Well, you’ve gotta leave enough of a percentage for all the Russian and CCP sockpuppets.

It was more a reference to Latimer’s racist dog whistles. Stuff like claiming Bowman has an “ethnic advantage” and accusing Bowman of representing Deerborn, MI because he criticizes Israel.

He’s continually tokenized black people, his response to criticism over his racist remarks has been that he can’t be racist because there are black people who’ve endorsed him. Literally the “I have black friends” argument.

Latimers just another racist old conservative with AIPAC funding shoved up his ass.

George “I’ve got black friends” Latimer

Linux nerds kind of lost the public relations war, the long-time antagonism towards “normie” users has created a lingering notion that linux is a pain in the ass and unaccomodating, even as some devs have tried to make it more inviting. It’s a difficult hump to overcome I think.

No, the point they’re avoiding is that the word “war” is pretty obviously being used to make it seem as if these are two equal sides fighting it out. That’s why the media continues to use the word “war” to describe what’s happening, to make it seem like Israel is somehow justified in what they are doing and that the Gazans have some kind of agency here. It’s an attempt to normalize genocide.

In reality it isn’t a war, it’s a slaughter in a territory where Israel controls everything already and where they are indiscriminately killing civilians, decimating civilian infrastructure (hospitals, schools, bakeries, bulldozing cemetaries etc.) and choking off aid with the deliberate aim of inflicting as much death and suffering on the people of Gaza as possible.

If I have someone tied up and am pummeling them in the face that’s not a “fight”, just like bombing fish in a barrel is not a 'war". It’s just right wing propaganda-speak and it needs to stop.

Yeah, the Germans and the jews were just two warring factions, same as the UK and Germany or the US and Japan etc. The jews weren’t experiencing a genocide, they were just experiencing a war like everyone else. Right?

Could be, but I don’t think it really matters honestly. The message is still righteous, the books are still readable, no one was hurt. So it’s whatever.

I’m using your definition of war. You just don’t like it when you realize it can be used to literally erase the holocaust the same way you’re trying to erase the genocide in Gaza.

I appreciate the spirit, but people who read books are probably the wrong demographic to aim this kind of messaging at.

Yup, and they’re very careful to avoid talking about who actually instigated the violence.

Until then we’ve included a complimentary hammer with each Tesla.

Yeah, totally, the victims of the holocaust were just civilian casulties on the jewish side, that’s just war, you know? Civilians are gonna be systematically targeted and killed, civilian infrastructure decimated intentionally etc.

The irony of you saying I’m twisting the definition of war when Israel has total control of Gaza, controls any food, water, electricity has bombed 70% of infrastructure and driven the entire population into a tiny square of land is too much. You can’t actually be serious.

Gaza is an apartheid state controlled by Israel, there is no functioning state that they’re overthrowing, there is no standing army or opposing military industry, they already 100% control Gaza. If the government blows up an entire block of apartments because a terrorist is hiding there that’s not “war” that’s indiscriminate slaughter.

The vast majority of deaths are innocent civilians. It’s not a war, no.

Ah, so the holocaust was a war then too since some jews resisted, right? If the US government started killing illegal migrants would that be a “war”?

Always makes things so much simpler when we can just kind of make words mean whatever we want huh?

I don’t think this one is true. I’ve definitely had different brands and types of shampoo and conditioner give better and worse results for my hair.

Why is any self respecting media outlet still describing this as a war?

Same thing they did when the NRA tried to play bothsides; create party rules to ban party members from taking money from them.

AIPAC is the single biggest donor of GOP money into Democratic races, they are spending millions right now to unseat people like Jamaal Bowman and replace them with right-wingers like George Latimer. It’s in the party leadership’s interest to put a stop to that. Allowing this right-wing influence into the Democratic party is how we end up with conservative obstructionsts like Manchin.

Hamas is not demanding the destruction of the Israel state in these negotiations, no. They don’t have the power to do that whether it’s what they want or not.

You don’t have to be on the side of Hamas to understand that they’re not the ones holding up a resolution to the genocide in Gaza. They’ve been at the table for all these negotiations and the only demand they have for release of the hostages is withdrawl from Gaza and a permanent cease fire. Israel’s refusal to accept that means they have no intention of stopping the genocide or stopping their pursuit of the total destruction of Hamas after a temporary ceasefire.

Yes, it’s true that Netanyahu is avoiding a resolution to the genocide in order to stay in power, he’s doing that by making the only terms he will accept in the negotiation to include further annhiliation of the other negotiating party. Which is obviously impossible to accept, thats not a negotiation, Hamas are not going to agree to just off themselves or w/e.

Cruz out here acting like Democratic leadership hasn’t been allowing AIPAC to dump millions into primaries to unseat pro-palestinian Democrats, lol. I dunno how he’s survived so long while being so bad at spin.

Israel’s entire position when negotiating is essentially “We won’t agree to anything until the other party we’re negotiating with is destroyed forever.” and then they turn around and blame Hamas for the impasse.

They can’t accept any deal because they set an impossible goal for themselves that can’t be reached without killing or driving out every single Palestinian.