those who are too scared to choose a side keep recycling lines like “children are off limits” and “protect children” as if we don’t all agree but
i’m here to tell you that in the span of one week, israel had murdered 700 palestinian children (this number is only expected to keep rising)
israel had cut water off every child in gaza which exceed 1000000 in number
cut electricity and fuel off hospitals that care for children and infants
it has rendered tens of thousands of children homeless
families are rationing water portions
children are writing their names on the palm of their hands so that they would be identified when the shelling happens and they’re pulled from under the rubble
the situation in gaza can only be described as catastrophic
but sure go ahead and wish ~peace on both nations~ you fucking detached weirdos
Isreal just bombed a hospital in Gaza. More than 1000 killed. They bombed the hospital and 1000 were killed in one strike. They killed refugees seeking shelter they killed them all.
They’re more deserving of the uniform than most generals.
Heroes
Society couldn’t function without them.
Society really couldn’t function without them. Anthropologist Robin Nagel did this fabulous ethnography of NYC sanitation workers called Picking Up where she actually became a sanitation worker herself. In NYC alone, there’s fewer than 10,000 sanitation workers dealing with a daily load of about 11,000 tons of garbage and 2,000 tons of recycling. It’s a more dangerous profession than firefighting or police work (cops and fire aren’t even in the top ten most dangerous jobs in the US), and if the sanitation workers aren’t able to do their jobs, cities become unlivable overnight.
(Also you should read that Robin Nagel book, it’s really fascinating. Even if you don’t live in a city, it’s a great read.)
