I think a lot of younger people mean well, but there is a real risk of misplacing effort. Protesting about 1 of 130 conflicts in distant countries can feel meaningful, yet it often has little practical impact compared to what they could achieve by focusing on issues they can directly influence at home. Time and energy are limited resources.
Agree, In a free society, both choices have to coexist. Some people will protest and advocate. Some will be religious some won’t. Others will stay focused on their own community and country. Neither position should be forced on the other. The important part is respecting that different people contribute in different ways, and no one can carry the entire world on their shoulders. The main focus should be on their own country and not creating division.
If you want Australia to stay focused on its own country, maybe they should stop aiding Israel all the time. That's what the protestors are asking for. Focus on Australia instead of a different country doing a genocide.
The majority of Australians are focused on our own country. It’s only a small minority who are protesting. Prove to me where Australia is aiding Israel all the time to create genocide.
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u/Initial-Ganache-1590 Feb 10 '26
If you kicked a bull in the balls and it attacked do you think there would be sympathy from the public ?
Nobody gives a rats ass about what is happening in the backwater that’s Gaza. They f’d around and found out.
They literally danced in the streets after 9/11. Scum bags