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Germany has chosen Israel over international law (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Berlin’s backing for Israel in the current context has irrevocably ruined Germany’s international standing.

At the same time, as a result of Germany’s neoliberal restructuring, processes of de-democratisation have been ongoing for years.

The deliberate erosion of democracy has paved the way not only for the selective application of international law, but also for the restriction of fundamental rights within Germany itself.

The German population is firmly against their country’s participation in the extermination of the Palestinian people. In a recent poll, 73 percent said they had a negative view of Israel, while 80 percent have rejected further weapons exports to Israel. Despite this, German arms export licenses to Israel have surged, enabling the state to continue committing war crimes.

While the German government’s blatant disregard for the will of its own people already points to a process of de-democratisation, this is exacerbated by domestic restrictions on fundamental rights, including freedom of assembly, freedom of opinion and speech, and academic freedom, alongside violations of due process - all in the service of the Zionist slaughterers.

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[-] OryxAndCake@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago

Their god is not a kind one. The xtians literally rebranded him with the whole big j loves you schtick because the old testament god was so brutal.

It didn't make them any better as a people though, and other religions haven't faired so great in the 'be good to each other' department either, so maybe it's a problem with the source material and most humans just suck.

[-] supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

It didn’t make them any better as a people though, and other religions haven’t faired so great in the ‘be good to each other’ department either

I am not religious and I am not here to claim that religion has been a net good, but on the other hand many aspects of modern ethics and philosophy that are unarguably good came out of religious schools of thought, or perhaps to put it another way most of what we all accept as ethical and what we frequently point to as philosophical standpoints to begin difficult negotiation (i.e. "we can all agree human beings are all created equal even if we disagree on...") has come out of or been heavily influenced by religion... which isn't to argue that these ideas should have stayed confined within one particular religion's school of thought but rather to point out the opposite.

No religion was the sole source for this logic and development of thought around human rights and the human condition and there is no reason to believe religion was a necessary precursor for these things to form, rather I mean to say our knowledge of these things came as a dawning awareness that the good aspects of disparate religions and ideologies could be connected and translated via shared universal statements of solidarity like "treat others as you want to be treated" and "tolerate your neighbor". The details might not agree, but it is easy to do the math, draw the shared connections out and confidently say "yeah, they both pretty much think you should be a decent person and try to pursue happiness in a way that doesn't hurt others".

I am not saying religion isn't dangerous however, and in particular I think religion becomes exceedingly dangerous when the followers of that religion become convinced the structures of their formal religious institutions are not inherently political the same way any power structure composed of humans unavoidably is... which is why the separation of church and state (and the associated freedom to practice or not practice whatever religion you so choose so long as it does not hurt others) in a free society is existentially necessary.

[-] OryxAndCake@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago

I think you maybe misunderstood me, or I've misunderstood you?

I'm saying that most people suck and that is why the world sucks and no religion has followers who are predominantly good people.

The world we live in would not be the way it is if most people were kind to each other.

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