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minus-squarerivermonster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down9·11 months agoA lot of people need to wake up and realize that evaluating conflicts based on uneven casuality numbers is super sick and poorly thought out. That it’s the driver for so much mistaken hostility speaks volumes.
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·11 months agoSo… the numbers don’t matter. Are you a Zionist by any chance?
minus-squarerivermonster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·11 months agoThe logical corollary to “oh this is awful, one side is taking way more casualties,” is to say “it’s much more acceptable now that both sides are more even casualties.” Do you understand why this is morally and ethically bankrupt?
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·11 months agoI’m sorry, I’m not going to indulge your mental gymnastics just so you can avoid holding the IDF accountable.
A lot of people need to wake up and realize that evaluating conflicts based on uneven casuality numbers is super sick and poorly thought out.
That it’s the driver for so much mistaken hostility speaks volumes.
So… the numbers don’t matter.
Are you a Zionist by any chance?
The logical corollary to “oh this is awful, one side is taking way more casualties,” is to say “it’s much more acceptable now that both sides are more even casualties.”
Do you understand why this is morally and ethically bankrupt?
I’m sorry, I’m not going to indulge your mental gymnastics just so you can avoid holding the IDF accountable.