It never ceases to amaze me, the moment I use my platform on places like Instagram to say something about how it's wrong for Hamas to kill children, how many people decide to tell me I don't stand with Palestinians, etc etc. Usually white people with no connection to the land. - ThreadSky

eladn.bsky.social • 1 day ago

It never ceases to amaze me, the moment I use my platform on places like Instagram to say something about how it's wrong for Hamas to kill children, how many people decide to tell me I don't stand with Palestinians, etc etc.

Usually white people with no connection to the land.

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oreganojones.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think it's a sign of good character if someone can say "it is wrong to kidnap and murder children" without having to further qualify the statement.

andyrose12.bsky.social•1 day ago

How many children did the IDF kill?

10,000? 100,000?

dearloren.bsky.social•1 day ago

"Hamas is bad" and "the IDF is bad" can be true at the same time

andyrose12.bsky.social•1 day ago

yes.
"Jews are animals" is not true.
"Palestinians are animals" is also not true.

desertfella.bsky.social•1 day ago

This debate is so cursed. Why can’t people just condemn the Israeli government’s massive war crimes and atrocities in Gaza without defending a bloodthirsty terrorist organization such as Hamas

martinrayner.bsky.social•1 day ago

Or, simply people that can’t recognize a false equivalence when it smacks them upside the head and, in all likelihood, have had their critical thinking skills (presuming they existed in the first place) replaced w/ autonomic ideological reflexes and an impulse to exert their moral superiority.

sailormichael.bsky.social•1 day ago

You have to pick which lives you care about. Sadly

cedar-sherlock32.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hamas is awful, and deserves to be eradicated. Innocent Palestinians deserve peace, and to be treated kindly.
Innocent Israelis deserve peace and safety. Netanyahu and all like him deserve the harshest punishment possible.
Just my opinion.

devlinburgess.bsky.social•1 day ago

Lots of people just project their own values onto Hamas or the Israeli government and only see what they wish to see.
There's also plenty of disingenuous types who don't actually care and are just using the conflict for their own ends-the tankies and apocalyptic evangelicals, for example.

333triesq.bsky.social•1 day ago

עם ישראל חי. I took ok the bracelet I wore from Nov of 2023 until a few days ago when Yair Horn was returned to his family. It had been a random name distributed to guests at a Shabbat Dinner. His brother Eitan is still missing. I get your point. Stay strong.

oferneiman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, it's wrong to kill children, Elad. But some people are extra context-sensitive and want to to how exactly did these 2 children die. Killed by Hamas or the Israeli air force?

(Israeli citizen here)

eladn.bsky.social•1 day ago

You're right, Hamas may have only taken children hostage.

And again, I'm writing this as someone who has been very vocal about how Israel likely led directly to these hostages being killed. This is my point: the point they are making is OVERTLY pro-Hamas.

ruthbecker.bsky.social•1 day ago

Our tendency to understand events -- including the deaths of children, any children, all children -- in terms of pre-existing narratives & biases is really strong, isn't it?

Sigh

Thanks for what you do

petigrusghost.bsky.social•1 day ago

What are you? Netanyahu's camel trying to shove its nose under this tent?

xntl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hey we probably disagree about a bunch of things, but it's horrific and bad to kill children

titaniumman91.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have a single opinion that never changed in the last ~15 months; violence against civilians is never the answer. It's wild how angry that can make everyone.

martinrayner.bsky.social•1 day ago

Arguably the lowest bar of “common ground”... Or so one might think. Though history suggests otherwise and some, even now (“in this day and age”) will find ways to justify such things... for “reasons”.

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