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Right, he didn’t actively say he’s a Zionist and pledge support no matter what Israel’s actions.

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I’ve recently noticed that Lemmy often has great difficulty with detecting sarcasm.

It’s like the sarcasm-aware never left Reddit and the ones that did just can’t spot it even when pretty blatant in front of their face.

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I understood the sarcasm but felt it better to be clear for the trumpist morons who read these discussions. Note I didn’t say “But he is”, it was more adjunct to the comment rather than critical of it. It’s basically a citation.

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I would have thought that would be the one place where a /s isn’t needed

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Well well welll

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So “both sides” because Biden believes Israel should be allowed to exist? 🙄

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The issue is that Israel is refusing to allow Palistinians the same right to exist.

Right now, supporting Israel is the same as supporting genocide. Any moral obligation to support Israel has long since eroded into history.

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It would be nice if the world was so easily divided into black and white, but it isn’t. Politics is complicated, and the actions of the Israeli government are not the actions or even the will of the Israeli people. Israel deserves to exist, and so does Palestine. Acknowledging the rights of both people doesn’t negate condemnation of what either government has done in violation of human rights.

Trying to walk that middle line between their right to exist and disavowing their actions is harder than you think. You think it ought to be easy, except for the people who think differently from you and insist that the opposite solution you want is the only acceptable path.

We don’t have the privilege of knowing everything about the situation. Trying to drive from the back seat isn’t helpful.

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The problem is people acting like the alternative to Biden is any better

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7 points

False dilemma.

It’s possible to support the position of both sides.

Israel has a right to defend itself.

The Palestinian people have a right to exist.

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The US provides Israel with billions in money and weapons every year, while making sure everyone knows that if anyone tries to stop their genocide the US has Israels back. They have a air craft carrier group parked just outside for a reason.

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Do all countries have a right to exist, or just Israel?

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Could you clarify your position please?

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