Comment by dmix
2 years ago
This is a discussion about propaganda, not justifying the scale of a military response.
As an aside throwing the word "genocide" around lightly is also one of the cheapest forms of discourse. Constantly escalating language doesn't make for useful debate. It's just an overused tactic to make your opinions sound more important.
Claiming that a force currently committing a genocide has "moral clarity" is simultaneously propaganda and a justification of the genocide, yes.
I'm not using it for effect, it's an accurate description according to this israeli scholar of genocides. https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocide
I'm pretty up to date with what's happening on the ground.
There is no "genocide" of Gazans taking place. That's an absolutely ridiculous claim.
The IDF has allowed all the humanitarian aid through, and even risked their lives to open up a safe passage for citizens to get to safe zones, because Hamas was blocking them from leaving (because they use civilians as shields and propaganda).
I even watched a video today of a large group of Hamas terrorists being allowed to surrender and lay down their weapons, unlike what Hamas did to innocent civilians (killed them).
It's not my claim so you should refute the points Segal makes if this is a thing you're interested in doing.
Remember that this is what you were doing during this time. Some day someone will likely ask, and you won't be able to honestly say that you opposed this or even were ignorant of it. We knew what was happening, and told you, and you decided it was fine. Remember this when you lie to your grandchildren about it.