Cape Town, South Africa – To commemorate the so-called “Nakba” – because everything is a catastrophe these days, amirite? – a gaggle of protesters descended upon the oldest colonial building in South Africa. The Nakba, for those not fluent in Woke, supposedly refers to the displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Cue the tiny violins.

Of course, they picked the oldest colonial building. Because what better way to signal your virtue than by whining about colonialism while enjoying the fruits of Western civilization? It's peak irony, folks. You can't make this stuff up.

Let's be real: these protests are more about signaling allegiance to the approved Narrative™️ than actually understanding the nuances of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's like wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt – edgy, but ultimately meaningless.

Meanwhile, Hamas is still firing rockets, but hey, at least these keyboard warriors are Doing Something™️ by waving flags and virtue signaling on social media. They're totally fighting the power, one Instagram post at a time.

South Africa, with its own… interesting history, seems to be a popular spot for this kind of thing. Makes you wonder if they're just looking for a new cause to champion after running out of things to complain about at home.

I'm not saying the situation is simple. It's messy. It's complicated. But pretending that one side is entirely innocent and the other is pure evil is intellectually lazy and frankly, insulting to anyone who's actually trying to understand the situation.

So, congrats to the protesters. You managed to virtue signal, inconvenience some people, and probably accomplished absolutely nothing. But hey, at least you feel good about yourselves, right?

I’m sure this is the thing that will solve the Middle East Crisis. Just more pointless theatrics to show that you care…so brave.

And the media will lap it up because the narrative of suffering and colonial wrongdoings is all they have. No actual solutions or insight to be found here.

This performative activism is getting boring. It’s just an echo chamber of recycled tropes and regurgitated buzzwords. Grow up and do something real instead of just making noise.

Maybe they'll move on to protesting something else next week. Climate change? Gender identity? Who knows? The possibilities for performative activism are endless!

But the real issue? They won't touch that. It's easier to just scream about the same old convenient villains, while patting yourself on the back for being a Good Person™. Pathetic.

Sources: * Foundation for Defense of Democracies * Gatestone Institute