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The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival is underway and the pretentious participants wasted no time virtue-signaling their support for the savage terror group Hamas and their self-righteous indignation over Israel’s right to self-defense.
On the filmfest’s opening day, an open letter was published in French on the website of France’s Libération newspaper (which, by the way, was founded by nihilist Jean-Paul Sartre in 1973 as a far-Left daily), in which 380 artistes called out their industry’s purported “silence” over what they ludicrously call a “genocide” in Gaza. The hundreds of Hamas supporters included the usual Progressive suspects Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Pedro Pascal, and Susan Sarandon.
The letter begins by acknowledging correctly that the October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel were “terrible massacres” (although the letter does not state who committed them or why, because to do that would be to shift the focus/blame from Israel to Jew-hating Palestinians). But then it regurgitates the standard Progressive lies about the Israeli military action in Gaza: “The Israeli army is targeting civilians. More than 200 journalists have been deliberately killed. Writers, film-makers and artists are being brutally murdered.” [Emphasis added]
Let’s set the record straight before moving on. As has been noted many times elsewhere and always ignored by the mainstream media: not only are the Israeli Defense Forces not “targeting civilians,” they are unique in world history for their extraordinary efforts to minimize civilian casualties, especially considering that the enemy Hamas ruthlessly and intentionally puts its own civilians in harm’s way in order to maximize their casualties and exploit them for propaganda purposes. Similarly, the IDF is neither “deliberately” killing journalists (except for ones that moonlight as terrorists) nor “brutally murdering” filmmakers.
The signatories of the letter went on to condemn the film world’s “passivity” toward Israel’s supposed war crimes. That’s odd, because I’m unaware of any letter signed by hundreds of Cannes artists condemning their industry’s silence on actual war crimes committed against Jews by Hamas and its supporters among the Palestinian population, many of whom participated in the aforementioned terrible massacres of October 7th.
Anyway, the letter reads, in part,
Why is it that cinema, a breeding ground for socially committed works, seems to be so indifferent to the horror of reality and the oppression suffered by our sisters and brothers?
As artists and cultural players, we cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza and this unspeakable news is hitting our communities hard.
Again, let’s pause for a fact check: the letter’s signers apparently are confused about the definition of the word “genocide,” which most people understand means the deliberate eradication of an entire people. And yet since 1990 the so-called Palestinians have been one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, booming from 1.98 million to 5.17 million people in 2023 (the 2025 estimate is over 5.5 million). This is a growth of over 161 percent in 33 years (in the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 52.7 percent). The Palestinian population is growing at about 2.4% per year, which is 33% higher than Israel’s growth rate.
In Gaza specifically, the population is about 2.2 million, one of the most densely populated regions in the world. At its current growth, the total size of the population in the Palestinian territories is projected to increase to 6.9 million in 2030 and to 9.5 million in 2050. If Israel has been waging genocide against them for many years as its detractors constantly claim, it is surely the most inept mass murder attempt in history.
The letter continues:
What is the point of our professions if not to draw lessons from history, to make films that are committed, if we are not present to protect oppressed voices?
The point of your profession is to entertain, not to protect oppressed voices, but let’s move on:
The far right, fascism, colonialism, anti-trans and anti-LGBTQIA+, sexist, racist, islamophobic and antisemitic movements are waging their battle on the battlefield of ideas, attacking publishing, cinema and universities, and that’s why we have a duty to fight.
What this grab-bag of Left-wing complaints has to do with protecting the “oppressed” voices of the Palestinians is unclear, until you understand that all of these intersectional social justice issues are linked in the neo-Marxist worldview. And yet the selective Left never complains that there are very few territories on earth more sexist, antisemitic, anti-trans and anti-LGBTQIA+ than the Gaza strip.
“Let us rise up…” the letter concludes. “Let us reject the propaganda that constantly colonizes our imaginations and makes us lose our sense of humanity.” This is pure Progressive projection; it is the Left that is pushing propaganda to colonize the imaginations of our impressionable youth and to sway the ignorant and the antisemitic into believing that Israel is an apartheid state and the Palestinian people are its oppressed victims.
