Two days ago I posted this artwork in support of the Palestinian people resisting the oppressive, unjust, apartheid Israeli occupation. Look at it. It features a shirtless dude, with a keffiyeh wrapped around his face, holding aloft a Palestinian flag. I did not draw him holding any guns, or firing them; I did not draw him launching any missiles; I did not draw him triumphantly stepping over corpses, or bathing in innocent people's blood. It's just a dude carrying a flag. In the accompanying caption I stated that, as horrible and regrettable as violence is, it is not my place to tell an oppressed people (who, by the way, have exhausted every means of non-violent resistance) that they can't fight. I stated that the roots of this bloodshed lie in the violent, ruthless occupation enforced by Israel over decades. I did not say that I rejoiced in violence, or that I hoped more people on one side or the other would die. Yet yesterday I was flooded with comments saying that I was