A Speculative YouTube Message

I received the following speculative message from an Israeli artist, who appears very skilful at advertising his channel and his work. However, he doesn't appear to have viewed my channel prior to sending me the message. Either that or he is anti-Zionist, or just not concerned with the Palestinian situation on either side of the conflict.

hi

you probably think to yourself this is just another guy trying to advertise his videos , well i won't lie , i am advertising well ... it's just that i'm an artist (painter / musician) and i'm pretty good at what i do ... as an artist i want to share my art with the world.

i have soooooooooo much to give ( the videos you'll see on my page are only the beginning )... and you would have never got to my channel any other way
so please check this out if you have a minute ... (this is a painting video of mine)
you might even get surprised ... and please consider subscribing if you feel you'd like to see my future work take care and have a great day sorry for taking a bit of your time.

This was my response:

When you next send out speculative messages, I think it would be best if you actually took a look at the channels of the people you are posting to. I joined YouTube as a response to the documentary "Occupation 101" (a mainly Jewish collaboration) which describes the historical background (and present day situation - Pre 2008/09) of the conflict between the Zionists and the Palestinians in Israel. Hence, my reasons for making the video "Hassan I Sabbah - Hawkwind."

I believe that humanistic pursuits such as art, music, theatre etc. should transcend all earthly boundaries, however, the insidious, pervasive nature of politics ensures that no art form is free of it, hence, I feel that we must always remain true to our confirmed beliefs and not compromise our position through association with individuals who are complicit in acts contrary to our own moral or ethical codes.

Thus, even though I enjoyed your work and commend you for your talent, I will not be subscribing to your videos, or adding you to my friend's list on the grounds that you are more than likely a supporter of the Zionist movement, or complicit in some way that is detrimental to the plight of the Palestinian people.

Thank YOU for YOUR time. I hope you take a while to look at MY channel and some of MY videos, in order to gain an insight as to why I have responded to YOU so. I have attached my latest video to give you a flavour of what I am about.

Peace to You and Yours.

Stay Safe.

obviouslyFAKE.


I will await the outcome of this situation and cut and paste any responses or further contact.