• TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Right…but most governments commit acts not endorsed by their civilian population.

    If it’s your opinion that the murder of civilians is a legitimate response to government actions, then that implies you believe that 9/11 was not only a legitimate response, but a deserved one.

    The vast majority of people who support Palestine are not huge fans of Hamas. People just recognize that the Israeli state response has been a giant crime against humanity. They also recognize the political status quo that fueled the attack to begin with.

    When there are two belligerent parties engaged in an asymmetrical feud, the onus to progress past the violent status quo belongs to the only party that has the ability to enact that progress.

    Israel has steadily refused to negotiate any diplomatic change to the status quo. When all other forms of discourse are exhausted, violence will inevitably rear its ugly head.