Evening random discussion - Oct 17, 2026

[u/the_yaya]

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”― Carl Gustav Jung

Magandang gabi!

[u/rockyricknroll]

Anong kayang say ng mga nagpo-pro-palestine na pinoy dito?

[u/Gullible_Star5605 → u/rockyricknroll]

🙋‍♀️ They know what it's like when a bigger country steals their territory, pero they also know to gain support from strong allies especially because they are small and they need it. Of course super disagree sa stance niya, but still, free Palestine.

[u/rockyricknroll → u/Gullible_Star5605]

I agree that Palestinians deserve freedom, regardless of their officials' foreign policy positions. But my point is about consistency. When Mayor Leni received an Israeli ambassador for a courtesy visit, people were quick to accuse her of supporting Israel's actions. Yet when a Palestinian political representative explicitly backed China's South China Sea claims, where was that same level of scrutiny? We can support Palestinian human rights without overlooking positions that undermine our own country's maritime rights. Being pro-Palestine shouldn't mean being any less pro-Philippines. Understanding why Palestinian officials seek China's support doesn't mean their position against Philippine maritime interests should escape criticism.

[u/Gullible_Star5605 → u/rockyricknroll]

Pro-Palestine Filipinos are not a monolith, but based on what I think your view of what being pro-Palestine means, this is how I understand the issue: The criticism of local activists about Leni is because Leni is a representative of our own country, whose actions reflect the Filipino people's values and interests. I find that a lot of criticisms of Leni come from people who would still support her, they just felt misrepresented in this certain issue. The take of a pro-China Palestinian should be criticized, but the criticism of their position is not intensely consistent with the criticism of Leni because a) local activists think criticizing a Palestinian for their position on the WPS matter might take away from the attention that should be placed on the genocide, and in the Philippine context, b) people did not feel misrepresented.

Anyway, I don't think that what you shared is escaping criticism. I saw a couple of posts from well-known activist groups criticizing their position, I guess it just feels like they're escaping criticism because the criticism isn't as intense.