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Ontario MPP apologizes after Israel-Gaza comment sparks calls for resignation
(toronto.ctvnews.ca)
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The issue is the timing of the message not the message. Itโs not complex
Ahh yes, the "now is not the time to talk about gun control" argument that rears it's ugly head after every school shooting in the US.
Itโs not even remotely equivalent
Itโs akin to the argument of โxโ being a criminal so he deserves to die that people bring up after every cop killing
It must be nice to just completely avoid all the history and abuse and just focus on the here and now, I bet it makes everything incredibly black and white.
Lol
Continue to wonder why there was a negative response then
When will it be a good time? Because apparently it wasn't a good time before the attack since a certain Palestinian-American in congress has been accused of anti-semetism since taking office because she calls out the genocidal government.
That was a good time for it
Its extremely complex and interrelated, and apartheid isn't a incidental "nice to have" secondary issue to resolve "later", to many people its the direct cause of the violence that is dominating the news and breaking our hearts.
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thanks for the adjacent lecture but itโs not complex at all
People have spoken out against the Israeli regime many times before without being asked to resign
The whole issue is timing of the comment
If not now, then when? It's never a good time to do the right thing.
Anytime before the attack, though if it was just before they would still have to retract
In a month or two itโll be fine again