Other actors and filmmakers subsequently added their names to the list of the letter’s original signers, notably Joaquin Phoenix (The Joker) (pictured above with Pedro Pascal), Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro, French actress Juliette Binoche (The English Patient), and of course, the Cannes crowd’s favorite documentary propagandist, Michael Moore.
The celebrities and wannabes of the film world, who as I’ve pointed out many times live in the most tightly-sealed echo chamber of any demographic in the world, justify their privileged lives to themselves by believing they are compassionate, heroic champions of the downtrodden. They are in denial about the fact, demonstrated by their inability to move the needle for Kamala Harris in the last presidential election, that the more stridently political and polarizing they become, the less relevant and influential they are.
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Ahhh, Cannes. …
Now thERe’s a tempting target for a terrorist attack. °
Anyone who is Pro Ham-A** is a Terrorists and Terrorists Supporters and should move to the Counties that support Terrorists starting with Iran
The question to ask anyone who complains about genocide is this:
Why do you believe the Hamas cowards propaganda but not the Jews propaganda?
And we all know the answer to that.
These cosseted fools should attempt a “pride parade for palestine” in any muslim dominated city of their choosing.
Just br sure to announce it ahead of time so I can set my recorder.
The last thing the cloistered shitheads would learn as being tossed off a roof, is just how tolerant the religion-of-peace is.
Allow me to set the record straight Mr. Tapson. Whether you want to call it a genicide, or not, the facts is hundreds to thousands of innocent Palestinians are being killed. Period. There comes a point in time when it’s no longer self defense. If someone starts a fight with me and I defend myself, but decide to continue to pummel my opponent to his death it is no longer self defense, but murder.
Second, yes Hamas hides behind civilians. No argument there. So, that means the IDF says well too bad that child’s going to die as we try to kill Hamas? That’s easy to say when it’s not your child isn’t it Mr Tapson. “Oh but they hide behind civilians” that still doesn’t give Israel card blanche to launch attacks killing civilians. Let’s see the reaction of all you brave arm chair QB’s if it were your child.
Palestines are indigenous to that area and are being held in a concentration camp type setting by European pretending to be a middle eastern people. Thats why Israel at one time had the highest rates of skin cancer. The European Jews weren’t used to that climate. Melanoma still high in Israel and yet among the Palestinian Arabs is rare. See, Europes Jews aren’t Middle Eastern.
Record corrected, Mr Tapson
I only wish it was 100s of 1000s of guilty-as-hell palestinians being killed . . . indeed using their own children as human shields, so as to curry favor from dumbshits who can’t comprehend the absolute evil enacted on Oct 7th.
The low-life murder culture in Gaza isn’t indigenous. They were given that land “for peace”.
As Hamas takes all the “humanitarian” money to buy weapons & build tunnels, it came close to a “concentration camp” of their own making – with 80% support from the enabling populace.
Since Mr. Tapson isn’t a murdering jihadist who hides behind his own kids, he doesn’t have much to worry about from the IDF.
He only has to guard against muslims (or BLM) who routinely run over women & children attending public events.
Israelis already had their women & children targeted & killed, and chose to respond in full – dutifully discarding crybaby demands from armchair leftists.
So you’re a Nazi? You want innocent Palestinians to die?
At least you revealed yourself
Another worn out insult from a simpering prick who passionately (and ignorantly) defends evil scum who mimic Nazis.
Example:
Mein Kampf sells quite well among your muslim friends.
I know lackey shits like you require “proportional response” (if you even would allow that.)
Wars against evil aren’t won using proportional response; they’re won by utterly destroying the side that FA and FO.
Side note:
Had the IDF miraculously avoided any civilian casualties (a.k.a. human shields), pricks like you would STILL have defaulted to calling it “genocide” while fawning over the side that admires Hitler.
BTW: I’d avoid visiting the side your cheering for – they’d drop a wall on you & your fishnet stockings.
