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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Search the web for “maximize Palestinian casualties”

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They are just racist and hate Arabs and Muslims

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group... - UN definition

Consensus on the matter seems complex and I'm not an expert, but what I believe is the issue is the exact definition. The grey area lies with the intent of Israel, as they state they are aiming at Hamas military targets while actually having (bizarre levels of) collateral damage.

But by this definition, one could mass murder any number of people at all times, as long as they have not spoken out their intent to do so. It's just word play at that point.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (10 children)

When I think of Western Liberals, I think of people like myself who call it a genocide and are against the genocide. I think a lot of western liberal Jews feel this way as well.

Then I realize that many of those who call it a genocide are echoing genocidejoe right along side the far right.

Sure, any support of genocide whatsoever is inexcusable. At the same time, I think a second Trump presidency would be very bad for the world.

Is it just that the far right anti Biden camp has seized this opportunity to turn liberals away from Biden, or are people on the left so clouded by fury that they don’t see that any vote which is not for Biden is a vote for Trump?

At the risk of committing a ‘no true Scotsman’ fallacy, I don’t think it’s the liberals who are ‘both sidsing’ this issue.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"BoTh SiDeS"

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