kescusay

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 93 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fucking horrific. This is 2024, and we're still doing this shit? I have two - count 'em, two - LGBTQ+ kids, and I'm so goddamn glad we don't live in a murderous shit-hole like that.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago

What are they going to do? Invade?

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How about a pro-credible-news site now?

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (17 children)

Hamas has genocide as its openly, publicly stated goal.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Just this last week, my youngest kid caught and brought home influenza-A, which I've been reading is pretty gnarly this year. But it's been comparatively mild for us - probably because we vaccinate. Mostly just an annoying cough and some fatigue.

In my case, I didn't get sick at all. My wife has mild symptoms, as does my oldest kid. The worst is actually my youngest, but still not particularly severe.

Moral of the story: Vaccines are fucking awesome and the fact that some people refuse to vaccinate just blows my fucking mind.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The article is literally about Israel stabilizing Hamas to keep it and the Palestinian Authority struggling for control and keeping Palestine destabilized overall.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Ummm, are you sure you responded to the right comment? I didn't suggest Israel install a government in Gaza. I described something Netanyahu and his fellow conservatives did to keep Palestine from stabilizing, and I said Israel could have avoided the current state of affairs by not doing that.

 

President Joe Biden said Tuesday Israel’s prime minister needs to change his hardline government and support for the country’s military campaign is waning amid heavy bombardment of Gaza. ... “This is the most conservative government in Israel’s history,” Biden said, adding that the Israeli government “doesn’t want a two-state solution.”

It's mind-blowing how thoroughly Netanyahu has bungled this. They had damn near the entire world in full support after Hamas' horrific attack on Israeli civilians, and they've managed to lose it.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (7 children)

It makes a sick kind of sense. If you're one of the conservatives in power in Israel, and you oppose a two-state solution that would give Palestinians autonomy, keep two weaker factions fighting each other rather than stabilizing a new country.

It doesn't excuse the inhuman barbarism committed by Hamas against civilians, but it does mean Netanyahu should be immediately removed from power and arrested.

The Palestinian Authority is the only organization there with any actual legitimacy, and had Israel publicly, openly supported it, Hamas could never have gotten a foothold, while the Palestinian Authority would have had reason to normalize relations with Israel.