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    Murdering people at a music festival and taking hostages might have an effect on public perception.

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      The problem is, before they wemt on that murdering spree, the western world pretty much ignored their plight, or maybe tutted when they chucked a rocket or two over the border. But any kind of “proper” political solution was flatly ignored. It’s not a justification, but I have to say that I umderstand why that situation led to a “fuck it, let’s just rampage” attitude. And look, they actually have a tonne of eyeballs and attention on their shitty situation (and shitty leaders), so maybe something will come of this. Palestinians are paying an exorbitantly heavy price for it, though.

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        It’s not a justification, but I have to say that I understand why that situation led to a “fuck it, let’s just rampage” attitude.

        Reminds me of this.

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        Sure, but again - if you murder people at a music festival and take hostages, even if you might have reasons to do so - you can expect quite a lot of people to not be on your side. The only thing for sure is that terrorists won that one.

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          Sure, but again, if you indiscriminately kill innocent people in Gaza and destroy the very last university, even if you might have reasons to do so - you can expect quite a lot of people to not be on your side. The only thing for sure is that Israel won that one.

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            Absolutely. Not sure why you would think I don’t understand the hatred Israel is getting.

            The only thing for sure is that Israel won that one.

            Not sure what Israel won, despite making sure there will be another generation of Palestinian freedom fighters with rather questionable methods.

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              I wasn’t making a statement about you, I just wanted to demonstrate the statement can be made in any way.

              I agree, Israel bred the Hamas of tomorrow for sure. But they did win in terms of getting closer to turning Gaza into a settlement.

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                I wasn’t making a statement about you, I just wanted to demonstrate the statement can be made in any way.

                But you were responding to a actual person, me. So it would have helped if you clarified it wasn’t about me - don’t you think?

                Israel bred the Hamas of tomorrow for sure. But they did win in terms of getting closer to turning Gaza into a settlement.

                Even that sounds to me like a win for the terrorists - but I can see, people have different view.

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                  It’s directed to you. It just makes no statements about you personally, just responding to your opinion. Hope that clarifies it.

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                That’s great.

                Does Hamas ever probe any of their bombings? Does Hamas ever give a warning before it launches rockets into Israel? Does Hamas give a shit if it targets a college or a hospital or a school? Has Hamas ever charged one of its fighters with War crimes?

                No. If Hamas blows up a coffee shop with 50 kids in it, the bombers family member gets a nice pension, probably paid with Iranian oil money. No warnings. No accountability. Actual indiscriminate killing of civilians.

                You keep asking me why I credit what the IDF says. Well, they actually have some culture of transparency and see, you credit them, too.

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              call the people in the phone first and tell them bombs are coming?

              We do live in a dystopian world after all: “We are pleased to inform you that your house has been selected for a bombing due to acute terrorist threat. Please leave the area immediately. We are thankful for your cooperation.” Only missing Judge Dredd.

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                “OH yes and you only have 2 minutes to leave… But sometimes we skip the warning because Hamas might find out and flee too… That would ruin our chances of killing the terrorists! Thank you for understanding.”

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            The concept of terrorism in general. Once again it was able to achieve an escalation of violence and therefore create more terrorism.

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                  You said escalations of violence cause terrorism.

                  Any just war is an escalation of violence if nothing else.

                  Therefore by your logic, a just war causes terrorism.

                  The implication by your logic is that no war should be had so as not to cause terrorism.

                  I would agree if you said all war causes vengeful losers to resort to desperate acts of violence against innocent people. I do not agree that a just war should be called off because the enemy on the receiving end of that justice will probably lash out in its death throes. That would be called negotiating with terrorists.

                  If you are worried about more terrorists, I agree bombing terrorists causes more terrorists, but negotiating with them opens the floodgates. And it’s not like we don’t have enough bombs.

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                    You said escalations of violence cause terrorism.

                    No, I said quite the opposite - that escalation of violence is the goal of terrorism. But I would agree that escalation of violence tends to create more terrorism, with the caveat: if the original conflict is not resolved in some manner.

                    Any just war is an escalation of violence if nothing else.

                    I have no idea what you mean by just war. But I would disagree that any war is just escalation of violence. Wars mostly have rather clear objectives.

                    The implication by your logic is that no war should be had so as not to cause terrorism.

                    Nope. That’s not implication of my logic. But yes, in most cases wars will produce terrorism if the underlying conflict is not resolved. The underlying conflict might get resolved by war or intelligent occupation strategy (interesting to take a look at west and east Germany in that regard, especially in the context of the rise of the AfD, new german nazi party).

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      Two wrongs don’t make a right. A county based on abrahamic religion should know that. It just proves that they don’t actually believe in their own religion and only hide behind it whenever it’s convenient for them, like saying anybody who disagrees with them supports Hamas.

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        Two wrongs don’t make a right

        Absolutely agree.

        A county based on abrahamic religion should know that

        Dude, have you seen all the shit countries based on abrahamic religions have done through out the history?

        ike saying anybody who disagrees with them supports Hamas.

        And the other side says that anyone disagreeing with them is a genocidal nazi. I would say the whole discussion at this point is rather heated and fucked up.

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        Which Abrahamic religion are you referring to?

        If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. (Leviticus 24:19-21)