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Israel/Palestine

ColinC

(11,098 posts)

13. Well you know what they say... everybody has an opinion

Reply to Beastly Boy (Reply #12)

Sat Sep 21, 2024, 12:28 PM

Sep 2024

My opinion is fairly partial to “please do not kill large swaths of people unnecessarily.” I can’t think of many exceptions to that belief.

That belief is a primary reason I am supporting Harris over Trump. Between covid, allowing states to enact horrible abortion bans leading to a massive rise in maternal mortality rates -along with a myriad of other examples; it is clear just how bad the other choice is.

In addition, the prospect of any type of peaceful solution in the region completely goes away if Trump is elected.

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Goddessartist

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AP: An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says [View all] Dennis Donovan Sep 2024 OP

Did the Gaza health ministry say anything about Hamas comandeering an empty school building Beastly Boy Sep 2024 #1

That headline is such a lie! jimfields33 Sep 2024 #2

Arms embargo now ColinC Sep 2024 #3

To spare the lives of hostage takers? Beastly Boy Sep 2024 #4

Children in schools are hostage takers? ColinC Sep 2024 #5

What children in schools are you talking about? Not even the Hamas health agency mentions any children in schools. Beastly Boy Sep 2024 #6

So far 16,500 children have been killed -perhaps those are just children who were not in school? ColinC Sep 2024 #7

And how many of them were school children that you presumed to be in the school building in question? Beastly Boy Sep 2024 #8

Don't know. Not sure why it matters though. The fact that we have allowed that many children to die from bombs ColinC Sep 2024 #9

If your claims don't matter, why make them? Beastly Boy Sep 2024 #10

Hey I appreciate your thoughts! :) ColinC Sep 2024 #11

Outside the displays of conspicuous partiality, I am totally cool with your sentiments. Beastly Boy Sep 2024 #12

Well you know what they say... everybody has an opinion ColinC Sep 2024 #13

This sentiment, which falls outside conspicuous partiality, falls well within the category that I am totally cool with. Beastly Boy Sep 2024 #14