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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Once you stand on the side of the occupying regime commiting unspeakable acts of horror, your only option is to condemn the oppressed for their suffering. It's the only way to square the circle. It's the only way to maintain the illusion that you're supporting The Good Guys.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I rejected these actions when my country did it. I reject it when other countries do it.

It's not hard to oppose killing. I'm not even a pacifist nor do I believe all wars are inherently unjustified, but I can clearly see when a state just wants to kill people for the sake of exerting dominance and control. It's not hard to see, and it's not hard to oppose.

The opposition doesn't have the greatest impact per individual, but it also doesn't do any harm to you or your life. It won't be held against you by anyone, you won't have to change all your ideals about anything. Just oppose killing, oppose death being inflicted punitively against populations. Do no harm, right? It's NOT a complicated issue in reality. The people who keep crying "it's complicated!" are just trying to justify what they want, and what they want is death.

I am getting really tired of seeing so many people celebrating the deaths of innocent people.