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But then it should be the other way round from what it is right now. For Israel, even though the government represents the people, I keep hearing "don't hold Is
by ant6n 3y ago
But then it should be the other way round from what it is right now. For Israel, even though the government represents the people, I keep hearing "don't hold Israel responsible for the bad things Bibi does" -- when the election was a year or two ago.
For Gaza, I keep hearing "but they elected Hamas, so they're responsible for all the bad deeds". That election was in 2006, close to two decades ago. Many (most?) people who live in Gaza now werent even alive back then.
- true_religion 3y agoAbout 43 percent of the Gaza Strip population is under 18. I understand your point but I don’t think its very fair because even if an election were held tomorrow, these children could not vote. But in the heat of the moment I would be wary of drawing equivalence between any people and its war time government. Remember how swiftly all doubt vanished from common discourse in America after 9/11? People tend to wholehearted support their militaries during war, and wait until peacetime to determine if they made any mistakes.
- pauldenton 3y ago[dead]