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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago
[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I suspect some clarification will come out that claims that there’s some reason it doesn’t count as genocide because of some narrow parsing of words. In other words, it’s only sparkling indiscriminate mass murder of a mostly homogeneous region, not genocide.

[–] DrDeadCrash@programming.dev 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is a war crime, regardless...

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

It's easy to miss war crimes when you're not looking........this is stupid.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago

That's what I was wondering. Could they please release the full definition of the version of the word "genocide" they're using?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would it be more palatable to their sensitive dispositions if we called it ethnic cleansing instead?

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Americans are cool with genocide; you just have to call it "manifest destiny."

It’s as American as Thanksgiving!

[–] DeathbringerThoctar@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"They're happening, we're just choosing not to see them" ~ The State Department probably

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, Republicans are going ignore this and start impeachment proceedings on DHS secretary Alejandro Mayorkas due to border security issues instead.

I mean I don't want the Republicans to impeach anyone, but if you're going to impeach a cabinet-level position, impeach the one pretending a genocide isn't happening while we all watch it happen with our own eyes.

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

They could start at the top and work their way down

[–] Volkditty@kbin.social 21 points 10 months ago

"Nah nah nah nah, I can't hear you," State Dept says.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

It's easy to miss war crimes when you're not looking...

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago

You can’t see anything with your head in the sand.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It is much easier to see when you actually open your eyes.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

yes, 🙈 ...minus the smile.

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The millions that our government officials receive in JStreet money every year is paying off for Israel

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

... in Wall Street ? (main USA trading place)

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

No, AIPAC campaign contributions to politicians

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

"30 citizens die in Ukrian" ... Omg boycutt that war criminal putin!

"20000 citizens die in Gaza"... Please send billions worth of bombs to Netenyhu

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz -1 points 10 months ago

The whole "genocide" talk is just so misguided. If Israel was trying to just kill as many Palestinians as they could, only a raving, idiotic lunatic would think the numbers would be anywhere even close to where they are.