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AloeVera

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20. It is a majority now, perhaps. But for well over a year I was excoriated and "shamed" for my views by a majority.
Sun Jul 6, 2025, 01:02 PM
Jul 2025

You do know that, right?

In the end, Democrats came through. When they realized that in order to stand for/against something - like human rights or war crimes and atrocities - you have to consistently apply them, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity. Otherwise you're just another hypocrite and supremacist. And Democrats/progressives try to avoid falling into that trap, no matter how many accounts of October 7th atrocities they read. Because, simply, Palestinians are people too.

I still don't see any condemnation of Israel's war crimes and atrocities by many of those who've been defending Israel all this time. At this point it seems that they never will, regardless of what Israel does. Seems to me they believe only Israelis are victims, perpetually, and incontestably.

So I'm not sure where your question about victimhood comes from, but to me it has some element of projection.

Self-identified progressives and Democrats who still can't bring themselves to admit to Israel's culpability in war crimes and atrocities and their ethnic cleansing agenda - or engage in "look what you made me do" abuser logic - would do well to read the various reports on this subject, including the one I linked to by the UN. There are many others.


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It still doesn't justify deliberately bombing hospitals and killing children Chasstev365 Jul 2025 #1
Nor does it justify a deflection from the report. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #2
"Quick, look over here!" didn't take very long, did it? lapucelle Jul 2025 #3
Like clockwork. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #4
I can easily predict that the following things will be said. yardwork Jul 2025 #6
Just "freedom fighting" mcar Jul 2025 #9
Listen to yourself. yardwork Jul 2025 #5
It's been an inevitable response Mossfern Jul 2025 #7
Netanyahu's reactions were predictable and the goal of the Oct 7 atrocities. yardwork Jul 2025 #10
That is a very interesting take! Mossfern Jul 2025 #13
It is a business deal. yardwork Jul 2025 #14
Bildeberg conspiracy? Mossfern Jul 2025 #15
Sometimes comparisons to past events muddy the waters. yardwork Jul 2025 #16
Absolutely Mossfern Jul 2025 #17
That's it. yardwork Jul 2025 #18
We're not allowed to say that! AloeVera Jul 2025 #12
You say it all the time. yardwork Jul 2025 #19
It is a majority now, perhaps. But for well over a year I was excoriated and "shamed" for my views by a majority. AloeVera Jul 2025 #20
That wasn't my observation. yardwork Jul 2025 #21
We must live on different planets then. AloeVera Jul 2025 #23
And I see some here will never accept that horrible reality mcar Jul 2025 #8
They started with that point of view. yardwork Jul 2025 #11
Remember Hillary was attacked for bringing this up JI7 Jul 2025 #22
Rape bad. Murder bad. Iggo Jul 2025 #24
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