chapotraphouse

As others have said, libs don't support Palestine, but also I feel like the more common way to demonstrate solidarity is to wear a keffiyeh.

Also you won't get accused of antisemitism for flying a Ukraine flag.

Because the ADL is a ridiculously outsizedly powerful lobby with data collecting and doxxing operations on dissidents and a misstep can end your ability to find gainful employment, possibly forever. Read up a bit on their pro-apartheid activities back in the day, it's crazy.

Personally, I don't have home insurance.

There is literally a whatsapp group of rich investors and CEOs and Israeli agents going around getting random people fired for supporting Palestine

https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/inside-the-pro-israel-information

Honestly a lot of it probably has to do with young people not owning houses and a lot of renting situations banning you from displaying any kind of flag or sign, I think that's standard in a lot of leases now, Palestinian support skews super young at least in North America so not surprised that older house owning libs aren't taking a moral stand.

https://palestineonlinestore.com/product/palestine-flags/

https://www.paliroots.com/products/premium-palestine-flag#productTabs4

I'm familiar with both of these sites they are definitely options if you would prefer not to buy from a mega corpo

I assume you live in America? Here in Ireland Palestine flags are everywhere, they were before the current war but even more so now. There's probably ten times as many Palestinian flags as there are Ukrainian flags at this point

Liberals don't support Palestine

The only one I've seen is some gigantic Chevy suburban with the entire hood and doors painted like Palestinian flags and also flying a huge one on a pole off the back. Gave them a big thumbs up while I was walking and they honked back.

Most of the people whose hearts were bleeding for Ukraine either support Israel or think it's just too complicated, which is supporting Israel with extra steps

express ticket to get hate crimed especially if you're brown. Like that student that got shot and paralyzed

Incidentally, on the train ride yesterday, passing through a little part of the Norwegian countryside, I saw a lone house flying the Palestinian flag. I cracked a little smile.

Because Ukraine is a neo-nazi comprador regime defending the imperial core and Palestine is an actual embattled and colonized nation. Imperial core propaganda inverts these relationships and pretends they are the opposite. In imperial core propaganda Ukraine is an embattled and colonized nation and Palestine is a neo-nazi comprador regime.

Also people ARE flying palestinian flags, but they are not shown on the news because that does not ally with imperial core propaganda.

Honestly, because I am afraid of being harassed and losing my job.

Because while it’s good to fly them during a protest or everyday out and about, flying a Palestinian flag on your front porch will likely result in someone burning your house down or shooting at it.

It’s one thing to be attacked while you’re in a crowd of people or awake - you can defend yourself or have others help you or run etc. - but it’s another thing to be sleeping and waking up to your room in flames and collapsing

Same blue “we stand with Ukraine” house by me now has “we stand with Israel” stuff

It's nuanced, unlike the invasion of Ukraine which just had us supporting Nazis no issue

I live in an area with a lot of pro israel jews, i dont know how im supposed to not be mad. They are bad people and before oct 7th i didnt really think much of them at all

basic sense of self preservation

There are still Ukrainian flags all over the place where I am, only a couple fewer.

People don't fly Palestinian flags because they don't want a brick in their window or to be branded an anti-semite. Ukrainian flags carried no such risk, Azov be damned.

Maybe where you live

Here you in Chile you cant get more than 100 people together without someone yelling Aguante Palestina

I was wondering this, too, since I've seen my area have huge pro-Palestinian rallies. I have a flag up, but it's the only one I've seen anywhere in the city.

Then I saw this shit and now I get why people might be hesitant https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/logan-square-resident-faces-eviction-over-display-of-palestinian-flag/

I'll wear a Palestine hat (and have gotten some wary looks by Boomers for it), but a flag does seem a good way to get it waaay worse, tbh.

There's a lot of them around me. I see kids walking to school wearing flags as capes.

The only one i've seen recently was a cursed Palestinian-flag-over-top-a-Ukrainian-flag. Looked horrible and confused me for a second, especially since the flags weren't going the same direction.

I live in a Ukranian neighborhood in Chicago and am too nervous to display a Palestine flag. Could easily see someone throwing rocks through my window, which is a risk I would be willing to take if I didn't love my cats so much.

Capitalists support genociding indigenous people for finance imperialism

I live in the UK: flying any flag from your home is extremely suspicious unless it's the world cup, and even then it marks you as a deeply unserious person.

I have seen a decent number of pro palestinian posters in people's windows though.