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No it doesn’t. Terrorists target civilians and incite terror to further their cause. Hunters of terrorists target the terrorists, and stop them from furthering
by xwdv 3y ago
No it doesn’t. Terrorists target civilians and incite terror to further their cause.
Hunters of terrorists target the terrorists, and stop them from furthering their cause.
Seems like a pretty clear difference to me.
- _l219 3y ago> destroyed absolutely without question or hesitation I think the concern is this line. Israel is trying to “destroy absolutely without question” Hamas but at the same time “accidentally” targeting civilians and “incite terror” amongst Palestinians. At least that’s the view of some people that support Palestine. In this case, it might not be clear who the terrorists are.
- xwdv 3y agoIntent matters. If you are trying to destroy terrorists, it can be a messy job that results in innocent bystanders also dying, but that alone doesn’t make you a terrorist. When you specifically target innocent civilians just to make some kind of point, you are a terrorist.
- _l219 3y agoI’ve heard people argue that the intent is unclear when over 60% of the death toll in Gaza are civilians. I have obviously never been involved in war so I’m not sure if that’s normal.
- kingofpandora 3y agoIsrael explicitly pursues collective punishment as a strategy. Always has and it's obviously what's happening in Gaza now.
- xwdv 3y agoThere’s no alternative, the terrorists hide amongst the civilians.
- _l219 3y agoAre you saying that the 30% children are also terrorists?
- xwdv 3y agoNo, I’m saying terrorists are the intended targets and children just happen to be in the way.
- huggingmouth 3y agoWow. What if it were your children, xwdv? What if your children were the ones being shot and blown up to get those "terrorists"? Would you still think that it's okay since your children "just happened to be in the way"? No wonder those people hold you accountable.
- xwdv 3y agoMy children would simply not be in the way.
- _l219 3y agoMy god this is an ignorant take. They were lucky to be born in a safe country. I am happy for them. Children do not choose where they are born. They did not choose to be in the way. I was gonna stay neutral in my wording but it irritates me how war crimes can just be brushed away with “Well, they should’ve just been born in ‘Murica instead”
- grunka_lunka 3y ago[flagged]
- kingofpandora 3y agoBut if they were in the way, you'd be totally ok with it, right?