We witnessed a live streamed genocide in Gaza. We saw the bodies of children hanging on fences and babies shot in the head. Parents losing the soul of their souls. We must ask ourselves how this can be possible. How can this kind of violence exist? Let alone be justified?
It happens with the full consent of our politicians. They are not misinformed. These politicians know better than you and me—better than all of us—the extent of the suffering and destruction in Palestine. And they know something else:
Normalizing the violence in Palestine is necessary in order to import this violence here.
These same politicians in Germany and America also know the role Palantir plays in the genocide. Palantir also openly admitted that its technology kills people in Gaza:
“Mostly terrorists,” as Palantir’s CEO admitted.
But who is a terrorist and who is not? Who deserves to live and who does not? Over 70,000 people killed. Mostly women and children. Genocide.
The same platform is used by ICE to decide who belongs and who does not. Who stays and who is removed.
Over 2 million people deported in the first 250 days of the Trump administration.
We have to ask: why did the Baden-Württemberg state pay 25 million euros to bring Palantir into the police? For Palantir’s surveillance and AI platform?
To help decide who is a “problem in the Stadtbild”?
Who is a “dangerous migrant”?
Who is an “antisemite”?
The reason we do not feel safe in Germany is because we know:
The violence in Gaza, in Sudan, in Congo is what normalizes the violence here.
The fascists of today no longer wear brown shirts. They wear blue (police) uniforms.
Palantir sits at the intersection of our struggles: against surveillance, against capitalism, against Zionism, against racism, against police violence and against deportations.
Alone, we cannot do much against these systems of oppression—but together we have a chance. As long as borders exist, our freedom here is a privilege.
From Gaza to Sudan. From Congo to Ecuador. From Brazil to the West Bank.
For justice.
For Lorenz, for Rahma, for Nelson.
For Hanau. For Solingen.
Get organized. On 13th december we are planning demonstrations throughout Baden-Württemberg against Palantir.
Contact us to learn more.
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