Gabor Maté: Netanyahu is the Most EGREGIOUS Expression of Zionist Dehumanisation of Palestinians

It's been a while, actually, not since... before the most recent genocidal antics in Palestine.

But before we get to the genocide survivors of Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank, survivors in Iran, for you personally, how has it been watching these massive NATO nation-backed wars affecting you, affecting all of us? I mean, how has it been for you personally to watch it happen?

You know, I grew up, I was born during the Second World War.

I grew up in the Cold War era.

I've seen wars, I've seen atrocities committed around the world by all kinds of parties.

These last few years have been particularly tough because never before have we seen it so nakedly reported and portrayed and available.

And to watch the world go by along its merry way largely ignoring um these horrors it's a new experience only because of the the way that's in our face right now we can't get away from it and yet we also feel so helpless in the face of it it's been emotionally very challenging and it breaks my heart

I mean, what is the impact of exposure to the images on social media? I mean, in a sense, of course, it's good that people get to know that things are happening in a way that we wouldn't have before, say, in the Korean War, when 20% of the population was wiped out.

I mean, say, the genocide in Gaza, but say, the schoolgirls in Minab in Iran.

What is the impact on people in the NATO countries that are funding these wars psychologically? Well, there's several

impacts.

One is denial and just to try and escape from it so that we pay attention to trivialities that make no difference to our lives, such as which Hollywood star is marrying which football player, you know, and this gets a lot of attention, but it's all...

People don't realize it, but it's their attempt to escape reality.

So that's one response.

Another response is people to feel really brokenhearted and helpless.

And there's something called moral injury, which is where you're watching something that goes against your heart, your values, and you're helpless to intervene.

And a lot of people... are brokenhearted and really upset.

And then the third response is it propels people into action.

They say, I have to do something.

And that's the most positive response, is that even if they can't immediately affect the events, they don't stay on the sidelines.

They get engaged, they get activated, and that's the healthiest response.

So we're seeing all three.

Denial, kind of a helpless moral injury, but also a lot of people are getting active and involved.