adding: you're also not *required* to. we have been trained by decades of political rhetoric that there "must" be a response, "cannot" go unanswered, etc. Political and military leaders often frame their choices as not-choices. but there are other options for both justice and improving the world.

Deterrence doesn't work the way we want it to but we keep doing violence in its name. None of the killing has made anyone safer.

Yep, and all the peaceful pro-Palestinian protests reiterate that, regardless of govt agendas, the PEOPLE know better 💖