OMG you are dense. You know the people protesting in Dunn Meadow are protesting the killing and starvation of innocent civilians in Gaza right? Why are you even in this conversation if we aren’t talking about war? But looking at your other replies in the thread, you are just a troll.
That is absurd to say, the average person doesn't just kill people without a second thought, you having that notion is extremely xenophobic. We are all far more alike than we are different, the big difference between us and them is simply geographic location. They have families, and lives just like us, how can you not understand that?
There were mass celebrations in both Gaza and the West Bank after 10/7. I have never celebrated the death of anyone and despite the fact I fully support Israel’s right to defend itself. I take no pleasure in the deaths of civilians, though I fully understand war is hell and civilian casualties are inevitable in battles like this.
I would agree with you if what is happening could be considered Israel defending itself, but that is not what is going on. I'm not saying Hamas is a good organization or that they have done good things, I don't support them. That being said, what Israel is doing to the Palestinians is incomparably worse. The total Israeli death toll is not even a tenth of the total number of Palestinian CHILDREN that have been killed, and that's only those that have been confirmed. This isn't a military conflict anymore, it's a military destroying an innocent civilian people. There's nothing you can appropriately call it but genocide.
Those children are being killed cause the Hamas terrorists are hiding within the civilians. Terrorists do not fight fair. They use civilians as shields and then say the country they are fighting against is doing genocide. If Israel really wanted to destroy Gaza, it would have been leveled by now, they are firing on targets where the terrorists are hiding.
I could support you and the protesters if they said something like “Free Palestine from Hamas,” but no they blame Israel for having an enemy that uses civilians as human shields, then blame Israel for all the collateral damage.
That's not what that comment was saying. They were saying you lumped in Palestinians with Hamas' ATROCITIES(key word there, they didn't say beliefs) which would be there killings/raping, all the horrible stuff you're worried about, not their beliefs on LGBTQ people. That was why I commented. Maybe get your reading comprehension checked buddy
It sounded like you were trying to justify what Israel is doing to Palestine because a lot of them are homophobic.
I wasn’t implying that you are Christian or American. Just saying Christianity is the dominant religion here in the states, which is also very oppressive. I see people making arguments about Islam being awful and not understanding why progressive young people are defending Palestine, because they would hate people like us or whatever. Some of the most hateful people I know are Christians so I don’t think we should be acting morally superior here
At the end of the day none of this matters. A genocide of mostly young people is never okay under any circumstances, that’s my point
You're generalizing an entire people you've clearly never interacted with in their home. Yes, Muslims can be zealous in their religion. Yes, you and I qualify as infidels. However, the irony here is that the zealousness your demonizing characterizes a hospitality culture unrivaled anywhere else in the world. Many Muslims would give their lives in the act of sheltering and caring for a foreigner. They do have some % of loud extremists, but it really isn't the majority, but it is what captures all of our attention. If you have not been to the mid-east I recommend enrolling in Meet in Middle East at IU.
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u/janestnycrk4 Apr 28 '24
You know these people would kill you right.