I have been banned from unpopularopinion for exposing person defending genocide and use of human shields by IDF.

One of the users in unpopularopinion thread was complaining about someone calling him a “fascist”

https://feddit.uk/comment/17531487

In response I did paste a screenshot of his comment claiming IDF are not using human shields, it is Hamas who do that:

https://feddit.uk/comment/17529782

… And the mod of unpopularopinion banned me. I can only guess he is a another genocide apologist.

  • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
    121·
    7 hours ago

    I’m doubting that the IDF would use human shields because I don’t think Hamas would refrain from engaging them just to protect their own civilians.

    I don’t understand why you’d doubt this in the comment section of a post that quite literally has proof they’re doing it.

    So my issue is essentially this: the same people who seem completely unwilling to criticize Hamas for their use of human shields have no problem going after the IDF for it. In this case, even if the criticism is valid, I still see that as quite hypocritical.

    Can you show anyone who is unwilling to criticize Hamas for the usage of human shields? Everybody knows what Hamas does, they’re a terrorist organisation after all. The question is why the IDF, which is supposedly “the most moral army in the world” is doing it too. Even so, it’s deflection through whataboutism.

    • goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
      7·
      4 hours ago

      Have to say it’s always amazing how quickly those saying they aren’t defending atrocities will pivot to defending them.

      Especially considering they don’t even care about IDF killing civilians

      • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
        3·
        2 hours ago

        Because they are engaging in a shill op.

        So they have to pretend to care about Gaza residents now, public opinion too strong in victims favour.

        So they pretend to be allies and then engage in dilatory tactics to under mine consensus formation on the issue.

        You see this on reddit flashed out better if you can catch an active thread before it gets sanitized or removed.

        The idea is to sow some doubt around the topic… It is not that bad, some of it deserved etc

        This means that’s progress is being made on public opinion front but people are dying today and public opinion is moving too slow

    • rumimevlevi
      21·
      3 hours ago

      To be accurate hamas is designed as a terrorist from by only 40 of i believe 197 countries. Hamas definitely did many terrorist acts but israel did a lot more since it’s creation

    • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
      17·
      7 hours ago

      That thread was literally the first time I’d ever heard of them doing it. My comment there however was intended to question the legitimacy of using that term in that specific context - where they were reportedly sending civilians to clear buildings before entering themselves - not as some broad denial that it’s ever happened. I didn’t argue against anyone who gave me actual examples of them doing it.

      And even if I were skeptical about the IDF using human shields, it would still be a logical error to jump to the conclusion that I’m denying a genocide. I’ve seen the photos of Gaza nearly flattened by Israel’s bombing - those are pretty hard to argue against.

      I can’t point to anyone specific who outright refuses to acknowledge Hamas doing the same, but I’ve interacted with plenty of people who straight-up refuse to admit it and instead derail the entire conversation by accusing me of holding views I don’t actually hold.