Clementine and Lauren DuBois are both consistently gaining followers with their Israel-Palestine posts. Lauren is up over 7000 over the last month. I absolutely think it’s about clout. Every one of those followers will be monetised.
This is one of the most complex and intractable political problems in the world but you wouldn’t know it from reading their posts. Nuance doesn’t generate outrage and clicks, it doesn’t attract followers.
Clementine published a woman’s banking details because she disagreed with her. Can you imagine how she would have reacted if someone had done the same to her? She can’t cope with a Instagram account criticising her but she abuses other people constantly. Lauren Dubois is doing martyred videos about how all the abuse is worth it because she just cares so much and “you guys know I never mind people disagreeing with me” (bleeping lol). Clementine is publishing a photo of copies of her book in Kmart with barely noticeable ripped covers and telling everyone without evidence that it was done by “pro-genocide warmongers” followed by, of course, a link to purchase her book.
Both of them are acting like they’re the main characters in this conflict and it’s sickening.