Alt title: ‘Fascist Conscripts Say Tearful Goodbye to Freedom Fighter Captors’
I know that the israelis under Hamas custody were treated with decency, but I don’t understand how this reaction of them is not just Stockholm syndrome…
I may be exaggerating and I would love to say that I think it was a genuinely decent relationship that they built when ultimately, the assymetry of captors atd captives was present.
But I would love to be wrong and it’s just my mind being overwhelmed by the affection that I can’t comprehend it.
As far as i know, Stockholm syndrome is not even an actual thing. I think these israelis just figured out that they are on the wrong side of history and what is going to likely happen to their captors by Israel
How come it’s not a real thing?
But that would make it even more heartfelt. Would love to have some kind of interview of them if that’s the case and have them speak highly of their captors.
The original “diagnosis” of Stockholm syndrome was literally just a random psychiatrist, who didn’t ever meet any of the involved persons, explaining the hostages’ behavior as, and I quote: “brainwashing”. Then the media run with it and the rest is history. https://www.nzz.ch/english/how-the-myth-of-stockholm-syndrome-came-from-a-media-driven-hostage-spectacle-ld.1752897
Well, it doesn’t really happen. There are basically no cases of it happening and even in the original incident there was no “syndrome” or complex mental trauma that made the captives sympathise with their captors.
They just had sympathy for them because they (the captors and hostages) were not terrible people apparently.
Same thing is likely happening here. These people clearly look healthy and well fed so no torture or neglect took place and they finally had the “opportunity” to see the palestinians as humans instead of targets
Also the police showed a reckless disregard for the hostages’ lives while the captors didn’t.
Stockholm syndrome is not a real thing.
