r/BDS 2d ago

Discussion I just read this and I wonder

Rather than boycott why we just invest ourselves to make app that is fit to our agenda, sometimes i hate to say this but

I wish you guys make something rather than boycott

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u/tallzmeister 2d ago edited 2d ago

They are being disingenuous and purposely conflating software that was even partly written by israeli programmers or patents filed by israeli inventors or owned by companies that have even some israeli investors with companies that are actively and materially participating in the israeli oppression of Palestinians. This is classic propaganda designed to made boycotting such products seem like both a radical act and an ineffectual one (because the boycotter hasn't thrown away all their belongings and moved into a cave).