HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoOpposition to the butchery in Gazalocklemmy.worldimagemessage-square281fedilinkarrow-up11.82Karrow-down144
arrow-up11.77Karrow-down1imageOpposition to the butchery in Gazalocklemmy.worldHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square281fedilink
minus-squareVazz (He/Him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-24 days agoIsn’t being against war and genocide the same as anti-imperialism? I hate how saying “War is bad” has become so controversial and extremist.
minus-squarearedditimmigrant@endlesstalk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoThis is only looking at the surface level… It’s not that “war is bad” in this case. It’s that people fear that it’s a small jump from “the govt of Israel is bad for killing Gazans” to “Israel is bad” to “the idea of Israel is bad” to “Jews are bad”.
Isn’t being against war and genocide the same as anti-imperialism? I hate how saying “War is bad” has become so controversial and extremist.
This is only looking at the surface level…
It’s not that “war is bad” in this case. It’s that people fear that it’s a small jump from “the govt of Israel is bad for killing Gazans” to “Israel is bad” to “the idea of Israel is bad” to “Jews are bad”.