Subnostr

I’m not an expert on history. I’m not religious. I’m not the one who can debate well on either front. But I know what I’m seeing in front of me with my own two eyes.

It is inarguably, ethically wrong by all standards of decency for anyone, least of all a people that experienced the murdering of millions of their own to do anything, ever, for any reason that could remotely be considered genocide. The use of that term at all in the narrative should be a wound itself causing every party involved to ensure it stops. It’s somehow worse because of this, to me.

It’s the most morally corrupt, ethically confusing thing I think I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. The dissonance of it…

Evan 2y ago

I have a degree in the history of this exact region, so I can say this with minimal expertise: By literally no definition of the term ‘genocide’ is it happening in Gaza today.

One side wants actual genocide and calls for it regularly, but doesn’t have the means to achieve it. The other side is constantly accused of it and has the capability to have done it decades ago, but isn’t.

This isn’t to say Israel hasn’t also committed war crimes. Netanyahu and his cabinet should certainly be investigated for that. Israelis were been protesting him long before this, even more are now, and it’s entirely arguable that his actions directly led to the October 7th massacre. That said, to call the war in Gaza a genocide completely dilutes that term and is an insult to all peoples around the world who have actually faced it.

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alanajoy 2y ago

If someone bought land adjacent from mine and didn’t have road access, I’d be completely within my rights to treat their use of an area of my land to leave theirs as trespassing. But if they have to choose between starving because they’re trapped without resources and the freedom to live or facing those consequences, can’t say I’ve made an actual good faith effort. I’ve left this choice: die on your land or die on mine. Sure, I could say it’s not my problem. But if they decide maybe instead of dying on either side they try to kill me instead that’s a problem. One that could have been prevented.

BTCrevolutionary 2y ago

Most of the people being killed in Gaza are civilians. 10k Palestinians bs 1400 Israeli being murdered is hardly proportionate. The fighting doesn’t stop until there is a just solution.

I think a one state solution with them living together in on state is feasible if both sides had the political support and courage to take risks to upend the status quo of killing each other.

Creediator 2y ago

Genocide may not fit the definition but concentration camp does.