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Its funny… regardless if its the Web of old, IRC channels, a real life small gardening commune (Kleingartenverein) or now here on the Fediverse - there will always be petty wars to be fought. Perhaps its part of the “human experience”, who knows…
TIL that containing a zionist infestation is a petty war.
Except that the “Zionist infestation” is a fictional construct in this case. db0 is fighting ghosts.
Those who deliberately kill innocent people lose the right to be considered the resistance. They should kill the fucking IDF. But not kids at a music festival or random civilians.
All violence in a settler colony, including the violence perpetrated by and against the colonizers, is the fault of the colonizers.
You're right, they should be given:
to make sure they can more efficiently kill only soldiers.
Since we're wishing for things, I also wish every "Israeli" genocide supporter would just disappear without the resistance having to do anything.
What a dehumanising and despicable statement. The people murdered by Hamas did nothing wrong. Certainly nothing that could justify their deaths. They did not colonise anything either; they were simply born there.
This conflict really brings out the worst in some people. On the one hand, they blame the murder of innocent people on colonialism, and on the other, on the alleged human shield tactic.
This contextualisation, relativisation and, in some cases, romanticisation of human suffering is absolutely disgusting and must stop.
It's extremely telling that you read this:
And concluded that it meant "every 'Israeli' who died deserved it". It actually meant "some of them didn't deserve to die, but their deaths are still the fault of 'Israel' because it's a colonial project that cause this to happen".
Yeah, it did happen because of colonialism. It's also extremely telling that you present these statements as equivalent, as if "'Israel' is a settler colony" and "Hamas use human shields" are equally valid statements. The first is a very basic, correct analysis of the nature of the state, which the most important early zionists (such as Herzl and Ben Gurion) not only agreed with but were proud of. The second is a racist lie designed to try to excuse genocide.
"Israel" literally uses human shields, by the way. They have actually tied human beings to the front of their vehicles in the past.
My point is that you gloss over the suffering of innocent people while excusing the actions of the respective murderers, just as people on the other side do. Namely, as a necessary and inevitable consequence of the other leaders' actions. You argue structurally against the innocent victims using the same logic as the supporters of the IDF.
It is a reversal of perpetrator and victim to appease your own conscience. An exaggerated and thus dehumanising tribalism that draws legitimacy for crimes against innocent people from the crimes of another group of actors. It is a misanthropic and cynical logic with which any atrocity could be justified (which is, of course, done constantly around the world).
Hamas and IDF supporters are equally malicious and disgusting. The murder of innocent people is always and fundamentally wrong. Leftists must reject and fight it.
As long as there is colonialism there will be violent resistance. This violence as well as the initial violence of the colonizers is the fault of the colonizers.
I'm sure some innocent Germans were killed during WW2 by resistance fighters, but the reason it happened was because of the actions of Germany. Without the colonization, it would not have happened and if you focus on it to condemn the resistance fighters then people will correctly identify you as a nazi.
Like the nazis who make those arguments about WW2, you are attempting to justify your opposition to resistance and therefore your support of genocide.
It is one thing when innocent people die in armed conflicts. That is bad enough. But it is much worse when innocent people are deliberately targeted. That is simply inexcusable and not the fault of the Netanyahu government. Hamas cannot claim to be resisting when its targets are not the groups or institutions that oppress the Palestinians. One can only come to such a conclusion if one adopts Hamas' interpretation of who the oppressors are. Namely, all Jews or Israelis by virtue of their origin.
I do not think we can agree on this. My view of humanity is fundamentally different from yours. Discussing normative principles is pointless. However, I find your attitude so cynical and appalling that I no longer wish to engage in further debate. I very rarely do this, but I have now blocked you.
Ukraine has targeted and killed civilians in the Russia Ukraine war, so I guess you also believe that Ukraine can't claim it's resisting Russia? (Rhetorical question, of course, I know you apply a different standard to white people.)
False. Resistance group are still resistance group even when they commit crimes. They still have the right to continue to fight Isrsel currenctly commiting genocide.
You would reject all the resistance mouvements and their sacrifice in previous occupations with your logic
If you count fighting with righteous fury in a little niche corner of the Fediverse which in itself is also a pretty tiny niche corner of the net everything other than a petty war... well, i guess everybody needs a hobby.
"fighting with righteous fury" my dude it was a vote. Don't over sell it.
Why do you feel offended by the fact that another instance wants to ensure a safe space for its users?
I wouldn't use the term "offended"... I think "amused" is better fitting, the same I would feel about a conflict in the "Kleingartenverein"
the german wants everyone to know how NOT MAD they are
"Und noch was, ich bin nicht wütend. Bitte schreibt nicht darüber dass ich wütend wäre"
Lol. You sound incredibly mad
Whether or not you agree with db0's decision, framing it as a mere "petty war" is disingenuous.
Why do you write like you learned to talk from watching anime?