotherhood, etc.

These folks only see the current conflict through the lens of the humanitarian aspect, but are not bothering to read Hamas's charter or understand the ideological history of what's happening in the Middle East.

So yes, I do think its cosplay. Because while you can feel horrible for innocent Palestinian civilians, they don't understand or even acknowledge the nihilism of Hamas-run state (and exportation of that ideology to the rest of the ME!)

[Anonymous]

People see injustice and react to it. What else is new?

[Anonymous]

It’s just a trend like the Che shirts or Free Tibet stickers. They’ll move onto something else soon. Does anymore remember the Darfur or Stop Kony from 2012 merchandise kids would wear? You may dislike Sasha Barron Cohen but he was on point in that silly Bruno movie asking when the next Darfur was and calling the Dar five. They want to ride a movement and feel something but ultimately they will abandon it quickly for the next trendy cause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People see injustice and react to it. What else is new?

+1. Good for the kids. I'm amazed at how much more well informed this generation is than we were.
Proud of the kids for standing up for human rights - even if their parents are disgusted that they can believe in the freedom from oppression for **gulp** brown people. The horror.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s just a trend like the Che shirts or Free Tibet stickers. They’ll move onto something else soon. Does anymore remember the Darfur or Stop Kony from 2012 merchandise kids would wear? You may dislike Sasha Barron Cohen but he was on point in that silly Bruno movie asking when the next Darfur was and calling the Dar five. They want to ride a movement and feel something but ultimately they will abandon it quickly for the next trendy cause.

I love how Israelis believe that ending the slaughter of tens of thousands is just a trendy cause. You guys are disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It definitely is cosplay and a trend. Just see all the interviews of them being asked what river and what sea or anything basic about the conflict.

I am guessing this was not a Country music festival.

No. Then you’d see treasonous confederate flags.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People see injustice and react to it. What else is new?

+1. Good for the kids. I'm amazed at how much more well informed this generation is than we were.
Proud of the kids for standing up for human rights - even if their parents are disgusted that they can believe in the freedom from oppression for **gulp** brown people. The horror.

Israeli people aren’t “brown” people? Quite a number of them are. They are pretty diverse and don’t execute or lock up people who look different.

I guess these kids are ok with the way Palestinians execute gays and are racist? Or they had slavery until the 1930s?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Palestine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It definitely is cosplay and a trend. Just see all the interviews of them being asked what river and what sea or anything basic about the conflict.

I am guessing this was not a Country music festival.

No. Then you’d see treasonous confederate flags.

You’ve never been to one. I always see American flags…all over the place. If that offends joy maybe you’re in the wrong country?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s just a trend like the Che shirts or Free Tibet stickers. They’ll move onto something else soon. Does anymore remember the Darfur or Stop Kony from 2012 merchandise kids would wear? You may dislike Sasha Barron Cohen but he was on point in that silly Bruno movie asking when the next Darfur was and calling the Dar five. They want to ride a movement and feel something but ultimately they will abandon it quickly for the next trendy cause.

I love how Israelis believe that ending the slaughter of tens of thousands is just a trendy cause. You guys are disgusting.

Of course it is. Ask the people of Darfur if anyone thinks about them today.