30,000 Palestinians killed.
— World leaders: “Israel has a right to defend itself.”
7 international aid workers killed.
— World leaders: “ISRAEL HAS GONE TOO FAR!”
If your moral values change depending on the nationality of the victims, you do not have any moral values.
All you have is racism.
@randahl The situation in #Gaza is tragic, but after #Hamas (who was elected to power) attacked #Israel 🇮🇱 on October 7th, 2023, they committed the whole area to the blowback of war.
Hamas is (to put it bluntly) a genocidal organization that needs to be removed from power.
They are comparable to the #KKK & #IslamicState in brutality.
Until the 200+ hostages are released (including 6 Americans), the war will continue & #BenjaminNetanyahu will disappointedly remain in power.
What did you think Palestinians would do after being treated like animals for 75 years? If that's not an excuse for Oct 7, Oct 7 is not an excuse for 5 months of indiscriminate slaughter, either. There is no excuse for killing thousands of civilians or starving millions, ever, period. It's wrong no matter who is doing it. Stop trying to normalize atrocities.
There are a whole lot of ways to "respond" to being attacked, that are NOT GENOCIDE.
NOT. GENOCIDE.
How fucking complicated is this?
If a couple of your neighbors busted into your house and killed one member of your family, is the appropriate response to curbstomp to death 30 random people including the killer's entire family, burn down every house on their side of the street AND the local grocery store AND water treatment plant AND hospital??
What makes your frame of mind any less bloodthirsty, dangerous, or hateful than any other murderer?
@violetmadder What you are describing is a civilian on civilian crime, in which the appropriate response is to contact the authorities (i.e. the government). When another government attacks, brutally tortures, rapes, burns & beheads civilians, what authority does the government who was attacked appeal to‽
That is the situation in Gaza right now.
Way to dodge the point entirely. Again.
Is burning down the whole neighborhood what the authorities should do in response to a murder or kidnapping, then?
Closest thing to the authorities in this situation is the UN and the ICJ, who are NOT of the opinion that this is appropriate.
@violetmadder Neither the United Nations 🇺🇳 nor the International Court of Justice have the power to enforce any of their decrees. If they did, both Russia 🇷🇺 & North Korea 🇰🇵 would have been held to account decades ago.
Again, what would be a realistic response to the attacks‽ I know most countries would have declared war & launched an invasion as there is no “international army” with enough strength to police the planet.
Is adhering to the bare minimums of international law not realistic enough for you?
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