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[–] [email protected] 102 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"The culture in the military, when it comes to Palestinians, is that they are only targets. They are not human beings. This is how the military teaches you to behave."

You would think jewish people, if anyone, would understand the problems that come with the dehumanization of a people.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The abused have become abusers.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Also known as "a cycle of violence". Or " hurt people, hurt people" But at what stage is it someone's responsibility to break this most vicious of cycles?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Tbf none of these mfers are hurt. They're just in power. Historically those in power abuse those who have no power

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Jews faired quite well under most Muslim governments in the Middle East, North Africa and during the Mauritanian rule in Spain. Meanwhile the Christians loved to slaughter them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I was referring to their power base. If there was no cultural pain there, there would be nothing to exploit to remain in power so that they an perpetrate this atrocity.

[–] Jax -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure that's accurate, otherwise we wouldn't be where we are today. I'm sure there's plenty of hate brewed up in them, and hate is a lot like swallowing poison and expecting another person to die.

I'm not trying to justify anything, I'm merely pointing out that hate doesn't just spring from nowhere. You have to suffer to hate, even if that suffering is marginal compared to others.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I think all beings suffer technically.

That said no you don't need to suffer to know hate honestly it is easier to hate without suffering, those who suffer have empathy. Kindest people you'll meet will have difficult lives. The losers, dregs, outcasts and hurt ones. Most assholes I know are privileged and comfortable.

Israel has been quiet comfortable and very privileged.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Its their responsibility at every stage or it never stops.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Yup. And if they don't, it's everyone else's responsibility to get in the way. We're sending the white side weapons, instead.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No

Stop playing into Israel's game of equating Jews to Israelis.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Israelis ⊂ Jews

I mean, technically, there are non-Jewish Israelis, but we all know they aren't in the driver's seat of anything. There's definitely non-Israeli Jews, like me, and it's super shitty they're making me feel bad about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, that's not my point. You're saying "The abused have become abusers", and while yes, israelis are Jews, abused who became abusers, Jews as a whole aren't represented by israel, so not all the abused became the abusers.

So my point is that you can's say "the abused became the abusers", only some of the abused became so, who are people with a common identity which is distinct to being Jew, and that identity is zionists.

Zionists are abused who have become abusers, Jews as a whole have not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

For reference, "⊂" means proper subset. That is, a subset which is smaller to some non-zero degree than the whole set. It sounds like we don't disagree. Again, I'm in the picture here, if only by blood.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So in your opinion, all the bad things are done by Jews and non-Jewish Israelis haven't done anything bad?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I have no idea what they do. Why would I? They're insignificant. The Arab parties, for example, are pretty much a footnote in Israeli politics.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Why? Most of them have been taught they are god's chosen

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

It's sick how all Palestinans are referred to simply as "terrorists" by some Israelis, and not just those in the military.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago

"behavior is fine, posting videos is not." IDF

[–] SuddenDownpour 19 points 3 months ago

20yo dumbfucks posting their spoils of war on social media. The spoils of war in this case being actual human beings.