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I want to talk about something that some people may find offensive, and that I can’t talk about on Twitter to not get shadow banned as I have to rely on reach for my work.

The first time I attended Chaos Computer Congress was over 15 years ago. It had the best parties in town, and we would sneak in for the nightlife.

As I rekindled my interest in politics, computers and the internet, I became more aligned with the CCC’s mission: hacking the planet to hold power to account.

While I was already disappointed with some of the CCC’s policies – particularly on things like COVID and Bitcoin – this year was the first time that I seriously lost hope for and trust in the CCC as an institution – starting with its opening speech.

The CCC’s opening speech sets the theme for the event. This year, it was dedicated to the global rise of fascism. Speakers talked about Germany’s protests against the far-right AFD, about Donald Trump, LGBTQ and abortions, and pro-democracy protests in countries like Georgia.

But not a single word was lost to the genocide in Palestine.

Checking the CCC’s schedule, I merely found a single talk on Palestine, which explicitly made clear that it did not take a stance on whether Israel was right or wrong in its operations.

There were still a lot of great talks at the congress, and many assemblies showed their solidarity, but this complete lack of mention is what really stood out for me.

To understand what a hackers congress has to do with genocide, we need to take an uncomfortable look at Nazi Germany.

What enabled the Holocaust 80 years ago was not just a bunch of bloodthirsty eugenicist maniacs high on ungodly amounts of speed and their fascist ideologies. It was the streamlining of exploitation and murder to never before seen efficiency, with the help of new, more efficient technologies.

It is these same advancements in technology that are fueling the genocide in Palestine today. It’s surveillance on an unprecedented scale, evermore invasive spyware, AI enabled targeting and automated drone warfare.

You can think of Palestine what you want, but this technology is being exported from Palestine to the rest of the world today.

It’s facial recognition systems and license plate scanners that Israel uses to enforce apartheid that you’ll soon see scanning your biometrics for your next flight on holidays, or your car on your next trip to work.

It’s spyware companies that test their products to soon sell them to governments around the world targeting activists, journalists and opposition.

It’s psychological warfare utilizing dating sites like Grindr to social engineer Palestinians into spying on their peers and extort their sexual preferences.

Just last month, the a16z portfolio company Skydio, which is a major Israeli military contractor, was caught providing its surveillance drones to Yale University to monitor and track student protestors.

Some of you may find this topic uncomfortable as it may not align with your political views.

But the reality remains that the genocide in Palestine is a testing ground for never before seen surveillance tech that will soon be used on you. And the world’s most renowned hackers are silent.

You bring up several interesting points about the misuse of surveillance technologies, but you are incorrect to label Israel’s response to Hamas’s attacks as a genocide. This is a war. That may be uncomfortable for you to hear, given what you may have read or heard.

The truth of this war is explain by this simple meme.

I am open to have a discussion with you in DM.

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Meme needs more lobsters.

You carrying water for the suits with this take. War and genocide are not mutually exclusive. Genocides are often committed in the context of war. Israel has repeatedly expressed genocidal intent, and indigenous resistance fighters have been fighting an illegal occupation since 1948.

Okay, let’s unpack this for moment because I want to be clear about some of the words you are using. And, please, if we’re going to have a discussion, limit your insults, or it’s not worth my time.

First, could you provide me with a couple examples of “genocidal intent” which you say are done “repeatedly”?

Second, with regards to your use of the word “indigenous,” is it your assertion that Jews were not indigenous to this area before 1948? That’s a really strange claim considering, um, the well documented and recorded history of the region (as well as the archeological record).

Third, I’m curious about your understanding of the word “occupation” given that Israel completely pulled its residents out of Gaza and handed it over in 2005.

Yes these Europeans are not indigenous. What’s your proof they are?

Francesca Albanese has done a great job documenting the genocidal intent expressed by israelis in section 5, page 12 of her report, anatomy of a genocide.

https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-hrc-55-73-auv.pdf

And you’re not wrong about jews always having lived there. That is different than creating a european liberal democracy “jewish state” for a bunch of european settlers to displace the local population, which is what israel is. Remember that Palestine was not the only place they were looking at to create this state.

And occupation means exactly that. The Europeans displaced Palestinians from their homes in 1948, and have not left since. Here’s a great book on this topic you should check out for understanding. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627798556/thehundredyearswaronpalestine/

Israel controls everything in Palestine (Gaza and West Bank). It’s a prison. So yes it’s an occupation.

Hi Suhail. What’s your view about Hamas’ ability to build tunnels (i.e. massively complex construction projects underground) and launch rockets into Israel (i.e. which is expensive and high tech)?

1. Who do you think is funding those projects, and providing all those weapons? This is a sincere question, and I’d like to know your answer.

2. If Israel “controls everything,” how are Hamas and other groups able to build these networks of tunnels and acquire these weapons, let alone train and run a military? Do you see the contradiction?

3. You call it a prison but, as a Palestinian, yourself, did you ever visit Gaza City before 2023? Don’t you remember nice neighborhoods and restaurants with foodie culture and malls and markets?

4. Since you describe yourself as a Catholic, I’d like your opinion on this roundtable discussion from the National Catholic Register:

https://www.ncregister.com/interview/roundtable-just-war-hamas-israel

Hamas is exercising their right to self defense. Israel is the oppressor. It’s obvious. How they are able to do it is cuz they’re not retarded like you. Just cuz they’re oppressed doesn’t mean there aren’t ways.

And, right there, you expose yourself.

I don’t know if you’ve ever had a rational discussion with an adult before, but answering number 2 by saying “it’s obvious because I say so” doesn’t make me the retarded one.

It’s also really significant that you have no answer for my questions 1, 3, and 4. It reveals a lot about you.

It’s clear that you don’t want to have a discussion. It’s clear that you don’t even want peace. You are now muted.

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Did I just find my Nostr nazi fren?

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1-The genocide of Palestinian people started with the Nakba. More than 60 years ago.

2-Americans and Europeans occupied Palestine and colonized it expelling the indigenous population. (Known as Palestinian)

Israel has been doing settler colonialism since it’s inception. It’s despicable.

This is such an incomprehensible load of nonsense. Where and when did you learn the history of the region? Are you a sock puppet account?

Muted.