Post AakX4iDb2yLljkSdqi by pixelpusher220@universeodon.com
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(DIR) Post #AakX4hN8C2Nn71uk4W by gwynnion@mastodon.social
2023-10-13T17:56:10Z
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Yeah, it feels very 9/11 in the US right now, which is extremely bad.Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is encouraging Israel to level Gaza and leave no survivors.Biden's approach seems to be, "Gosh, genocide sounds bad but you do you, boo. I don't want this to affect my poll numbers."Hardly anybody is defending Palestinian civilians. Simultaneously, antisemitism is getting even worse.What a nightmare world we live in.
(DIR) Post #AakX4iDb2yLljkSdqi by pixelpusher220@universeodon.com
2023-10-13T18:00:29Z
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@gwynnion and no one in any position of power is stepping back and observing that *just maybe* religion is the root of the problem here. Doesn't fix the dire situation but you don't solve problems when you can't speak about the root causes.
(DIR) Post #AakX4j0A8PCMANBQY4 by janef0421@mastodon.nz
2023-10-14T01:59:49Z
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@pixelpusher220 @gwynnion It isn’t. Both the Palestinians and Jewish Israelis are observe a variety of religious faiths, and the basic tenets of the various positions are not fundamentally religious.
(DIR) Post #AakX4k5A7In9WAWvyq by shacker@zirk.us
2023-10-14T04:25:42Z
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@janef0421 @pixelpusher220 @gwynnion The root of the conflict is a scrap over who gets to own some “holy” ground, right? It’s a religious war.
(DIR) Post #AakXclGQEJvh1p1Cpk by janef0421@mastodon.nz
2023-10-14T04:31:51Z
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@shacker @pixelpusher220 @gwynnion A broad over-simplification. While it is a land dispute, the claims are only justified via religion by a portion of the individuals involved, mostly Israelis; For Palestinians, the overwhelming motive is that they have occupied the area since pre-history. The notion of ownership also implies the sides seek an exclusive claim, which is not always the case, particularly on the Palestinian side.