Nella bella intervista a Bedour Alagraa sul Sudan si apprendono molte cose; e si legge un passaggio che raccomanderei ai perenni indignati in buona fede, così stolidamente prigionieri della loro bolla (e dell’urgenza di dirsi sconvolti) da ignorare persino chi vorrebbero sostenere:
There’s also this whole thing of “People pay attention to Palestine and not Sudan.” What’s happening in Palestine has brought more attention to what’s happening in Sudan than anything else! Before all those people were saying, “Nobody is paying attention to Sudan.” It was Palestinians online who were literally asking me, “Are you okay? Are your people in Sudan okay? Because I know what’s happening in Sudan.” It’s actually Palestinians who have done so much work to lift the veil on what’s happening in Sudan, while also experiencing genocide themselves. So this has always confused me, so, so much.
When I hear this, I’m like, “Do you know any Sudanese people or Palestinians in Palestine? You probably don’t if you’re coming online and you’re saying this.” I’m Sudanese, I know Palestinians, and I know that they’ve always said something. Now, if it’s the white media and white leftists and white liberals doing that, make that clear. When you say, “Nobody is talking about Sudan,” who is included in this nobody? Am I a nobody? Are Palestinians a nobody? I don’t think we’re nobody. But if white liberals and white leftists are your only somebodies, then yes, you could say nobody is talking about Sudan, that people only care about Palestine.
(15/08/24)