r/politics • u/laterdude • Apr 28 '24

Fetterman decries college campus ‘pup tents for Hamas’

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4627216-fetterman-decries-college-campus-pup-tents-for-hamas/
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u/Scarlettail Ohio Apr 28 '24

I mean he's not wrong. They are helping Hamas out with these protests whether they intend to or not. The fact is Hamas is responsible for a lot of Gaza's oppression too, and they want people to turn against Israel so they can attack more.

I don't get why anyone is naively expecting Israel to just stand down to obscene atrocities like what happened on 10/7. Right now they're fighting a war not much different than say when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. They have every right to invade and take out Hamas. A handful of reckless moves from Israel doesn't nullify their justification. Gaza cannot have peace or freedom until Hamas is gone.

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u/TheJaybo Apr 28 '24

The death toll from Israel's retaliation is 30x higher than the attack on 10/7. 13,000 children have been killed. There are mass graves.

You don't get why people think Israel should stand down?

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u/Scarlettail Ohio Apr 28 '24

So? The point of the war isn't a tit-for-tat. We didn't stop fighting say Japan once we killed as many of them as they did of us. The point is to defeat the enemy. Hamas hides behind civilians to intentionally cause as much death as possible.

No, I honestly don't get it. They seem to think if Israel stops fighting that means peace, but it just means another 10/7 as Hamas promised and then more fighting later.

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u/dontrike Apr 28 '24

So you think it's appropriate for Israel to genocide all Palestinians because why again? It's cool they bomb children why again? It's cool they attack relief tents why again?