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Terrorism depends on the nation (lemmy.zip)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

What's that second image? This being a meme I suppose it is either Palestine or Iran - in both cases I'd argue it isn't terrorism. It sure is equally horrifying at least, but not every (mass)-killing is terrorism. It, if my assumption is right, both is killing of civilians. Or by legal definition, non-combatants. Targeting non-combatants is illegal according to international law. Not that any of these perpetrators care, but not holding them accountable is the real terror imo.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It's Gaza.

    If you don't think destroying all the hospitals, water infrastructure, schools, and nearly every building in what is effectively a concentration camp is terrorism... You had better be calling it a genocide

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Yeah i do consider what is happening in Gaza a genocide. My pont is that there is a definition connected to words like genocide and terrorism, and in that sense the images are not displaying the same thing. Sure, they are both horrible; but if the bottom image is Gaza than that is not terrorism, just like the attack on 9/11 wasn't conventional warfare. I get that the meme is going for 'when they do it, it's horrible; when we do it, it's fine', and OP is right; both are horrible and both caused a lot of suffering. Those responsible need to be held accountable.

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