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In reply to the discussion: Gaza is a 'textbook genocide'. [View all]madaboutharry
(42,013 posts)42. It also disrespects and dishonors the memory
of the victims of all the genocides that have taken multitudes of millions of lives throughout history. Not only The Holocaust, but also the Armenian genocide, the Rape of Nanking, Cambodia, Rawanda, and the genocide of Native Americans. This is only a partial list.
People using that term now, in the context of this war, are ignorant of history. They are ignorant of the vile motives of Hamas, a terror organization whose purpose is the genocide of the people being accused of genocide.
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The people who need to listen won't bother because what's happening there doesn't bother them.
onecaliberal
Nov 2023
#1
Actually, there is no textbook that defines ethnic cleansing in legal terms.
Beastly Boy
Nov 2023
#75
You believe it's Israel's intent to completely destroy everyone of Palestinian descent?
egduj
Nov 2023
#24
I'm not asking anyone to prove intent, just if, in their opinion, if it's Israel (or Netanyahu's) intent to annihilate
egduj
Nov 2023
#141
Trying to remember which "genocide" involved the attacking party warning the victims to leave..
EX500rider
Nov 2023
#21
"There's nothing 'pretend' about genocide" is exacxtly why this agenda-driven talking point is so offensive.
lapucelle
Nov 2023
#86
No, nothing pretend about real genocide, none in Israel or West Bank or Gaza however
EX500rider
Nov 2023
#87
Innocent civilians pay the price in every war but that does not make it genocide
EX500rider
Nov 2023
#117
Kind of how you have a big blind spot whenever a certain group of terrorists who started all this is mentioned
AZSkiffyGeek
Nov 2023
#89
Wanting to quit a discussion board because you can't post antisemitic slurs is telling
AZSkiffyGeek
Nov 2023
#129