Facebook's Final #ZUCKUP
Ever since Facebook became an indispensable aspect of our lives, there has been a growing sense of foreboding that something is not quite right, a premonition that eventually we would need to make a total break with the site. In recent weeks, however, the importance of the social network for fomenting insurrections abroad has led many of us to conclude that Facebook was on the verge of transcending its narrow commercial concerns, that it was on the brink of elevating itself into a neutral platform for social revolution. Yesterday, our hopes were finally dashed.
On March 29, Facebook callously deleted the organizing page for the Third Intifada, a call for a Palestinian popular uprising to shake off Israel's brutal occupation that had over 200,000 supporters. The Third Intifada's Twitter and Google-owned YouTube pages still exist. Facebook's act of suppression is an unforgivable #ZUCKUP, may it be the last.
The first major #ZUCKUP was the commercialization of friendship. The second disturbing #ZUCKUP was the remorseless pursuit of privacy-invasive technologies. The third #ZUCKUP, the one that will be remembered as the final nail in Facebook's coffin, is the cynical attempt to stand in the way of history by blocking the people's worldwide movement toward self-governance and democracy.
Let us now kill Facebook with this #ZUCKUP campaign. Pull your allegiance, delete your account and watch for the day that Facebook implodes spectacularly.
In committing communal Facebook suicide, we will open up the possibility of new activist innovations, improved social apps for revolt, fresh perspectives on how to turn online passion into real world action.
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A human right
The right to resist a foreign occupation, by any means, even with violence, is a universal human right.
If a foreign army occupies your neighborhood, you have a right to resist.
Palestine is occupied by a foreign army, they have a right to resist.
To quote the United Nations:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/33/24 of 29 November 1978:
"2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, particularly armed struggle;"
A human right
The right to resist a foreign occupation, by any means, even with violence, is a universal human right.
If a foreign army occupies your neighborhood, you have a right to resist.
Palestine is occupied by a foreign army, they have a right to resist.
To quote the United Nations:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/33/24 of 29 November 1978:
"2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, particularly armed struggle;"
'Bernard Marx' EHG
But neither side can see that fighting each other will help. The Palestinians can shoot rockets and Israel will just bomb them. It has gone back and forth like this far too long. Yes, the Palestinians may be justified in attacking, but that does not mean it helps anyone.
'Bernard Marx' EHG
But neither side can see that fighting each other will help. The Palestinians can shoot rockets and Israel will just bomb them. It has gone back and forth like this far too long. Yes, the Palestinians may be justified in attacking, but that does not mean it helps anyone.
Anonymous
You're not getting it. I agree with what you just wrote. Entirely. What I'm saying is did the page descend from that into calls to just attack Jews in general? It's a difficult one when Israel defines itself as the Jewish state, of course, but that doesn't lessen the responsiblity of others to make the distinction clearly between 'Israel' and 'Jews'.
Anonymous
You're not getting it. I agree with what you just wrote. Entirely. What I'm saying is did the page descend from that into calls to just attack Jews in general? It's a difficult one when Israel defines itself as the Jewish state, of course, but that doesn't lessen the responsiblity of others to make the distinction clearly between 'Israel' and 'Jews'.
Anonymou
whos behind of them and behind of them?
Anonymou
whos behind of them and behind of them?
Anon
That's great to say, but I think you're forgetting that the majority who use Facebook aren't the ones who read Adbusters or even watch the news. It's going to be full steam ahead for Facebook for a long time.
Anon
That's great to say, but I think you're forgetting that the majority who use Facebook aren't the ones who read Adbusters or even watch the news. It's going to be full steam ahead for Facebook for a long time.
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