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Not justifying this in any way. This is an atrocious act. But talking about this topic... I don't know what to think.
If you actually want to reach Gaza, you don't set sail from Spain, because it is going to take forever to get there.
Also, I've seen videos of them partying on their boats. That just looks weird, I don't know. Not saying that they have to be sad and crying the whole journey, but partying feels wrong.
Opinions?
I wont even comment on your weird opinions, but obviously you will sail from wherever your ships are...
You think they will put their ships on a truck, drive to italy and then go from there?
The flotilla consists of dozens of ships from all over the place and at different times. More will join starting from Italy afaik. https://globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/
There are tons of ways to solve that issue. And thanks for the info didn't know about that page!
And the most obvious way to move a ship is by sea. Ships are made to move on water. There is no more logical way to move a ship and its content across the Mediterranean Sea than by sailing it.
~~Despite existing land-routes shipping remains the backbone of global transportation and you would be shocked to find the amount of ships transporting goods and people across the Mediterranean Sea, or the Baltic Sea, or any other route that has land-routes available. But it goes even further! Rivers and channels remain crucial shipping lanes inside Europe despite streets and train-tracks being right next to them. Almost as if ships are great means of transportation!~~
EDIT: I am sorry, i got cocky with that comment.
Despite existing land-routes shipping remains the backbone of global transportation and ships usually are preferential to land-routes in particular in the Mediterranean Sea or the Baltic Sea. There also are many shipping routes based on rivers and channels, which have streets and train-tracks right next to it, but maintain shipping as the preferred method of transport for many goods. Shipping is a great mean of transportation and in many cases it is the best option.
The partying? That's just humans united by a common (and good) cause, bonding and letting off some steam before they go into a perilous situation.
It's harder to hide the sinking of a boat than it is to hide arresting people.
And activists have more boats than trucks, due to protests against drilling, fishing, wars. And I guess there are protections in international waters that don't exist when travelling through different sovereign nations.
Good point regarding the partying!
that's some delicious red herring you've got there
Spain to Gaza is less than a week.
I think they're "partying" because Israel has machine gunned civilians in boats carrying aid. Israel considers it "self defense" to kill these people. They shot up a boat and killed 10 innocents and when the world got mad... they sent Turkey $20 million to fuck off.
It's an efficiency equation for Israel. The tiniest thing can tip the scales and then you're dead because it was a better play for Israel compared to letting these Freedom Flotillas intrude on their plans. You gotta party before some bomb with a cringey name like "David's Scrote" turns you into spaghetti.