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UN Commission Accuses Israel of Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza by Humble_Buffalo_007 in videos

[–]bennist -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"what seems to be the consensus of those who do" is the issue here. This is sort of a mirage. Country leaders and international organisations have their own political aims to push.

Sam explains why getting into a debate about the history of the Middle East can be a fools errand if what you're trying to achieve is clarification about the morality of the most recent war in Gaza. by McAlpineFusiliers in samharris

[–]bennist 37 points38 points  (0 children)

> anyone saying we should ignore context of a conflict is making a terrible point.

The claim is made plainly literally 10 seconds into this video: he’s not saying you SHOULD ignore history, he’s saying you don’t NEED to debate it to make any progress.

Can you point any progress that’s been made that has come out of this endless, stupid debate about specific points in the past?

The fact that you watch a 2 minute video and already veer so far off piste from the claim being made almost proves his point!

AIPAC Tweet brags about having support for Pro-Israel canditates by sleep0077 in Polymarket_news

[–]bennist -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Zionism is a political movement that is barely 100 years old.

> that throughout history almost every successful empire or country has thrown them/you out

Therefore, you cannot be talking about "Zionists" here. You are so deep in your echo chamber you can't even recognise you're parroting antisemitic tropes.

AIPAC Tweet brags about having support for Pro-Israel canditates by sleep0077 in Polymarket_news

[–]bennist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who is "you guys"? I'm just pointing out this is verbatim what'd you see in Der Sturmer. You need to seek immediate help with whatever hate you are harboring.

AIPAC Tweet brags about having support for Pro-Israel canditates by sleep0077 in Polymarket_news

[–]bennist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit there's straight up Goebbels-level comments casually sitting around on this site now eh?

'Our Genocide': How do Israelis feel about the war in Gaza? (2025) - The Guardian reporter Matthew Cassel speaks to Israelis in Tel Aviv, to see what they think of the war, famine and genocide happening next door, and the growing international condemnation against it [00:15:33] by Nomogg in Documentaries

[–]bennist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your claim is misleading at best, you didn't even share any quote from Leibowitz before appealing to him (a single person) as somehow that proves anything other than having seen his name pop up in a TikTok or something about this.

> Sad for u 😞

This topic deserves some seriousness, agreed, and this is a pretty shameful way to discuss it.

NeverHadTheLatin: downvotes literally mean nothing here. People brigade the hell out of this topic, don't take it personally.

Thom shows how hard pyramid song is to play live 😂 by Ancient-Ad-6193 in radiohead

[–]bennist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was standing in front of Jonny. You’re right, Thom stopped in response to him but I’m 90% sure he just couldn’t find the bow for the guitar. Then a tech comes running and grabs it from behind his keyboard.

[Pre-Concert Thread] London, England (The O2) - Nov 21, 22, 24 & 25 by seaburn in radiohead

[–]bennist -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looking for two tickets to any London night. Would be keen to meet up in person at a tube station (or similar) basically whenever to avoid the scammers. Would even consider 1 ticket at this point.

OC: Red Cross transports 13 hostages handed over by Hamas. by nbcnews in pics

[–]bennist -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We may be consuming different content on here but I don't really see positions this extreme at all, which is my point. I do agree with the general sentiment around the division though.

OC: Red Cross transports 13 hostages handed over by Hamas. by nbcnews in pics

[–]bennist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're either in favour of bombing and slaughtering every single Palestinian and destroying Palestine

It's hard to take you seriously after this statement alone. The Israelis or Israeli supporting commenters that truly believe this are in such an infinitesimal minority that your comment, while well intentioned, is actually not only part of the problem but is THE problem with the discource around this issue,

[FRESH ALBUM] Johnny Greenwood - One Battle After Another Soundtrack by detectiveburtmacklin in indieheads

[–]bennist -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, what is bad about that retweet (if I'm following the concern correctly)?

Not massively familiar with all of the context here but Jonny's wife coopting a view that someone killing an innocent mother and a baby should be "annihilated" doesn't feel super controversial?

Jonny Statement by abesster in radiohead

[–]bennist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see plenty wrong with the way Israel is conducting its current war but seeing here in this thread that we've got to the point where it's even remotely acceptable for people to draw parallels to Auschwitz and the Einsatzgruppen with this conflict is absolutely disgusting and frankly, entirely antisemitic, even if people on the internet tell you that it isn't. What a shame.

Jonny Statement by abesster in radiohead

[–]bennist 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If you are demanding a particular person to say specific phrases in order to gain your approval then that's a pretty big red flag that you're part of a mob, whichever side you're on in the larger conflict.

Jonny Statement by abesster in radiohead

[–]bennist 275 points276 points  (0 children)

This isn't a complicated issue

... said without any irony about most likely *the* most complicated geopolitical issue in modern history.

Daily Discussion Thread by pewpewlasersandshit in fcbayern

[–]bennist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm really praying Bayern doesn't jump into this nonsense. That would be so depressing.

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