Oddbean new post about login | logout "The violence and scenes are terrible, and my heart goes out to all victims involved and those who will be caught up in it going forward." Yes this happens everyday against Palestinians. Whats different and special now?
More often sticks and stones vs. One of the most advanced military machines. It’s a horrible situation. In the circles Lyn is in, it pays to be a pragmatist. The USA seems like a difficult place to navigate.
stones v2 nostr:nevent1qqsxklx89h550u533t4jssnsyp9ad279zzdvqurs3pr75krrf9rkpngppamhxue69uhhxmmvda3k7tnwdspzqvdhvmhzqyvcf5sl5308l83qga78w4c7l2nmuxcxgl0mexgars5eqvzqqqqqqy0hcls4
Well what did they expect was going to happen? The world is changing. It was inevitable.
Whataboutism doesn't take away from the horror we saw yesterday. The barbarity of the attack was atrocious, but worse still is that we absolutely know the retaliation is going to be a thousand fold more deadly. There needs to be an end, not constant justifications.
1000s of years of jewish history suggests there will be no end
Whataboutism is a term used by people to distract others from their double standards.
No, it's a method people use to distract from a point that has been made instead of addressing the point made. It's possible to acknowledge a point, whether you agree or not and then separately make another point, but to simply try and move the conversation away from an uncomfortable reality is "whataboutism".
The uncomfortable reality is the silence and lack of acknowledgement regarding the reality of everyday life any other day for Palestinians.
100s of jews died so like 6000000 americans according the msnbc nostr:nevent1qqstge26gvmgzcl4nyd0fqccpkxrfq2799uh5jj7rty8ryklp22ua4qpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzputlnahl3ca9a72mh5sftpnckqscmujay5arfp0h2mv82hnzpr4dqvzqqqqqqy6wfwnc