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AloeVera

(3,991 posts)
8. If you support the ACTIONS of someone, you support that person, no?
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 02:14 PM
Dec 30

Israel's supporters defended Netanyahu's actions - his brutal and illegal way of waging "war". The quotation marks indicate my view that this was not a war by any stretch of the imagination. It was an outright slaughter of defenceless civilians. At least 20,000 children alone. Just THINK for a moment, about the level of sadistic brutality and the unimaginable human suffering and tragedy behind that little-thought-about statistic.

In this context, I don't care if someone opposed Netanyahu's politics or ideology before the Gaza genocide - I only care whether they opposed his ACTIONS - and spoke up as the children were being slaughtered. If they didn't, of course they were pro-Netanyahu in the only sense that really counted.

I shake my head too, but not at the "naivete" of pro-Palestinians as you are implying. Quite contrary, I am gob-smacked by the obtuseness (or something else) of people who think if Harris had been elected, this would have ended differently. She would have tried, she is a decent person and I will never believe she would have willfully let this happen. But by that time, more than 2 years into the slaughter and destruction - Gaza's fate was already baked in and other options would be closed to her. The time to have changed Gaza's trajectory was soon after those 2,000 lb bombs were first dropped on civilians' heads and homes. Sadly, tragically, and horrifically, that did not happen. So here were are and Palestinians - as always - will pay an awful price, even worse than they already have.

And Israel's supporters, as well as do-nothing Western leaders, all will have played a role in letting this injustice and tragedy unfold.



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Moving people out of Gaza? [View all] applegrove Dec 29 OP
How long will the people of America tolerate this? I guess unless it directly affects them forever. walkingman Dec 29 #1
Trump earlier said housing would be built for the displaced Gazans... But, who will build it? Norrrm Dec 29 #2
Weren't there a lot of users on this site backing Netanyahu's actions? AStern Dec 29 #3
Don't confuse being anti-Hamas and anti-anti-Biden rhetoric RandomNumbers Dec 29 #6
If you support the ACTIONS of someone, you support that person, no? AloeVera Dec 30 #8
Irrelevant to my post; AND: Harris WOULD NOT have been worse on Gaza, and RandomNumbers Thursday #9
I think you missed some nuances there, while misinterpreting what I said. AloeVera Friday #25
Recommended. H2O Man Thursday #10
Just a quick question: Mossfern Thursday #14
That would be H2O Man Thursday #15
I honestly don't think it necessary to get into it again Mossfern Thursday #16
Yes, I know H2O Man Thursday #17
Well then ... Mossfern Thursday #19
I agree. H2O Man Thursday #20
Too simple - or incomplete- an explanation that lets the broader society off the hook. AloeVera Thursday #23
I thought Mossfern Friday #27
I don't accept the premise of your question. AloeVera Friday #28
Thanks Mossfern Friday #29
If you don't get it, I don't know what else to say to you. AloeVera Friday #30
Nowhere have I ever implied Mossfern Friday #35
What room do we have to lecture? The Revolution Thursday #12
Please. H2O Man Thursday #13
Thank you H2O Man. AloeVera Thursday #22
"We" didn't commit Tokyo or Dresden etc. Our governments did, and they were wrong then as now. AloeVera Thursday #24
They tend to disappear Bettie Thursday #21
Of course he's gonna help them relocate..he's biting at the bit to get those resorts going up Deuxcents Dec 29 #4
Ummm, isn't that one of the reasons there are issues in the area to begin with? haele Dec 29 #5
Many Gazans have already been re-located TO Gaza...nt Wounded Bear Thursday #11
Exactly the point. haele Thursday #18
FIL Trump and God Father Netanyahu Blue Full Moon Dec 29 #7
Kickin' the can. Good post. Dave Bowman Friday #26
"...the opportunity to live in a better climate..." LudwigPastorius Friday #31
I like your style! AloeVera Friday #32
I'd be worried about the people of Somaliland more than the Gazans gulliver Friday #33
"Sequestered". AloeVera Friday #34
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