Amsterdam climate protest, Sara Rachdan, Greta Thunberg, propaganda, Holocaust mention 

So after seeing various Dutch media post extremely poorly-sourced articles (well, let's just call it what it is - propaganda) about the incident at the Amsterdam climate protest, I finally had time to look into what actually happened.

The claims: Sara Rachdan is a "Hamas supporter", a "terrorist friend", and "trivializing the Holocaust".

The actual evidence: Sara Rachdan drawing parallels between what happened in the Holocaust and what is happening in Gaza, eg. comparing the death tolls and circumstances.

Now there's two ways to interpret that: either you assume the Holocaust was horrible, and so by extension she claims that what's happening in Gaza is also horrible.

Or you assume that what's happening in Gaza is Not That Bad, actually, and therefore by extension that must mean she claims that the Holocaust also wasn't that bad.

And well, if you look at the reporting in the Dutch media, you can very easily tell that they went with the second interpretation - and I think that pretty much says everything I need to know about these claims, and the people spreading them.

re: Amsterdam climate protest, Sara Rachdan, Greta Thunberg, propaganda, Holocaust mention 

Also consider that this was all *specifically* in the context of how the situation in Gaza is really bad. I can really only explain this as deliberate propaganda, not just a simple misunderstanding.

re: Amsterdam climate protest, Sara Rachdan, Greta Thunberg, propaganda, Holocaust mention 

(The original source that everyone seems to be going off, by the way, is Bild; a German populist tabloid)

re: Amsterdam climate protest, Sara Rachdan, Greta Thunberg, propaganda, Holocaust mention 

This whole incident is frankly a scathing indictment of the supposed "progressives" who immediately lose their shit as soon as they are confronted with their beloved country's involvement in ongoing colonialism

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