cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17887604
“Children have been shot in other conflicts I have covered. But never before have I watched as soldiers enticed children like mice into a trap and murdered them for sport.”
- Christopher Hedges American journalist on assignment in Gaza
My heart breaks for all the poor children who have died in Ukraine by the hands of Russians.
Isn’t it horrible?
War and massacre are different. Ukraine is fighting the war, while gaza is a slaughterhouse.
Ukraine is defending themselves from an invasion it’s not a war.
It’s quite similar to what happening in Gaza and both should stop.
Look, Country A rolls tanks into Country B. Country B shoots back. Is it a bake-off? A strongly worded letter exchange? No! It’s war. It’s almost as if organized, armed resistance to a hostile, invading force constitutes… exactly what war is.
The Soviet Union, in a move that surprised absolutely no one who’d been paying attention, decides Finland looks awfully… annexable. They roll in, expecting a quick victory. Finland, a country roughly the size of Stalin’s ego, says, ‘Hold my vodka.’ They fight back, fiercely, in the snow, for months. Was it a ‘friendly disagreement over border placement’? No! It was the Winter War.
Look, an armed person breaks into my house so I shoot at them.
Is this no longer a home invasion but now simply a gunfight between two consenting adults?
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Yes Zelansky support israel.
Do we need a dead children dick waving competition? All power to Ukraine but you can go fuck yourself.
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This is gaslighting.
I stand with Ukraine and Gaza.
Between their oppressors Putin is clearly the most dangerous, threatening a global conflict.
But Netanyahu is clearly the most sickening evil. Putin is fueled by the desire to dominate and rule. Netanyahu is motivated and appears to delight in pure hatred.
It’s a literal whataboutism to deflect from the current topic.
Yes it is horrible and whatever atrocities that Russia is committing in Ukraine is a small subset of what is being committed by Israel.
If Russia had more control over the region or if Putin had as much lobbying power as the state of Israel, I am sure he would not shy of genocide as well. But that does not change the facts.
My heart broke for all the peace music festival children who were targeted by the Palestinians.
Edit: I don’t get why there are so many sick fucks on Lemmy that downvote not liking killing kids. Absolutely disgusting people.
That goes without saying. You bringing it up what people are down-voting, because of the implication that this somehow justifies the actions of the IDF in Palestine.
That’s just people reading their own shit into what I wrote. It’s a freaking gross reactionary way to be.
What’s horrible is to bring it up here, you fucking idiot. Tone deaf much?