America is being held hostage by MAGA extremists. Hostage taking and blackmail are BOTH ILLEGAL!! TUBBY TOOBERVILLE is blackmailing our military for his own agenda...ILLEGAL!! MAGA REPUGS are holding the house hostage... Again ILLEGAL!! For their own agenda. All should be charged with treason and imprisoned!!
How about ALSO taking a position in support of the people of Palestine who have been brutalized and killed for years by the Israeli enforcers of apartheid?
No disrespect to anyone, but the term accurately describes what is happening. What term would you recommend to describe the takeover by a few extremists?
I want to first acknowledge the harm to innocent folks in Israel and Palestine. My heart goes out to all who are mourning. I condemn the killings, kidnappings, and terror that has been unleashed on Israel. I respect that you believe the term hostage applies only to people that are executed. I disagree. I believe the term hostage applies to a person who is made a prisoner and being forced to do what an enemy/terrorists/extremists wants. I also believe the term "taken over" belittles the actual harm that is happening and will continue to happen to millions of Americans. Food insecurity, lack of potable drinking water, housing insecurity, lack of medical care, rising costs, and increasing threats to our communities are real and we have to be honest that extremists are holding America and the World hostage unless we cave to their demands.
You should also speak out about immediately calling for a ceasefire of Israel’s bombing of 2 million innocent adults and children in Gaza!
We have and here is our call to action: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-to-support-immediate-de-escalation-and-ceasefire-in-israel-and-occupied-palestine/?source=group-people-power-united&referrer=group-people-power-united&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peoplepowerunited.org%2Fthank-you-for-taking-action
America is being held hostage by MAGA extremists. Hostage taking and blackmail are BOTH ILLEGAL!! TUBBY TOOBERVILLE is blackmailing our military for his own agenda...ILLEGAL!! MAGA REPUGS are holding the house hostage... Again ILLEGAL!! For their own agenda. All should be charged with treason and imprisoned!!
How about ALSO taking a position in support of the people of Palestine who have been brutalized and killed for years by the Israeli enforcers of apartheid?
We joined the call for a ceasefire awhile back as well: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-to-support-immediate-de-escalation-and-ceasefire-in-israel-and-occupied-palestine/?source=group-people-power-united&referrer=group-people-power-united&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peoplepowerunited.org%2Fthank-you-for-taking-action
Here you go: https://peoplepowerunited.substack.com/p/lauries-statement-on-israel-and-palestine
pretty terrible time to metaphorize "being held hostage"
No disrespect to anyone, but the term accurately describes what is happening. What term would you recommend to describe the takeover by a few extremists?
how about "extremists have taken over." no one is holding a gun to your head and filming your execution
I want to first acknowledge the harm to innocent folks in Israel and Palestine. My heart goes out to all who are mourning. I condemn the killings, kidnappings, and terror that has been unleashed on Israel. I respect that you believe the term hostage applies only to people that are executed. I disagree. I believe the term hostage applies to a person who is made a prisoner and being forced to do what an enemy/terrorists/extremists wants. I also believe the term "taken over" belittles the actual harm that is happening and will continue to happen to millions of Americans. Food insecurity, lack of potable drinking water, housing insecurity, lack of medical care, rising costs, and increasing threats to our communities are real and we have to be honest that extremists are holding America and the World hostage unless we cave to their demands.
Your facts are well supported.