Let’s play devils advocate for a second:

1945 The US targets Japanese civilians brcause they think killing more Americans is wrong. ✅

2023 Isreal targets Palestinian civilians because they think killing more Israelis is wrong ❌

Why?

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SW-User

Americans and Soviets destroyed Berlin too. But I think there's a disproportionately problem. Hitler was trying to conquer Europe, killed millions, Japan and the US were in a hot war for years before the atomic bombs were dropped. Hamas committed a terrorist act that killed 1400 people. In response Israel invaded Gaza and killed over 10,000 and counting. I don't have a dog in the fight but it sure looks like a terrorist attack was answered with war crimes. But the truth will be foggy for some time.

blokeinpub

@SW-User I agree. Dropping atom bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima was much worse than Gaza.

SW-User

@blokeinpub I'm fairly certain hypocrisy can't be an excuse not to learn from history and make better decisions.

Also helpful to remember that Israel is responding to daily attacks that have gone on for decades by a state sponsored terrorist organization, calls for eradication from around the region, and of course also a murderous rampage on their soil.

Netanyahu's regime needs to be held accountable for their crimes if that's what's happening. But it's the civilians, not Hamas that are the victims here. Hamas fucked around and now they're finding out. Hamas baited Israel into this war and now they owe it to the Palestinians to negotiate a surrender and a return of their hostages.