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Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a... by runarberg on Monday July 28, 2025 @06:45PM (#44716647)
I think it is a mistake of moderation to treat this as any divisive topic. The division line here is support for genocide. Users which are in favor of genocide—no matter how they justify it—are clearly in the wrong, both morally, and probably legally, and should not be given any ways to influence the discussion here.
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Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a... by cm2012 on Monday July 28, 2025 @08:03PM (#44717368)
I think one could very easily argue there is no genocide in Gaza, so this doesnt work.
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Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a... by runarberg on Monday July 28, 2025 @08:14PM (#44717459)
Genocide denial is a form of hate speech and should be treated as such. Either most experts, human rights organizations, international organizations, whole governments, the general public, etc. are all wrong, or—much more likely—genocide deniers are coming from a place of racism and discrimination.
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Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a... by cm2012 on Monday July 28, 2025 @08:32PM (#44717589)
If you're looking for a popular vote on whether what's taking place in Gaza is a genocide, you would get very different votes in different places. For instance, in the USA, less than 40% agree with that take.

Here is a pretty reasoned take making the case for why its not a genocide: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/im-a-war-scholar-there-is-no-gen...

I think its extreme to call anyone who disagrees racist.

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Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a... by dang on Monday July 28, 2025 @11:50PM (#44718835)
I think that argument is making an is/ought error. I'm simply describing how it is. Whether it ought to be that way or not, I leave to you and other commenters.
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