ruby sparks
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Hamas, who control the Gaza strip, want to throw the Jews out of Israel and don't mind annihilating them to achieve that. Beyond that, they would be in favour of wiping all jews off the face of the earth, because they are virulently anti-semitic. This is no big secret.
And yet you defend them. Why?
You see, this is where discussion with you tends to just go straight up, alternative universe, fucking weird. Are you even capable, in the most basic way, of having a rational, balanced (as in non-skewed) discussion?
That was rhetorical.
I can see that both 'sides' in the dispute are neither wholly right or wrong in principle (and note that 'Hamas' and 'Palestinians' are not the same thing). I wouldn't be in favour of any violence, ideally, and certainly not any which affects civilians, such as Hamas' rocket attacks. And let's face it, both armed sides use civilians as human shields. Yes, the Zionists have to take some responsibility for trying to set up a new jewish state in a hostile territory in the first place, and for the excesses during the displacements. But that was a long time ago. And that is only what I would criticise them for. I would be as critical of the arabs at that time, for the similar things they did (albeit they were the ones facing the mass immigration, so one can make that basic distinction). In the current situation, I condemn Hamas unreservedly. On the whole, I have more sympathy with Israel, but imo its government is too hardline, its responses to attack sometimes disproportionate and I disapprove of the new settlements. That said, they are facing a tangible threat to their very existence, and a great deal of antisemitism to boot. I would also be critical of other arab/muslim states in the region for not doing enough and for in some cases pouring petrol on the fire. This whole, 'two sides to the coin' thing and other 'shades of grey' nuances are obviously really, really tricky for you, aren't they?
Look, I've lived through a somewhat similar conflict. Don't take sides in any simplistic way, that's my advice. Always try hard to see both sides.
One of the driving forces behind white supremacy is they are worried about becoming a minority in the US. How is this different? Why is it not acceptable for them to attack non-whites, especially immigrants?
You are kidding. You have to be. No one in their right mind could actually say something that ludicrous and actually mean it, surely.
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