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[–] Drusas@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago

For those who don't know, hibakusha refers to those who were affected by the nuclear bombs in Japan.

[–] livus@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

I admire the hibakusha for speaking out about this. Many of them have had difficult lives, but they are still acting as society's conscience.

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you considered that hibakusha might secretly be Hamas?

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Don't give the IDF any ideas!

[–] stella@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

Israel is going to do whatever it wants because it controls the American government.

[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pretty sure Isreal knows not to detonate nuclear weapons on their doorstep.

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At the same time they seem fine letting Israelis die if it means they can kill more Palestinian civilians.

[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 2 years ago

That's the nature of war, yes. Of course, there's no comparison between engaging in combat with the expectation that people on both sides will die and using a weapon that the user would be in range of the fallout from.