02-13-2024, 03:17 PM
(02-13-2024, 02:08 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Using this logic the US Army bomber pilot who dropped bombs on German cities is more responsible for any deaths caused by that bombing than Hitler. While I absolutely would do whatever was reasonably possible to curb civilian casualties it becomes difficult to impossible when your enemy deliberately hides among them for the exact reason that you and others are outraged. So I must wholeheartedly disagree. As long as Israel takes reasonable measures to reduce civilian casualties, when possible, then the blame for any deaths falls squarely on Hamas. Both for starting this war and for using civilians as human shields.
But Israel is not taking reasonable measures, and that is the issue.
(02-13-2024, 02:08 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Why two? Why not one or three? Why not five? You see how arbitrary numbers in this regard at then end of the day make zero sense? When your enemy deliberately hides behind civilians then they are to blame. While we don't have all the facts, it appears the shooter in Houston was using a five year old in the same fashion. A pro-Palestine message on their gun and using a five year old as a human shield. It would appear that they've learned their lesson from Hamas well.
I started typing up a response, got distracted and lost my train of thought. Anyway, there were two captives rescued and 30 times that of Palestinians killed. If more than two of them were innocents, which it is likely they were, then that is disproportionate. I just can't justify the exponential disparity in casualties.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
