• Sanyanov@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Total war is not just an abstract political move, it’s an immense suffering and deaths of dozens of thousands of civilians.

    It’s easy to play political mastermind from the safety and comfort of your home. People who witnessed war know full well what it entails, and they know it’s not just numbers and maps and politics.

    It’s blood. It’s broken families. It’s famine. It’s the destruction of everything they valued. It’s PTSD for just about everyone who managed to survive.

    Think twice before saying things like that. Please.

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      2 years ago

      I’m simply describing the situation in Gaza for what it is, Total War. I’m not advocating for it, but I recognize that Israel is going to respond to October 7 as they see fit.

      Would you rather I described it in a way that didn’t hurt your fragile sensibilities?

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        2 years ago

        You claim “total war is justified”. I say it’s pretty much never justified.

        What kind of fragile sensibilities are you talking about here?