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Hieronymus Phact

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66. People's lives aren't numbers

Sat May 17, 2025, 04:19 PM

22 hrs ago

Numbers games do not justify butchering civilians.
When should we start your numbers game? the Hebron massacre, or the Arab revolt? Does it count if Lebanese militants massacre Israeli civilians for the cause of Palestinians? What about Jews who get massacred by Arabs in other parts of the world for the cause? Mumbai? Charlie hedbo? Argentina? All those civilians killed in the name of Palestinians do they count? What about poor old Leon Klinghoffer? Does he count?

What about terrorizing hundreds of thousands of civilians with rocket fire? they only kill a few people once in a while. Keeps the numbers down so it's ok? (I've actually seen that argument in this board)

No, I don't tally numbers to justify slaughter of innocents.
There's no numbers game to be played.

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