Another clown. You said you hope “100’s to 1,000’s” of innocent Palestinians are killed. Only a Nazi admirer would say something this callous and ignorant.
You’re a big shot sitting home on your couch eating doughnuts and smoking your cigarettes calling for the IDF to just indiscriminately kill innocent life. But, you’d be singing a different tune if it was your kid or family.
You’ll criticize the US, Biden, etc, but you’ll blindly support Israel and BiBI even though BiBI has been trying to drag the US into their wars. Thats why Trump has pulled away from BiBI
Sit down, shut your mouth and open your ears. That’s how you learn, fool.
Sebastian out!
There’s no such thing as a Psuedostinian, much less an innocent one.
All those subhumans deserve to die and so do you.
I hope your ghetto wife gets sickle cell.
O.K. — I gotta post this one HERE …
Are we talking about the innocent ones who crossed the border & only baked a few babies in ovens?? NO DEMS-NO RINOS- MAGA OR ELSE!!
I see you have all the little Oct 7 buzzwords down. And you are still just as witless and stupid as ever. Perhaps you should look at your downvote total. No one is buying your moronic shtick, Sebby.
Well, of course you don’t care if innocent women and children are killed. You don’t procreate because of your sexual preference.
Interesting you can’t refute what I said in an intelligent manner, but instead get frustrated with your lack of vocabulary and resort to childish name calling.
Tha doesn’t win any arguments fruit loops
Second, I’m not interested in up or down votes. I’m interested in voicing the truth. You’d be one of the people who’d downvote someone who said slavery was wrong. I don’t go by popular opinion or what makes people feel good.
People would rather hear lies that make them feel better than the truth which might hurt.
Sebastian out.
too bad your hamas heroes are cowards that purposely live and store weapons in civilian areas – wake up dunce.
You don’t procreate because you have no balls. did you attack that synagogue yet. What’s the matter tough guy? No balls?
Actually I did refute what you said……..yesterday. It’s on the website. Go and find it. Do some actual research for a change.
You couldn’t find the truth with two hands and a flashlight, Is-lamo doofus. It’s always the stupidest losers who don’t care about upvotes or downvotes. And yet losers like you always get the most downvotes. I wonder why that is. Oh yeah, I know why. Because you are an ignorant little Muslim stooge who never documents his research and lies about everything.
C’mon Sebby. Show us how tough you are. Go and off some Jews. I can tell you where they are. New York City and Israel. But remember…..the business end of your AK points away from you, not at your head.
Awe poor fruit loops wants to kill innocent Palestinians. Clown boy, not all Palestinians are Muslims. Quite a few are Christians , but you don’t care you want them all killed, correct?
Would you like it if I said I hoped all gay folks like you died of AIDS? Should I wood for that? You and your people spread that disease all over the world
Jews are indigenous to Europe.
Facts
Sebastian out.
Who says they are innocent…..you? You have about as much credibility here as a dried up camel turd on a sidewalk.
But hey keep going for the sympathy factor with that lame act of yours.
No I don’t give a sh*t about Hamas and your pathetic “women and children” . I don’t even give a sh*t about you. Mr. Goat f**ker.
Israel handed the Gaza Strip over to the Gazans and you guys voted in Hamas, a bunch of murdering scumbags who turned the area into a Islamic shithole. Gazans created their own open sewer prison.
It’s your mess. Stop blaming everyone else, you lazy little P.O.S.
GFY.
“Not all Palestinians are Muslims. Quite a few are Christians , but you don’t care you want them all killed, correct?”
Ah yes, our resident Goat Fu**ker has spoken.
Now why would Palestinian Christians want to be ruled by Hamas. That’s because there aren’t any.
I guess when you run out of lies you simply call everyone gay. Next you will be telling us that Muslims have had a huge role to play in the formation of the U.S.
Didn’t our first gay muslim “president” lecture us on that during his apology tour? Come to think of it he hated Jews too.
The low-life Hamas supporter is out, yet his head is forever shoved in – never to see daylight.
Hamas (when not baking infants in ovens, or using their own as human shields) thank you for your blind devotion.
