• TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world
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    “The Israeli government is evil because they helped Hamas gain power over those who wanted peace. The fascist monsters in Israel fed the fascist monsters in Palestine, creating a situation where genocide was inevitable.”

    “But do you condemn Hamas?”

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      “while the violent actions of October 7 were despicable and amount to terrorism, it’s important to keep in mind that the conditions of open air imprisonment within Gaza were the very breeding conditions that allowed this retaliatory sentiment to fester”

      “SO UR SAYING HAMAS IS JUSTIFIED?”

      “bruh”

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        Hamas knew thousands of children would die from the Israeli response. They wanted to secure their power over Gaza, not help Gazans. However, even if that wasn’t their goal, the attack wouldn’t be justified.

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          almost like the world is a bit too complicated to be neatly sorted into what a random English dude means by the words “justified” and “unjustified”