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[Healing]

I don’t think you support Hamas. I do think you have parroted a few of their talking points, but that doesn’t mean that you support them.

Talking points often overlap between reasonable and shit people. Rai is far from a Hamas mockingbird, and yet, occasionally the notes will overlap. So what.

On this thread, your talking points almost entirely overlap with the Israeli Government, and they're the ones actually engaged in a project of ethnic cleaning. There's ample reason to believe you're a proponent of ethic cleansing (i.e. because you consistently defend the actions of those committing ethic cleansing) while very little reason to believe Rai supports Hamas.

 

[Patb78]

Rai is different from all the rest of us involved in this discussion. He, to use a sports analogy, has a dog in this fight. He is more connected to what’s happening in Gaza than anyone else. That’s why I believe him. Like anyone in his situation he might engage a little bit in hyperbole. But still, he is trying to provide us with the best info about what is happening in Gaza.
Rai, I’m glad you are on this board providing us with your insights.

 

[ZZLPHeels]

Talking points often overlap between reasonable and shit people. Rai is far from a Hamas mockingbird, and yet, occasionally the notes will overlap. So what.

On this thread, your talking points almost entirely overlap with the Israeli Government, and they're the ones actually engaged in a project of ethnic cleaning. There's ample reason to believe you're a proponent of ethic cleansing (i.e. because you consistently defend the actions of those committing ethic cleansing) while very little reason to believe Rai supports Hamas.

I’ve been critical of Israel plenty here, and have said there are no good guys in this war. I’ve also laid out the facts. You may not like the facts, but that doesn’t make them go away. Hamas uses Palestinians as human shields. Hamas hides in and under civilian infrastructure. Hamas has boasted about trying to get as many Palestinian civilians killed as possible. Hamas has stated that its goal is to exterminate every Jew in Israel. Hamas has launched thousands of missiles blindly into Israel. None of this is hyperbole. When you are fighting a war against an enemy that actively tries to kill as many of its own civilians as possible, collateral damage is going to be massive. After 10/7, Israel had no choice but to destroy Hamas’s ability to attack again in any meaningful manner.