Keep in mind that Hamas looks at their suck-up fools with amused distain. (Your only value is your blind ignorance & maliable dishonesty.)
good – who needs the inbred, savage monsters?
Drop the crack pipe and troll elsewhere. Jews are the natives to the land. Period. If it were up to you, we would be speaking Japanese and would not have bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Please troll elsewhere!
Normally I’d say someone like you is trolling. However, you’re too ignorant to troll and you actually believe the fairy tale you’ve been spoon fed.
Jews who been in Europe for thousands of years are native to the Middle East? Lol 😂 I wonder how many times you’ve been taken advantage of in your life?
I wonder how many times you take it up the ass every week?
I don’t swing that way. But you should ask your friend “intrepid.”
I’m wondering how many illegitimate kids your stank black wife popped out? Black women are known to be very promiscuous. Let me guess you’re sloppy 125th?
Notice how the number “125th” pops into Seb’s mind.
That’s because he is a n°gger and so 125th (Street) is top of mind for him.
Or whatever passes for “mind” in him. 😀
Normally I’d consider someone like you a troll. However, I just think it’s your low IQ.
Jews have been in Europe for thousands of years are native to the Middle East? Lol
Hey, I have some land to sell you, genius.
It’s amazing that you had to repost your first stupid post. How do you say troll in Arabic.
One of the classic signs of insanity is always saying how wrong everyone else is.
“It’s them……they are all in on it. Why can’t you see that? There were never any Jews in “palestine” They all lived in Europe, at Auschwitz. The Muslims were always there….from the time of the Dinosaurs. It was always called Palestine. Why can’t you see that? Even before Mohammhanded started raping little girls.”
Give it up troll. Go comment at some Muslim website like IHateJews.org, where your kind always hates Jews. Or get a Job at the Comedy Store. You need to work on your material. Maybe they will give you a slot before a Jewish comedian takes the stage. I even have your opening line: “Jews have been in Europe for thousands of years and are not native to the Middle East. The Koran says so!”
Now that is LOL funny. Can we give Jesus some praise up in here today? Can I get an amen ?
Sabastian, you are a terrorist supporter. If you don’t see what is going on with HAMAS by now, you should find your way there to help the poor Arabs who teach their children to hate Jews, and Americans, and anyone not Islamist. There is no Palestinian. There are random Arabs who have occupied the region since the Islamic conquest the 700s. Jews, whether back from the diaspora, or somehow surviving the turmoil of the last 2000 years, are closer to indigenous than the Arabs in Gaza.
You believe the Hamas propaganda but not the Jewish propaganda. Why?
Palestinians are just using that name. They overran Israel uninvited many years ago.
It is almost as funny to watch these peoples juvenile attempts to make art, as I it is to hear their “ideas” on important matters. Part of their political statement, on Israel, caused me to laugh out loud. I was raised better, than to laugh at the unfortunate.
And this why I don’t go to movies for the last 20 years. Who wants to support Jew Haters.
Film Industry people are the most misinformed, ill-informed group on the planet. If that’s not yet an established fact, it should be.
One has to assume that if Israel is genocidal they are BY FAR the most incompetent genocidists ever to inhabit the earth.
Imagine a genocide that increases the population.
What will those clever Jews come up with next?
We live in a time when ignorance is not only bliss but profitable for those who will soon be replaced with CGI. Then they can scream at their TVs like the rest of us.
The fact that none of the supposedly actors and directors have been in total shock that humanitarian donations or others investments for Gaza were only used to built secret tunnels to kill Jews is a proof that their world is totally corrupted. We can cast doubt of their own behaviors inside their local societies concerning pedocriminality, incest, human traffic, abuse on elderlies or drug consumption as well as prostitution or money laundering. We also understand why jihad is spreading everywhere as a shield to coverup their own involvement in the destruction of our civilization. At the end, if we don’t stand up for them, they will all be murdered as well, as Islam doesn’t allow their kind of lives.
Cannes just another Rigged Award’s Show for the left just like the Oscars Emmies and Grammies