Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.
Rules:
Posts must ask a question.
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.
Ukraine is much easier to defend because, without an understanding of the global imperial system, they seem like they're under unprovoked assault by an imperialist neighbor.
Everyone is flooded with images of the genocide in Gaza, and the brazen horrors outweigh anything seen in the past decade or two. It's way, way harder to build a case for the defense of Israel.
They are trying to make it as taboo. It's just more Westerners are inclined to speak out in favor of Palestine because of the long history that the free Palestine movement has with the left here.
The days that immediately followed October 7th, the vast majority of the US left (soc dems) flocked to defend Israel, when it was caught off-guard by the assault.
This is because the US left is only allowed to be anti-imperialist when it is convenient. The US left is only allowed to be anti-imperialist when the victims of imperialism have no means of securing a victory. At that time, they weren’t sure the extent of how much Hamas/Palestinians could push the Israelis back.
Only after Israel seemed to have gotten its shit together and started bombing Gaza, did we see the US left politicians change their tunes. Suddenly, it’s safe again to condemn Israel. Look at the poor Palestinians, why would you bomb them?
If the Palestinians actually receive military aids from other countries and start fighting back and gaining grounds against the Israelis, you will see that tune change again.
Regarding Ukraine, apart from the fact that most people didn’t understand the history at all (compared to Israel-Palestine conflict which has gone on for the past century), it was also taking place right after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The Main Character Syndrome flared up and the Americans desperately needed to feel like they are the “good guys” again. They badly needed to play the hero who saves some poor victims from the bad guys. Ukraine delivered that opportunity to make them feel important again.