On the Twitter account I have had since 2009, I had responded to a post from a woman who has family in Gaza who asked people to separate Hamas from innocent Palestinians. I simply stated that ‘I was thinking of her family and all innocent lives on either side stuck in the middle of this conflict and that I pray for peace.’
I have just over 2,400 followers on that profile, but somehow that simple response garnered 186K views, and over 1,300 likes. It’s an interesting phenomenon to me considering the original post that I responded to has 8.7M views. Are the algorithms set up to boost peaceful messages during these dreadful times?
My post is the first to appear under the original Tweet. I’m not sure if I was actually the first to respond or if top replies are ranked. Either way, my notifications were going crazy for a few days.
The replies to my post weren’t as many, but it was interesting to see the difference of opinions regarding the conflict itself, as to what the root of it all was from being about land, religion, American Policy, to how useless prayer is. I rebutted that last part even though I am not religious because when someone says they are praying for me, I know that it’s a significant gesture and it means a lot to me during difficult times.
It’s hard watching the destruction on both sides, and the rise in Jewish hate. If there is one thing that can come from all of the protests happening in cities worldwide, is that the true character of the evil among us is live for all of us to witness. People want to ban these protests, but I say it’s better the enemy you can see.