jscummy @ jscummy @sh.itjust.works

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Hamas was elected in 2006 but has held on to power since. A poll from a few years back showed 52% support still, but I would hope that's had a steep crash now

Do you have specific instances of Israel actually targeting civilians when they're not being used as human shields? They've bombed civilian buildings, but usually because Hamas uses those buildings to house weapons. And with roof knocking/alerts, they are at least making some effort to limit collateral damage

There's a ton of users here who seem to be so blinded by "America bad" and trying to have the biggest brain contrarian take. Half the time it leads them to into a pants on head level argument that ignores basic, undeniable facts such as "intentionally targeting hundreds of civilians and proceeding to kill, rape and torture them is wrong"

There are multiple cities in the Gaza Strip, the largest being Gaza City. They can leave Gaza City to another city in Palestinian territory but can't cross the border into Israel/Egypt.

They've been pushed to evacuate to shelters further south from Gaza, which is kind of the only option aside from Egypt opening up. Given that this is all caused by Palestinian terrorists entering Israel, I don't think anyone can blame them for not opening up their border to let more in

And obviously there's plenty of innocent civilians who could be admitted no problem, but Hamas is still the governing party with majority support and would undeniably use that as an opportunity to sneak more militants in

Well if they were taking photos with a flag I guess the logical conclusion is to start shooting

They seized control later on, but Hamas was elected in 2006. Still though, of course there's plenty of Palestinians who don't support Hamas

The idea of this being some sort of trap/tripwire for Hamas is bizarre. It's pretty damn easy to not fire on US warships, and doing so might be the biggest strategic blunder you could make

Regardless it's also a hotbed of conflict that could easily start spiraling into the rest of the region. A carrier group just offshore can keep an eye on the situation and make sure Iran doesn't get any crazy ideas

It's a deterrent for Iran or other countries that might think they can hop in while Israel is weak

It might disrupt US focus a little, but Israel's military really doesn't need help on this. Israel is heavily militarized with a very advanced domestic defense industry. And as much as Russia has flopped, they're still a former superpower while Hamas is DIYing half their equipment

Point me to where Ukrainian soldiers passed the border and shot up a festival full of civilians

They tried to pray at a mosque? Better shoot up a music festival

Because there's another esteemed character actress named Margo, we have to avoid confusion

How are you sleeping after ten lines of co... oh it says coding

I'm pointing out that your second paragraph continues to make the point that the main purpose of having children is for them to perform work

To be fair, you did include some people "keeping a child around for enjoyment" which is still pretty dehumanizing

What do you think you wrote in the second paragraph? Because I'm seeing "gone the way of the horse" and "usefulness supplanted by modern technology"

Ah yes, children are only good for manual labor and nothing else

I like my C4's for pre-workout, but they've got some kind of artificial sweetener I'm assuming

Consensual sex with her husband? Say it ain't so

Cries in American