Posted by: Fast-Orange
It obviously depends on what shade your skin is.
Everyone in the west is a fucking hypocrite. Nothing but sympathy for the Uyghurs who have infinitely more freedom than those 2 million in the open-air concentration camp that is Gaza but when Israelis openly say they're gonna kill as many civilians in gaza as possible everyone just fucking shrugs.
I'm so fucking disgusted right now. 500 palestinian childreb dead so far.
Let's not forget that the average person on the street isn't informed and doesn't care enough to distinguish between the avg person in Gaza and Hamas. They also don't know the history of the region - and not just the past 100yrs, so they are unable to see the nuance that exists. It's a binary argument, Israel vs the Arab world. Sometimes it helps to simplify an issue and sometimes it doesn't; this is one of those time where it doesn't.
I see both sides of the equation, but to be honest I tend to slightly tip my hand to Israel as Hamas and other similar factions are focused on wiping out Israel and eliminating Jewish people simply because they're Jewish. The battle against radical religious theology is the hardest thing to do with, because you have people who are focused on their hate for the other as opposed to finding solutions. While Israel has palpable hate for Gaza, they are not hell bent on wiping Muslim people from the face of the earth. Some may see that difference as subltle, but it exists. Despite that, Israel has not done itself any favours with its incursions into previously held Palestinian territory. That's why I think it's going to take a global effort to sort this out, and Israel has to be willing to make some significant concessions in terms of the land they hold and how they operate.
