• Ranvier
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    1 year ago

    You’re doing it to “teach them a lesson?” What’s the lesson? That your government is running a genocidal apartheid state? I think they’re aware already

    • JoeKrogan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I watched a good documentary recently called “roadmap to apartheid” that shows the comparison of the apartheid regime in South Africa and the ongoing Israeli apartheid. It touches on the relationship between the two countries during that era too. It is shocking how much worse the Israeli one is. It was hard to watch at times but it shows peace is possible. It is on youtube if anyone is interested.

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      1 year ago

      At least when the US does it, they sprinkle in a liberation narrative.

      "Obviously we’re retaliating hard with maximum flex-

      “BOOOOOO!”

      “But! But! But! We’ll liberate a bunch of people while we’re there and be aware of civilians and their lives.”

      “Oh. Well that seems nice. You won’t harm innocents?”

      “We’ll be aware of civilians and their lives. And the liberation.”

      “Well, okay then…”