*Sasha Barad*

[ID: A white man in a suit who is saying, "Now this might strike some viewers as harsh, but I believe everyone involved in this story should die". End ID]

A lot has happened since then in pro-Palestinian activism in Western Europe (or the part of it that I see anyway). There has been a lot of very valid criticism of Zelensky’s frequent pro-Israel messages as well as other things that are truly shitty about Zelensky. Unfortunately there has also been more and more ‘Ukraine is run by literal Nazis’ misinformation bullshit, as well as a small but growing number of pro-Palestinian activists putting out literal pro-Russian messages and Z imagery and conspiracy theories with a few swerving off right into Q-Anon shit. .

In short: the propaganda is working. That isn’t all thanks to Red fish. They’re simply the most prominent and visible propaganda outlet targeting pro-Palestinian activists in this way. The rest of the propaganda and misinformation pipeline is probably constructed of social media accounts that pose as individuals.

I think everyone in pro-Palestinian activism should be very concerned about this. Comrades are succumbing to misinformation funnels that were designed specifically for them. An imperialist state power is trying to take advantage of an anti-imperialist movement, using their isolation and completely valid anger at ‘western’ powers to drive them towards supporting a horrific dictator. Russian propagandists don’t give a shit how much this will hurt and potentially tear apart pro-Palestinian activist movements. As long as there is pro-Russian propaganda being spread, it doesn’t matter to them who gets hurt. Pro-Palestinian activists are just a tool to hit opponents with and they don’t give a shit if the tool breaks in the process.

« Unfortunately there has also been more and more ‘Ukraine is run by literal Nazis' misinformation bullshit, as well as a small but growing number of pro-Palestinian activists putting out literal pro-Russian messages and Z imagery and conspiracy theories with a few swerving off right into Q-Anon »

Respectfully, the word you’re searching for here is “antisemitism”.

Most of the west state leaders have “frequent pro-israeli messages”. Insisting on Zelensky being some sort of “zionist agent” to trigger knee-jerk support to Russia while Zelensky politics have like zero to little to do with Palestine is obviously antisemitic. Conspiracy theories involving Jews are antisemitic. Seeing “zionists” everywhere but in Israel/Judea/Palestine/Jordan in conflicts that has virtually nothing to do with Palestine, and typically accusing Jewish people of plotting against humanity and being “literal nazis” absolutely is antisemitism 101.

I feel like leftists and anarchists in North America and Europe shall start to wonder how the never ending and ongoing stenches of antisemitism in western-centric “anti-imperialism” and pro-Palestinian struggles are a giant boulevard, if not 4-lane one sided highway for other empires/imperialists and local fascists to carry their full of bulshit military trucks convoy behind the dumbfound eyes of their subjugated selfs.

8/28/22 - armed activists in roanoke, texas defend a drag event from right wing protestors.