Flotilla firefighter calls on everyone to protest over activists' release
A Burbuja.info user urges street protests if Israel releases the detained flotilla activists. Most forum members would rather see them behind bars. A look at the debate.
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Flotilla firefighter calls for protests over the activists' release
DonLimpio, a user on Burbuja.info, has started a debate with a fiery proposal: if Israel releases the activists detained from the flotilla bound for Gaza, people should take to the streets in protest. The community's response was swift, but not in the way he may have expected. Most forum members consider the flotilla participants "lousy reds" and celebrate their detention. The thread, brief but intense, reflects the rift in solidarity with Palestinian causes: should people protest for their release or applaud that they are behind bars?
Who supports the activists and who doesn't?
The only explicit defender is DonLimpio himself, who suggests organizing protests if they are released. The other participants —Discrepante Libre, 시켈 !, recadero— range from contempt to wishing that "they get crushed." "Screw them," "Nothing like seeing lousy reds in prison," are some of the reactions. Even a user with the alias "TibioSocialDemócrata" jokes with the term "flotilla of condoms." The dominant position is that the activists are accomplices to terrorism and deserve punishment.
The context: Israel's interception of the flotilla
The thread is based on a news story from El Confidencial dated April 30, 2026: Israel intercepted the flotilla in international waters south of Greece, detaining 175 activists, about thirty of them Spanish. Spain's Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires to protest. But on Burbuja, the majority reaction is support for the Israeli action. The question that remains: to what extent does Spanish public opinion back these activists?
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DonLimpio, a user on Burbuja.info, has started a debate with a fiery proposal: if Israel releases the activists detained from the flotilla bound for Gaza, people should take to the streets in protest. The community's response was swift, but not in the way he may have expected. Most forum members consider the flotilla participants "lousy reds" and celebrate their detention. The thread, brief but intense, reflects the rift in solidarity with Palestinian causes: should people protest for their release or applaud that they are behind bars?
Who supports the activists and who doesn't?
The only explicit defender is DonLimpio himself, who suggests organizing protests if they are released. The other participants —Discrepante Libre, 시켈 !, recadero— range from contempt to wishing that "they get crushed." "Screw them," "Nothing like seeing lousy reds in prison," are some of the reactions. Even a user with the alias "TibioSocialDemócrata" jokes with the term "flotilla of condoms." The dominant position is that the activists are accomplices to terrorism and deserve punishment.
The context: Israel's interception of the flotilla
The thread is based on a news story from El Confidencial dated April 30, 2026: Israel intercepted the flotilla in international waters south of Greece, detaining 175 activists, about thirty of them Spanish. Spain's Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires to protest. But on Burbuja, the majority reaction is support for the Israeli action. The question that remains: to what extent does Spanish public opinion back these activists?
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