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submitted 2 weeks ago by Maeve@kbin.earth to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

The argument, as I understand it, is that Israel is just a normal small country like any other small country, and any special focus on it suggests a sinister desire to single out Jews for discrimination.

But have you ever noticed how the same people who accuse Israel’s critics of “obsession” with a tiny insignificant country will also fall all over themselves to tell you that Israel is an indispensable ally whose interests are inextricably intertwined with the interests of western civilization?

Crosspost from https://news.abolish.capital/post/41786

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[-] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 65 points 2 weeks ago

Name another small normal country that's simultaneously attacking like 6 of its neighbors.

[-] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Israel is imperialism live and in color. If someone doesnt support the genocide Israel leads, they are automatically against the concept of the western world.

[-] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 10 points 2 weeks ago

The question that Nazis hoped that people would forget is 'why are Nazis so hated?' The answer is they wanted to do to Europe what the Zionists want to do to the Middle East. But Europeans were white (at least to us now) so it was seen as particularly evil.

Mussolini and the fascists in Italy were jokes. Imperial Japan was as evil as the Nazis but people forget that for some reason.

[-] stepan@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago
[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

You forgot the link to the article

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! Again it's there. Try clicking on the image? We've had this issue incessantly.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hmm, I recall you? complaining about this issue before and finding the actual link. The link is in the proper field and displays for me via web interface. Perhaps mbin devs can look into it, if I can recall to post about it and have time after work.

@jwr1

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I do recall this happening before so it might be an issue with the software. If it works on your side then it could be something between fediverse crossposting of Kbin and Lemmy possibly

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