"There is no difference between any two things, you imbecile, you simple rube" is a very popular position that allows you to both appear smarter than everyone and also never change your mental state on anything

I don't disagree that there is a difference, but setting the bar at "isn't actively saying, with public, official statements, that they support the extermination of the native population of Palestine" is just too low a bar for me. As I've said in another comment here, from my perspective, this is nothing but a bunch of bullies who've been kicking some kid, and now that one of the bullies has clearly done permanent damage, they're all saying "hey bro, it's just a joke, bro, are you okay, bro?" Not even trying to stop the other two bullies who are still actively curb-stomping the kid.

As the comic implies, it just seems like a publicity stunt, because doing this now doesn't appear to have any actual value any longer, because I don't see how recognising a government-in-exile is going to meaningfully help any part of the plight of the Palestinian people. This just seems like a pragmatic thing that they think will drum up public support, while not requiring them to actually do anything, because they know that any actual enforcement of international law against the war criminals would require the US' cooperation, so they're "safe" to make these too-little-too-late declarations of "support".

All of the ones in this cartoon are still sending weapons to Israel and the UK specifically is still flying surveillance flights over Gaza and giving the info to Israel as well as arresting old ladies as Terrorist Supporters when they demonstrate against this Genocide.

This action of theirs now is 100% performative and not just has zero effective impact on the suffering of Palestinians but possibly even has negative impact if it reduces the pressure of the Public Opinion in those countries to stop Israel and thus delays actual effective and meaningful action.

Some of the nations in this, most noteably the Brits have a policy towards the Israeli Genocide which is basically the US plus an extra thick layer of hypocrisy.

Don't confuse the difference in façades for a difference in intention.

Consider: Alice, Bob and Charlie have been bullying Devin since he was in first grade. They mock him for the color of his skin and his religion. Worse, in second grade, they used to try to convert Devin by beating him to a bloody pulp. Whenever he tries to engage with the class, they say he's immature, to the point where Bob and Charlie decided at the beginning of fifth grade to literally carve up their bullying schedule, so they could micromanage every aspect of Devin's school life.

This bullying got a lot worse in secondary school, however, when the three bullies changed their attitude toward another student those three used to bully: Devin's cousin Eli. They used to rough up Eli just like Devin, but one day in the fifth grade, one of the bullies' other friends, Frank, went too far. Frank beat up Eli so badly that Eli got left with a permanent scar on his face. Alice and Bob had to literally drag Frank off of Eli, while Frank, in his fit of rage, took swings at them, too, and literally decked Charlie, since he was the first one to try to speak up against Frank's wrath. Frank got punished, and actually ended up working to protect Eli a few times after that. So, when Eli came back from summer vacation with new muscles, still bearing that scar that marked his own trauma, Alice, Bob and Charlie actually took Eli into their clique. He was still their underling (can't have too many ideas floating in his head), but now, Alice, Bob and Charlie don't actively bully Devin as much. Worse, they've convinced Eli that he's "better" than Devin, and Eli and Devin have never been close. In Devin's weakness, Eli sees that old pain, and seeks to destroy that grim reflection of his own past. He's better than that. Better than Devin.

So now, in secondary school, Devin is constantly terrorised by Eli, with Alice, Bob and Charlie cheerfully egging Eli on at every opportunity. Alice even hands Eli different weapons and suggests new pranks, while stepping in any time Devin gets too "uppity".

Today, Eli went too far. Eli went to his cousin's house next door, and he started livestreaming. He brought Alice, Bob and Charlie on the stream, and started beating up Devin. He trashed Devin's house, with Alice, Bob and Charlie actively encouraging Eli out loud on the stream. Eli started looting his room. Then, he found Devin. Alice told Eli to pick up a metal lamp, and Eli knew what to do with it. A single crack to the side of the head was all it took to floor Devin. Then, Eli. Kept. Hitting. He's been caving Devin's skull in with his shoe for the last five minutes, occasionally taking a break to stomp on a finger or gouge an eye. Meanwhile, Alice, Bob and Charlie are in the comments, quieting anyone who dares suggest that this is wrong. They are immediately banning anyone who likens this to Frank's attack, saying that these people must hate Eli.

It is already clear on the video stream that, if Devin even survives this, he will be permanently mangled. In his rage, Eli just knocked over a candle, and the curtains just caught fire.

After another 15 seconds, Bob and Charlie are telling Eli to stop. They're calling out, saying that Devin's a person too. They won't go so far as to liken it to what Frank did to Eli, but they are now vocally suggesting that Eli is in Devin's house. Of course, everyone knows that Eli is in Devin's house. But maybe, if they say "Eli, wait, you're in Devin's house", and slowly build up to more bold claims ("Devin has human rights", "you're hurting him", and other similarly useless and performative claims at this late juncture), then maybe people will forget that Bob and Charlie have been terrorising Devin for his entire existence, and were actively supporting Eli's rampage until ten seconds ago.

Would you say that Bob and Charlie are "doing the right thing" by acknowledging, on stream, that Eli shouldn't be in Devin's house? The one that's actively on fire?

Are Bob and Charlie "making good steps toward a solution"?

Now, Ned has been watching this stream since the beginning, and has been in the same class as everyone since kindergarten. Ned suggested trying to call the cops when Eli first decked Devin, but Alice convinced Ned that it wasn't serious enough. Ned wants to call the cops again now, and report Alice, Bob, Charlie and Eli for their roles in what is rapidly progressing towards Murder. But Bob and Charlie are saying things that are mildly positive about Devin. Would giving their names to the cops be "letting perfect be the enemy of good"?

If everything from my house was stolen but I was given a tiny useless token back, no, no that isn't better than getting nothing at all.

I'm not saying it's not a good thing, I'm implying how much of a good thing it is.

If it avoids them suffering consequences for the original theft, thus leading them to the same con again and again and again because they always win from it, it's actually a bad thing.

They are mutually exclusive. If someone is telling you to stop someone stabbing them, if you're response is to finish their passport application that doesn't solve much

If it stops the genocide, sure. If it distracts everyone from the fact that they're still supporting a nation doing genocide then nah.