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The people trying to save the world are the ones destroying it.

JL;DR SUMMARY In this critique of modern activism, Joshua Hoffman argues that many individuals and movements claiming to "save the world" are instead perpetuating moral confusion and distortion. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasPalestineActivismMedia BiasOutrage CultureGreta ThunbergMoral InversionEuropean DiplomacySelective Morality

Places mentioned

Sweden
"Take Greta Thunberg, once the face of global climate awareness."
Palestinian Territories
"She has marched with Palestinian flags, posted statements that omit Hamas entirely, and repeated anti-Israel propaganda indistinguishable from that of terrorist sympathizers."
Israel
"This moral inversion extends to Europes elites. Recently, 300 former European diplomats and officials wrote to EU leaders demanding a far more decisive stance against Israel including suspending the blocs cooperation agreement with the Jewish state."
Madrid Province, Spain
"Imagine the arrogance: punishing scholars, scientists, and doctors whose work saves lives, all in the name of peace. These are the same circles that claim to defend academic freedom, diversity, and dialogue."
Iran
"The same people who call Israel an apartheid state fall silent when Iran executes gay teenagers, when China enslaves Uyghurs, or when women in Afghanistan are beaten for leaving home without a male guardian."
China
"The same people who call Israel an apartheid state fall silent when Iran executes gay teenagers, when China enslaves Uyghurs, or when women in Afghanistan are beaten for leaving home without a male guardian."
Afghanistan
"The same people who call Israel an apartheid state fall silent when Iran executes gay teenagers, when China enslaves Uyghurs, or when women in Afghanistan are beaten for leaving home without a male guardian."
Spain
"Even after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was announced, the outrage did not subside; it only redirected. In Spain, tens of thousands of protesters flooded city centers, many waving Palestinian flags and chanting against Israel, as if peace itself were an act of aggression."
Romania
"At a World Cup qualifying match, Romanian football fans unfurled a massive banner that read, Defend Nigerian Christians."
Nigeria
"Why is the world silent about the genocide currently taking place in Nigeria? Because no Jews, no news."
New York City, New York, United States
"Why is the world silent about the genocide currently taking place in Nigeria? Because no Jews, no news."
Ukraine
"It treats wounded Syrians, Gazans, and Ukrainians in its hospitals without asking their politics."
Syria
"It treats wounded Syrians, Gazans, and Ukrainians in its hospitals without asking their politics."

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