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Former President Barack Obama said a way forward for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is only possible if people acknowledge the “complexity” of the situation.

“If there’s any chance of us being able to act constructively to do something, it will require an admission of complexity and maintaining what on the surface may seem contradictory ideas that what Hamas did was horrific, and there’s no justification for it. And … that the occupation and what’s happening to Palestinians is unbearable,” Obama said in an interview on the podcast “Pod Save America.”

The former president’s comments come as the Israeli military focuses its offensive against Hamas in Gaza City and northern parts of the enclave.

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[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

While you armchair genius. No insight. No congregation of minds to develop even a strategy of a path forward. Just criticism for those who want to make the world better. Pathetic. I assume you’re commenting from Gaza because you went over there to help.

Edit: That was reactionary and uncharacteristic. Some of us want to learn from each other and try to understand the situation to build a consensus for what a solution might look like.

[-] AlexanderESmith@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

@TokenBoomer

Well done; you missed the point entirely, slung some useless mud, and figured out a way to turn it into self- praise. You should run for office.

Everyone stop what you're doing at look over here at... "TokenBoomer"... they'll get to the bottom of this, on a web forum, deep in a thread with... Hey! 5 boosts! We're almost there, I can feel it.

Like and subscribe, thoughts and prayers.

[-] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 1 points 7 months ago

Fuck thoughts and prayers. They have done nothing. Thoughts and prayers are tools of the usless and inept.

[-] AlexanderESmith@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

@Reality_Suit

I agree, I was being sardonic/sarcastic :p

[-] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 1 points 7 months ago

Sorry, it wasn't directed at you, just a response to thoughts and prayers. I didn't intend for it to sound harsh at you.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I understood your point. I just don’t agree with it. This is a social space. We can only learn by participation. My statement could have been phrased better. But I still agree with the sentiment. I’m no one special and have no misconceptions about solving the world’s problems. But I do have opinions, and enjoy learning from other’s perspectives.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

Jane Goodall

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