Irish-American billionaire Patrick Collison is under fire after posting on X about his run in Tel Aviv, not far from Gaza war

Supporters of Palestine have called to boycott the payment platform Stripe after its CEO and co-founder Patrick Collison - an Irish-American billionaire who has advocated for Palestinians in the past - posted on social media on Wednesday about his run on the beach in Tel Aviv and how it was “great” to be back.

Many responded to his post on X by pointing out that he was only thirty minutes away from the Gaza Strip. Conservative estimates say nearly 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza and two million have been under constant Israeli aggression as they fight what UN experts have called “'deliberate starvation”.

Some drew comparisons to the Academy Award-winning film, Zone of Interest, which depicts the everyday lives of Germans who lived next to the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War Two.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    10 days ago

    You’re missing the point.

    The dude went to a beach and a large group of people want to crucify not only him but also all the employees in his company. All must be punished because wrong think!

    Can we PLEASE just all calm down and not make storms in coffee cups? Yeah, a conversation can be had about the insensitivity of his post, but why do we all need to pearl clutch and pitch fork whenever anyone makes the slightest misstep?

    People aren’t even allowed to learn from mistakes, kill kill kill immediately!I’ve seen too many people’s career ended over insignificant bullshit, it has to stop.

    And the collateral damage? Look at this sub, I’m trying to have a conversation about people calming down and see the responses I’m getting. You agree with us or we will cancel you too, dissenting is not allowed, wrong think is evil!

    This attitude is what pushes the normal johnny from the corner to the right side of politics where he can simply say something dumb without immediately being crucified. This attitude that you’re displaying is what pushes more and more people to the right, this attitude is what got trump elected. Please, for the love of all that is holy, stop these crusades, stop pushing shit heads like trump into power.