The world saw them. Cameras rolled. Lights flashed. They screamed for Gaza, painted slogans on stages, and flooded social media with hashtags demanding immediate action. Yet now, as peace quietly returns to areas previously at risk of conflict, these same voices have vanished.

No hashtags. No celebrations for lives saved. No acknowledgment of the Israelis who were freed. No empathy for those who survived. Silence has replaced their once-loud cries.

It is impossible to ignore the lesson here: when the theater of outrage ends, when it is no longer trending to post a slogan or join a viral movement, the pretense of moral heroism evaporates. This is not a failing of humanity—it is the revelation of the motives behind performative activism.

The Performance of Outrage

During the height of co

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