▲ 332 ▼ Hamas and the GOP are both terrorist groups — it's just a matter of degree (www.salon.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Neon@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) yeah, but that wasn't the Topic here? i swear to god, why is the go-to answer in these Topics always "but what about x?!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The headline is framed to make us forget Israel and the daily humanitarian abuses it commits by using the "GOP==bad" duopoly logic to reinforce the liberal readership's worldview. If Hamas use terror, if the GOP uses terror, then what of Israel? Is apartheid not a form of terrorism? Was Jim Crow not a form of terrorism? permalink fedilink source parent [–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Why are you bringing up X, formerly known as Twitter? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The headline is framed to make us forget Israel and the daily humanitarian abuses it commits by using the "GOP==bad" duopoly logic to reinforce the liberal readership's worldview. If Hamas use terror, if the GOP uses terror, then what of Israel? Is apartheid not a form of terrorism? Was Jim Crow not a form of terrorism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Why are you bringing up X, formerly known as Twitter? permalink fedilink source parent