@theafroaussie
Najat Abdi
2 months
A reminder to be wary of the word "evacuation." The residents of Rafah are displaced, and are being displaced yet again in a process of ethnic cleansing. Evacuating implies going somewhere safe - nowhere is.
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@theafroaussie Plus, evacuation is when you have to leave for reasons independent of the people telling you to. When the people telling you to leave are the only reason you have to leave, that's expulsion.
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@indigojo_uk
Matthew Smith πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦
2 months
@theafroaussie Does nobody remember the phrase "evacuation to the East"? It was often used during the Holocaust. @Thamina_F
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@cetkat
cetkat
2 months
@theafroaussie I think in the beginning, you could call it an evacuation out of a war zone. But now, there's nowhere else to evacuate to. All the infrastructure, food, medical aid is depleted.
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@chipslasagne2
Rich Will
2 months
@theafroaussie Any journalist or outlet that uses the word 'evacuation' is participating in a process of ethnic cleansing.
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@neeeeeezdutzzz7
Nafris in Frankfurt
2 months
@theafroaussie Forced expulsion, ethnic cleansing
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Alina Stefanescu
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@PinkyFishing
Pinky Smith
2 months
@theafroaussie Maybe they should not have supported Hamas in the first place.
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@AkoolyHind
Hind Akooly
2 months
@theafroaussie @Prof_FSultana Forcibly displaced - .
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@nickisonaroll
Nick
2 months
@theafroaussie @rajandelman Evacuation also implies you can come back.
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@PlankySmith
John Yoo Crushes the Testicles of Logic
2 months
@theafroaussie @BrndnStrssng I had similar thoughts when I started to see "evacuations" being referenced. Further, any "evacuation" notices aren't going to lead to any humanity-affirming , guided evacuation to.... anywhere... by Israeli soldiers. They told people to evacuate many different places
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@snazzyrhombus
ellie πŸ¦• (they/them)
2 months
@theafroaussie @thejojoplace not trying to be disrespectful but what would be a better word to use?
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