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[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 6 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Allow me to point to the cognitive dissonance that should be occurring among the Gaza ceasefire types -

Examine your logic of "Government X is bad, therefore it's good when bad things happen to its civilians."

I'd suggest this way of thinking is flawed in both situations.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago

If this thought was any more shallow it would evaporate.

[–] robinn_IV@hexbear.net 7 points 7 months ago

Examine your logic of "Government X is bad, therefore it's good when bad things happen to its civilians."

Read up on the inherent violence of settler-colonialism; settlers cannot be equated with civilians

I'd suggest this way of thinking is flawed in both situations.

smuglord

[–] neptune@dmv.social 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You'll have to explain this more clearly.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, like obviously that statement is bad, but I don't get the connection with "Gaza ceasefire types".

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 5 points 7 months ago

I phrased it poorly but I'm saying a lot of people on Lemmy are commenting "good, fuck Russia" about this situation while simultaneously holding the thought that civilian deaths are bad in Gaza. I'm saying both are bad.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Way to downplay a literal genocide, jackass.