The Israel/Gaza War and the Waco siege. Are there points of comparison?

I think both cases show how innocent people led by fanatics can get caught up in fatal circumstances where the fanatics' actions cause actual harm or pose a threat of harm to persons over whom a governmental authority has a duty of responsibility.

[quote]On an isolated hill in the middle of nowhere, U.S.A., an armed conflict broke out that changed the face of the country. Millions of Americans watched as the largest military force ever deployed in the country set out to confront a civilian population: tanks and helicopters against men, women and children. It was the beginning of a 51-day siege in Texas, which ended with a mysterious fire that was broadcast live. The structure in which members of the Branch Davidian community had fortified themselves was burned to the ground. Seventy-six of those inside, among them 23 children and the cult’s leader, David Koresh, perished. [/quote]

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LordShadowfire · M

Not really. The Branch Davidian cult were on US soil, not in a separate country run by David Koresh. Also, the Branch Davidians might have been brainwashed and tortured, but they weren't forced by the US government to live in that compound from birth.

flipper1966 · M

@bijouxbroussard @LordShadowfire I think both cases show how innocent people led by fanatics can get caught up in fatal circumstances where the fanatics' actions cause actual harm or pose a threat of harm to persons over whom a governmental authority has a duty of responsibility.

LordShadowfire · M

@flipper1966 The majority of Palestinians aren't in favor of what Hamas is doing, though. That's the thing.

flipper1966 · M

@LordShadowfire True. Good point. 👌 You could say, however, that Palestinians are imprisoned in Gaza and the Branch Davidians were imprisoned by their blind devotion to the fanatic. Palestinians physically can't escape. The Branch Davidians mentally could not escape.

LordShadowfire · M

@flipper1966 You could also say that bunnies and rats are exactly the same because they're both rodents, but you'd be missing the point.but you'd be missing the point.

flipper1966 · M

@LordShadowfire What point am I missing? I am not saying Waco and Gaza are the same. I'm saying the two events have points of comparison. That's all.

And by the way, rabbits are like people. 🤣 You never heard the expression f--- like rabbits? 🤩