DandomRude @ DandomRude @lemmy.world

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I just don't want my opinion to be censored for political reasons. That's what I had hoped for from Lemmy – not some propaganda bullshit. Do you really see this platform as a counterpart to Truth Social? If so, then I'm in the wrong place, because I'm interested in exchanging opinions and arguments, not in having my opinion confirmed.

I already do that. So stop supporting Lemmy developers and only support the instance?

Is it my fault if a comment I posted is removed by .ml-Mods simply because it states that there can be no justification for terrorism?

Honestly, I can't support that. Do you see it differently?

This unlawful attempt at forced brainwashing is truly scandalous and absolutely intolerable with its repugnant double standards.

No one disputes that the terrorist attack by Hamas was brutal.

Nevertheless, this by no means justifies the genocide being committed by Israel. There are also horrific images of this, of starving children, cold blooded murder of civilians and unbearable suffering - and Israel is even using every means at its disposal to prevent the world from seeing the full extent of their own atrocities.

If Israel were to adhere even remotely to international law and human rights, Thunberg would not be there.

It is absurd that this country continues to portray itself as the victim. They are the perpetrators and responsible for crimes against humanity.

These savages who represent Israel are truly the scum of the earth.

I completely agree with you, although things like cyber warfare also play a significant role here, in which the Chinese are on a par with the US.

Nevertheless, I think all this is pointless, because in my opinion, wars of invasion are only possible against countries that do not possess nuclear weapons – if this were not the case, a country like North Korea would no longer exist. So you are right in a way – but not because there is no military superpower comparable to the US, but because nuclear weapons exist, which makes conventional military superiority superfluous. That was simply not the case in the Second World War.

As I said, I think the Chinese have recognized this, which is why they are investing their money much more wisely. Also, as I said, we are talking about inconceivable amounts of money - such amounts that you could easily pay for decent social security for every US citizen, as is the case in virtually every Western country besides the US. That seems much more sensible to me.

All true, but in a world where nuclear weapons exist, I think all of that is only of secondary importance. I believe that in a world where even 100 million fighter jets can be destroyed by a drone, the absurdly high military spending of the US is absolutely counterproductive. I mean, what the US spends on this every year exceeds the GDP of medium-sized countries many times over - that's plenty money that is lacking in many important areas and could be invested much more sensibly.

In my opinion, the Chinese have recognized this and therefore do not want to be an unnecessarily expensive, apparent military power, even if they could afford it.

In short, I think it's a mistake to invest in conventional weapons instead of in your own people and infrastructure, because possessing nuclear weapons is already enough of a deterrent. I mean, if you wanted to, you could destroy the entire world with them - and that is true for decades now – no one wants that, even if you have state-of-the-art aircraft carriers.

Edit: When the Nazis were defeated, nuclear weapons did not yet exist, which is why this discussion seems rather hypothetical to me - I think today the effect would be the end of humanity because fascists would be willing to accept that. Instead, it seems all the more important to me that democratic countries try to prevent fascist movements from within.

Ahh, that makes sense. Thx.

What about China?

It's not as if the US won World War II on its own. That may be what they teach in your schools, but in fact, the losses suffered by your former ally, the USSR, were many times higher.

Of course, it's possible that Trump will come to an arrangement with Russia, especially because he obviously has the same interests as Putin - but the fact is that China is the new world's super power.

Feel free to dismiss that as my opinion, but it's actually true. The US may still be the strongest military power, but economically it has been overtaken by China. That's why Trump's import tariffs have little effect on the Chinese - it's a power game in which the US is coming up short.

Edit: Sorry, I just reread my comment and realized how arrogant and patronizing it is. I'll leave it up anyway. Please overlook the arrogance and just consider the statement - sorry!

The Reichstag was the parliament of the Weimar Republic, the democratic precursor to Germany that was taken over by the Nazis in 1933. Today, the building where the Bundestag, Germany's current parliament, meets is still called the Reichstag.

However, the similarity lies in the fact that the current US administration is acting very much like the Nazis did in 1933 - in my opinion, they are in the process of overturning the democratic constitution in order to establish a fascist state.

That's probably what you mean, but it's a bit strangely worded.

In 1933, many Germans also thought that things would not get that horrible. The established centrist parties believed they could keep Hitler under control - as did business leaders, unless they had already made arrangements with the Nazis to secure even greater profits. We all know how that turned out.

But since no one seems to learn from history, the danger of fascism is once again being underestimated today.

What I'm trying to say is: fight back while you still can! If this doesn't happen soon and in an organized way, it will be too late and history will repeat itself.

I think that's pretty likely, when I read comments like that. I just don't think the majority of US citizens are aware of what it means to live in a dictatorship: For the rest of the world, not much will probably change, but it certainly will for those Americans who are not on the side of the fascists.

That's how it was in 1933, when the Nazis seized power in Germany.

That's true. However, I'm afraid that the current regime is not only working to destroy the image of the United States, but to destroy what remains of democracy.

It seems that Drump and his henchmen will stop at nothing to establish a fascist state. I think the administration's actions as a whole point strongly in that direction.

Yes, it's frightening.

Yes, I see it the same way. But it seems that implementation is now imminent, and I fear that resistance will be necessary, because soon it will probably be too late.

I'm from Germany, and the actions of the US government remind me eerily of the rise of the Nazis in my home country back then - almost as if history were repeating itself.

To me, this looks like yet another sign that the current regime is striving for tyranny. That, in turn, would probably mean civil war, unless US citizens are willing to accept the end of democracy.

At least, that's how it looks to me, a European. Do you feel the same way?

I mean, it's pretty obvious that the US government doesn't care about the law. And then, to top it all off, there's this ridiculous military parade for Drump's birthday ... only someone with dictator ambitions would do something like that.

Yes, the chart is not ideal.

However, my intention was simply to give an impression of how ruthlessly Israel prevents any reporting on what is actually happening in Gaza.

I think this comparison is sufficient for that purpose, especially since it puts into perspective the enormously high number of media representatives who have been killed in Gaza. I think this makes also clear that the reason for this is most likely that Israel is deliberately targeting media representatives with all means at its disposal – including murder.

But you are absolutely right: this would become even clearer if it were made more explicit that the enormous number of war killed Journalist in Gaza refers to less than two years while other wars were much longer and also more extensive.

I'm afraid the paper doesn't give a concrete answer to that. The historical figures and the discussion of the Gaza War are used here more as background information or for comparison. The focus is mainly on the challenges of modern war reporting, with an emphasis on the wars waged by the US.

I, on the other hand, only mentioned this study to give an impression of how ruthlessly Israel treats journalists. Or even more than that: that this state is obviously deliberately and by all means preventing objective reporting — the reason seems obvious: in my opinion, Israel is committing crimes against humanity and is doing everything in its power to cover it up, apparently not even shying away from deliberately murdering journalists.

In my opinion, there is no other explanation for the absurdly high number of media representatives already killed in Gaza especially in comparison with other, much longer wars that also had significantly larger conflict zones.

This is absolutely typical of this criminal regime – and these are far more than empty threats.

Israel deliberately kills journalists, as evidenced by the fact that more journalists have been killed in Gaza in the last two years "than in the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined".

It is, of course, sensible and necessary to adhere to journalistic standards and to check sources objectively, but the outcome in this case is essentially predetermined: The Israeli representatives lie constantly and do everything in their power to cover up their crimes against humanity.

One should assume this from the outset and turn the tables: Israel should provide evidence that they are not lying.

Oh no, what a sheerstopper! My world is in sheermbles! I guess I should find sheelter somewhere and get in sheerape for the sheerdown!