Unpopular Opinion: BDS needs to go… For the Sake of Liberalism
The first half of the title is barely unpopular, its the second half that stirs controversy.
For those of you who do not know, BDS stands for Boycott, Divest, Sanction. They are a movement that exists to boycott goods that benefit Israel at the Palestinian expense. Recently I was able to be at a meeting where what the organization is was discussed without the lens of media managing to muddle the scope. And I learned some things about the organization.
For one, Liberalism really is better off without such a group, especially when it becomes apparent that a political ideology that historically has been on the side of those being oppressed, is so far beyond on the wrong side of the fence. I have never understood why a movement exists that would target people like itself, but BDS does just that. There are few countries not just in the middle east, but quite frankly, in the entire world that are as liberal as Israel. Comes with the role of Judaism which is in itself a very liberal religion. Especially on grounds of tolerance. This very tolerance is what is currently biting Israel in the back, with parasites such as BDS at the forefront.
But if you are not convinced yet, lets look at the people who BDS is protecting. I don’t know about you, but Liberalism as I have learned, is not about celebrating the death of innocent people. I don’t even care if one thinks that the Palestinians are oppressed or not, the death of innocent people changes nothing for them. It is nothing more than an act of terror.
But if you are still reading, and not convinced by this point, I’ll make use of another medium to show the real problem with BDS: Video Games. A very specific video game in this case, which has been criticized as pandering to Liberals. I speak of the game series Mass Effect.
In Mass Effect, there is a Human Rights advocacy group known as Cerberus. Their function and motives in game are too complex to explain in the scope of a blog post, but I will spend some time talking about how they operate, and how similar BDS is to them.
First off, Cerberus operates in smaller cells who do not communicate much with each other. All cells have a supervisor that dictates what the direct mission of the group will be. If things become problematic, since the other groups within Cerberus do not work outside their own cell, they can feign ignorance should something happen to another group. BDS operates the exact same, with each group independent of the others. And should one cell screw up, the others can make the claim that the rogue group is not associated with the larger whole.
Second, Cerberus emphasizes Humans First in every category. To that end, they are willing to blackmail, steal, and even murder, to maintain their objectives. Horrific experiments that usually harm the very humans they seek to promote is of little consequence to Cerberus. They even see other humans that are against them as enemies that must be destroyed, despite being the very people they claim to be helping. BDS is the same. They emphasize Palestinians first even when it causes direct harm to these people. In fact just like Cerberus, when Palestinians are harmed by BDS, they are reminded that the greater good is more important than the individual.
Third, Cerberus is hypocritical. They say they are for the advancement of Humanity while making use of other species who did all the work before claiming it as their own. They even get much of their funding from groups that Cerberus should be at odds with, such as non human supremacy groups, and dangerous aliens such as the Collectors who spend a lot of time kidnapping humans and harvesting their bodies for experiments. In a similar vein, BDS boycotts some groups that help the Palestinians, while receiving money from groups that should be their enemies.
But last and most important of all, Cerberus is being manipulated by the Reapers, incredibly dangerous machines that kill all life in the galaxy every fifty thousand years. They make use of Cerberus by ensuring that factions that should be allies are constantly at war with each other. This is to ensure that eventually, when the time comes to strike, both factions are weak enough to be crushed. The leaders of Cerberus are charismatic, intelligent, and incredibly brainwashed. So deeply indoctrinated that they do not even realize the harm they are causing. While BDS is by no means initiating a cosmic horror story into the world, they still are being manipulated by groups that no rational thinking person should. And just like with Cerberus, their leaders are charismatic, intelligent, and incredibly brainwashed.
If none of these things prove that Liberalism needs to remove BDS like the deadly parasite it is, I do not know what will. No group that exists as a distraction for the sake of killing innocent people can be permitted to spread misinformation and even more trouble.