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I would say it's because they aren't using it to achieve military victory but as genocidal punishment.
You'd think the Jews of all people would have a little sensitivity around imprisoning an entire population and starving them to death...
A) Both Biden and Trump provided rhetorical cover, but never tried to stop it in anyway.
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B) People on both sides of the political spectrum see it for what it is and are against it.
So if we had to get Sherlock Holmes with it, I think you’ll see that both A and B have one thing in common, and that is neither A or B has any avenue to stop the Israeli government.
B doesn’t have the power because the representatives are beholden to something. A won’t stop it because, I guess they are beholden to the same thing?
So, the powerful have no way of stopping it. Which bring us to C, the people in Gaza. They had no fucking chance of stopping it if A and B couldn’t.
The trouble is they cross a line from collateral damage in the course of counter-terrorism (which is fairly easily justifiable), to deliberately starving an entire population (which is reprehensible even to people that support Israel).
It's a fairly recent development and I wouldn't be surprised if the US actually does something significant now. Trump loves to think of himself as a peacemaker. (On the other hand his peacemaking basically consists of empty threats.)
winning ultimately means a Machiavellian win.
God-denying people have fully come out of the closet. Alright, place your bets. It’s a big circus and party, and then we all escape freely into nothingness at the end.
Otherwise, enjoy Hell.
You're probably now imagining that I'm somehow condoning Israel's actions and I think starving a population is ok or something.
> then we all escape freely into nothingness at the end.
Yep! Not my preference but I'd still rather accept the bleak truth rather than believe in magic.
It’s also incredibly distasteful to talk like that after this much loss of life.
Keep typing dude, because I don’t think your fingers and conscious are in sync.
And no I don't think I think this is an acceptable price. Remember how I said you would think I condone this?
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