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The Vote Socialist campaign stands unequivocally with the Palestinian people as they stand strong in the face of one year of US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. (lemmy.ml)

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For decades, we have been in the streets in defense of the Palestinian people, and will continue to fight until the total liberation of Palestine!

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[–] boywar3 3 points 3 months ago (95 children)

I'm personally more partial to "I'm sorry I won't sacrifice my trans friends' lives to make myself feel morally superior," but yours works too haha

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (22 children)

I was talking to a girl in beyruth. She was concerned about her parents. She wanted to flee to jordan, but the planes are full. Here's the exchange.

hat's what I heard, these a-holes are putting warning that an area was gonna get bombed and then they bomb another place.

Do you know where to go? You have family abroad?
(...)
9:56 CEST
Bonjour
9:57 CEST
Yes and they are using phosphorous!!
9:57 CEST
I was thinking of going to a relative of mine in Jordan
9:58 CEST
My mom and dad refuse to leave
9:58 CEST
Sadly they say that they would rather die in Lebanon
9:59 CEST
It is heartbreaking to see my parents, who are so old, witness yet another war!!

[–] boywar3 -4 points 3 months ago (21 children)

Yep. That sucks. Doesn't change that I'm voting for Kamala.

I'd rather her be in charge than Donald "Finish the Job" Trump.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I do not care about you at all.

[–] boywar3 -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And yet you replied to me first...how odd

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In response to a first hand account of fear over genocidal bombing campaigns and exodus, you decided to center yourself and try to get in some genocidal-apologetic zingers.

[–] boywar3 -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yup. I'm basically Hitler II

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hitler was in a position of power. You are more of a Himmler supporter that rationalizes pogroms.

[–] boywar3 -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ehhh...Himmler had more power than I do. I'd be more of a faceless Nazi bureaucrat stamping the train schedules.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I said supporter of Himmler, not Himmler himself.

Your flippant celebration of complicity in genocide gives you a lot in common with the people you claim to oppose.

[–] boywar3 -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah, Himmler was too into the whole "German super race" and occultism - too "out there" for me personally.

And your flippant use of "you support genocide" to random people at the ballot box really helps the average person see the values of ditching capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Nah, Himmler was too into the whole "German super race" and occultism - too "out there" for me personally.

Did you know that analogies are different from exactly equivalent things? You are doing deflecting dances to avoid the actual challenge. You are a supporter of a genocidal regime, and continuing that regime, and you rationalize this to yourself as harm reduction. Which is, incidentally, a bad faith appropriation of leftist thought.

And your flippant use of "you support genocide"

I do not say that flippantly, I say it with all seriousness. You are now just copying my terms because you would like to pretend there is hypocrisy, the highest of crimes in a liberal mind.

to random people at the ballot box

We are on a Lemmy server and you are advocating for a genocidal campaign with bad faith rhetoric.

really helps the average person see the values of ditching capitalism.

Principled agitation is absolutely essential for growing the movement. It works for recruitment and it works for changing "the discourse". I have actual experience and success with this. I am positive you do not.

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