re: Why am I supposed to care about these Hamas/Israel protests?

I consider radical Islam to be one of the greater dangers of the world. In the US, we've allowed the slow creeping of normalization of it. The ongoing existence of these protests, to me, is an underscoring of that gradual acceptance. Had October 7th happened even before 9/11, handfuls of protestors advocating for what is, in all actuality, the ability for Hamas to be able to attempt more October 7th attacks, throw gays from buildings, etc, these protests would have been barely attended and certainly not allowed to escalate to taking over areas.

For me, it's watching the water starting to boil and wondering whether the frogs are going to jump out or not.