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No, I am suggesting to check the record of one against another. Hamas is a terrorist group that used to harm Palestines for their own purposes. Apples vs. orang

by wslh 3y ago

No, I am suggesting to check the record of one against another. Hamas is a terrorist group that used to harm Palestines for their own purposes. Apples vs. oranges. Not forget that they violated women while feminist groups around the world have a big blind spot. This situation makes you think about the state of the humankind. Seems like many others who have not skin in the game also follow their own agendas posing as human rights defenders.

talldayo 3y ago
Why are you so quick to assume I don't have skin in the game? You could be talking to someone with family members that died in the Levant. Instead of unpacking that, I think it's smarter for us to argue on rational merits. I know and do not contest that Hamas is a terrorist group. The suppression of genuine Palestinian suffering as a 'weapon' against Hamas is generating grassroots (and largely justified) skepticism of Israeli news outlets. For many topics, they are just as biased as the 'government' Hamas frontmen that lie out their nose for political support. It's a tragic situation that makes me ashamed to be an American taxpayer the more I hear about it.
- wslh 3y ago
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  - talldayo 3y ago
    They may have been. They live in Lebanon, when they're not being contested by settlers or occupied they're usually trying to maintain their claim to sovereignty same as anyone. It would unfortunately not surprise me to hear if they were threatened throughout October. Regarding being an American citizen, I feel pretty proud that our government is taking a skeptical approach to Netanyahu's leadership. It just pains me that I'm indirectly supporting the same people that are effectively displacing half my family. I do engage with US politics, I don't see the value in petty protests of democracy though.

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No, I am suggesting to check the record of one against another. Hamas is a terrorist group that used to harm Palestines for their own purposes. Apples vs. orang

by wslh 3y ago

talldayo 3y ago
Why are you so quick to assume I don't have skin in the game? You could be talking to someone with family members that died in the Levant. Instead of unpacking that, I think it's smarter for us to argue on rational merits. I know and do not contest that Hamas is a terrorist group. The suppression of genuine Palestinian suffering as a 'weapon' against Hamas is generating grassroots (and largely justified) skepticism of Israeli news outlets. For many topics, they are just as biased as the 'government' Hamas frontmen that lie out their nose for political support. It's a tragic situation that makes me ashamed to be an American taxpayer the more I hear about it.
- wslh 3y ago
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  - talldayo 3y ago
    They may have been. They live in Lebanon, when they're not being contested by settlers or occupied they're usually trying to maintain their claim to sovereignty same as anyone. It would unfortunately not surprise me to hear if they were threatened throughout October. Regarding being an American citizen, I feel pretty proud that our government is taking a skeptical approach to Netanyahu's leadership. It just pains me that I'm indirectly supporting the same people that are effectively displacing half my family. I do engage with US politics, I don't see the value in petty protests of democracy though.