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I hope this post fits the content and format of this community, if not I'm sorry.

I'm just incredibly shocked by the fact that an admin of the instance lemmy.dbzer0.com is openly supporting Hamas.

Here's a link to the comment: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/61235665/23634712

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[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Israel is a terrorist state that calls as terrorists those who challenge its ambitions of occupation, apartheid, and genocide.

Being vilified by Israel is not one and the same as being fundamentally wicked.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Israel is a terrorist state

Correct. And Hamas is a terrorist organization.

[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Hamas is labeled terrorist because it was assigned the label by Israel.

Hamas is terrorist only as much as one terrorist entity is credible to decide exactly which groups or factions are terrorist.

More generally, terrorist simply is a label states assign to their non-state enemies.

By the same standards, the Continental Army would be terrorist, as would be essentially every belligerent that has engaged in anti-colonial struggle.

Regardless, it should be concrete facts, not abstract labels, that are used to support arguments and conclusions.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Hamas is labeled terrorist because

False. Hamas is labeled terrorist for performing acts of terrorism.

[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Once again, your argument is circular and inane.

You are begging the question, of the particular acts and the reasons for their being characterized as terrorist.

The fact is that Israel labels Hamas as terrorist, because doing so functions in service of its state interests. However, Israel has no credibility, and all of its claims should be strongly scrutinized.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Once again, your argument is circular and inane.

Once again, you demonstrate zero knowledge of what those words mean.

The fact is that Israel labels Hamas as terrorist, because doing so function in service of its state interests

True.

However, Israel has no credibility, and all of its claims should be strongly scrutinized.

Also true.

Hamas is also a terrorist organization.

[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Terrorism is when acts of terror. I am very intelligent.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Rolling up to a music festival with the boys to slaughter and rape was imperfect. Just a little oopsie. I am not a terrorist simp

[–] unfreeradical@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bad Hasbara.

You are repeated debunked Zionist propaganda.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Debunked? Are you saying there was no rape or murder of civilians during the 7th of October massacres? Note the plural there.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Nah, as long as they aren't being hostile I don't mind them showing off how irrational they are

Edit: lol, see, they had to make sjw alts to appear like there are more of them. Totally unhinged people.

[–] statelesz@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Imagine both of this can be true!!1