I am guessing he was trying to be funny, but this tweet by Family guy creator Seth MacFarlane was just asking for trouble.
Seriously though, you guys, what do you all think about Israel? Let’s solve this thing right here on Twitter.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) December 1, 2013
Here are some examples of the kinds of responses to this question, which I cannot call unexpected.
@SethMacFarlane Israel just fined a woman for refusing to circumcise her son. Until Middle East people let go their religion, no good comes
— Shay (@cherokee_autumn) December 1, 2013
@KayOrder And btw… Fuck Israel. 🙂 @SethMacFarlane
— Shay (@cherokee_autumn) December 1, 2013
@SethMacFarlane i really don’t understand why we’re helping them in the first place…
— Dick Chibbles (@DickChibbles) December 1, 2013
@SethMacFarlane They’re doing to Palestinians what had been done to them by the Germans. Totally senseless.
— NatalieDaphne (@LeftyBiLatina) December 1, 2013
@SethMacFarlane Israel is a concept to provide security for Jews. Is it an obsolete concept? I don’t think religious states should exist.
— mark douglas cettie (@MarkCettie) December 1, 2013
@SethMacFarlane Israel; a #Rothschild owned ‘Core of Corruption’. https://t.co/P8wnUh0Cne follow @rustyrockets for coming #Revolution.
— Lisa Simpson (@RedDressPress) December 1, 2013
. @SethMacFarlane it’s Palestine, our arabic land. Nothing called israel, they should go back from where they came.
— ???? ????? (@salmazak) December 1, 2013
@SethMacFarlane R.I.P. Israel
— juan rivera (@JuanR1vera) December 1, 2013
What I have not seen at all is even one pro palestinian response that involves the desire for peace, or even the return of territories captured in the Six Day War.
So Seth, with views like this, there is little chance of solving the conflict at all, let alone in 140 chars.
Update: For the record, here is where MacFarlane stands on Israel.
