Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt, thinks September 11th attacks were "defensible"

[afeelingunacted]

What the absolute fuck pic.twitter.com/ofyBwxxWBP
- Casey Stegman (querying) (@cstegman) November 16, 2023

• In a series of now deleted tweets the author condemned The Guardian taking down Bin Laden's Letter to America in which he reveals his reasoning behind the September 11th attacks
• Felker-Martin called destroying the twin towers "principled" and "

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[just444]

not even kidding, certain people are two days away from finding "valid points!" in Mein Kampf

[fauxkaren]

lYoung people have loved being edge lords since time immemorial.

Unfortunately, social media amplifies the young edge lords and other people just share it uncritically. Plenty of other people have criticized American imperialism and foreign policy who AREN'T homophobic, misogynistic anti-Semites.

But being a provocative edge lord by quoting Osama bin Laden vs any of those other people will get you the views and social media engagement so that's what people are doing.

Which is a lot to say... yeah IA with your comment. The social media/online environment is WILD rn.

[recognitions]

She's 37

[fauxkaren]

I was referring to the Youths on Tiktok and the bin Laden letter stuff, not the author in this post.

[fauxkaren]

The absolute brain rot of the terminally online has really come to light the past month, oh my god.

Everyone, PLEASE, use some critical thinking. Take time to look into claims and imagery before sharing.

Misinformation and disinformation is easy to fall for, especially when it confirms our worldview. But like... please. Do better than QAnon. Don't believe something just because it aligns with your point of view. Make sure it's true first.

[erin805]

That’s what scares me about the younger generation using tik tok as a search engine you can’t post links in the comments so unless you’re willing to make a video you can’t combat the misinformation, it’s a receipe for diaster (I’m aware this woman is 37 I’m referring to the “youths” who are also spreading this kind of garbage)

[afeelingunacted]

I get into a lot of arguments on here with people saying criticizing Israel isn't antisemitism, which I agree with, but this is a classic example of how antisemitism works in leftist spaces

[fauxkaren]

This is where I am too.

Criticizing Israel is NOT anti-Semitism. Because... you know... you should be able to criticism any government bombing civilians and killing thousands of them.

But some people are definitely using criticism of Israel as a smoke screen for their anti-Semitism and it's important that people look at voices they are amplifying and check to see which category the person they're amplifying falls into.

[afeelingunacted]

100%

Also this isn't a zero sum game. You can be horrified by the October attacks AND outraged and horrified at the Israeli decimation of Gaza. Many pro-Palestine activists manage both!

I think that sort of binary "There can only be ONE bad person" leads to this sort of thinking and it's fucking dangerous because you're looking for confirmation to deny the humanity of a group of people.

[euraylie]

They most definitely are using it as a smokescreen. I’ve seen people on the left now claiming the Holocaust was not “special” and people should basically get over it.

[therearewords]

Should I know Manhunt?

[just444]

i only know about that book bc JK Rowling (or a character that is very clearly her) is in it and gets killed? i think

[therearewords]

Wut.

[just444]

https://globalnews.ca/news/8775229/j-k-rowling-killed-off-book-trans-author/

A new book called Manhunt by transgender author Gretchen Felker-Martin features J.K. Rowling, author of the popular Harry Potter series in its pages, and it is stirring up controversy. While Rowling is not a character in the book, there are several references to her.

The novel is generating controversy for a scene in which Rowling is killed off during a fire at a Scottish castle in a story a character is telling around a campfire.

[solira21]

Yall, I simply do not think dipping into the outrage cycle about a bunch of terminally online white leftists using hyperbole on twitter is a good idea. It's a tiny fraction of people. Frankly, I find the fact that this is getting massive press attention online over a million other things feels intentional, a way to vent discomfort over how successfully people who AREN'T terminally online but are leftists have organized in support of Gaza

[afeelingunacted]

She's a well known writer with a big reach. I think her slide into antisemitism is notable and should be condemned.

I've also posted news in support of pro-Palestine demonstrations here, as have others. You're welcome to do the same.

[solira21]

I don't appreciate the tone. I wasn't coming for you specifically in posting this-by "massive press attention," I don't mean LiveJournal posts; I mean things like Biden actually taking the time out of his day to talk about the Bin Laden TikTok trend, for example

[benihime99]

Well known writer with a big reach

In what realm????