tocopherol

joined 2 years ago
[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of all those babies thrown out of incubators by Iraqi forces. (in case anyone wonders about that it turned out to be false) Whether or not you agree with their actions the comment you are replying to is correct, Hamas is only designated a terror group by the minority of nations, although since it includes the US and the EU they have a lot of sway with their designation.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is a key feature of why it's such a refreshing space. I have argued about stupid shit with so many people in my life and I'm sick of it. I thought debate was useful, and it is, but there comes a point where the sides know what side they are on and talking is useless.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The posts beside this one on that page right now are about birds as drones and a cat typing on a keyboard ahaha. Though it does have 17 points right now and only one comment pointing out how it doesn't fit there.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

That ain't old, the fact you could even go to a rally and a Halloween party shows you are plenty youthful! I don't even think of myself as old and I don't have the energy for that sort of thing usually haha.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Thanks for this comment, I consider myself an anarchist and sometimes feel worried about the judgement from other socialists if they have certain ideas about anarchists. I've thought a lot about it but I feel the same way about the distinction these days, any organic political movement will have a syncretism of ideas anyway.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

I mean, what's the point of making a sculpture or painting? People have been making rock stacks for thousands of years, though yeah if it fucks with the ecosystem we should knock that off.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

The debacle prompted criticism even from allies who said Netanyahu had facilitated Hamas’s grip on Gaza as part of a strategy to divide Palestinians.

“Since coming to power in 2009, Netanyahu has built up Hamas as an alternative to the Palestinian Authority,” wrote Yoav Limor, the military affairs correspondent for Israel Hayom, a normally pro-Netanyahu newspaper. “He was warned countless times that this was a dangerous plan: instead of bolstering the pragmatic elements, he strengthened those that will never recognize Israel’s existence.”

Even normally pro-Israeli news outlets are condemning what is happening. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/israeli-tanks-on-outskirts-of-gaza-city-with-key-road-cut

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you were actually concerned about killing someone with your airstrike, wouldn't you warn them in the fucking language they speak, in a way that actually reaches them???? I'm so fucking baffled at the psychology behind excusing what is going on.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

"Israeli precision is a paragon of modern warfare" I've mentioned the strike that hit a vehicle carrying over 70 refugees on a designated safe route, and the claimants of Israeli's amazing military technology have had nothing to say about it.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Your comments are nothing but frothing Israeli propaganda. If you aren't lying, you are extremely misinformed of the situation.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Israel will strike an area and kill hundreds of people. If there are males 16-30 killed they will say they were militants often, and that the civilians were collateral damage due to the use of proximity shielding. They do not go in and verify whether or not the people killed were militants. This is an age old tactic, the US would do the same to shift blame for atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is there any source for that idea, or that this is actually happening? The only source for this article are US officials, who are full-throated allies of Israel, so there likely could be a bias. Telegraph is widely known as biased.

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