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Cake day: July 25th, 2023

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  • This isn’t a black and white moral issue in which something can be declared “justified” or “unjustified” and that’s the end of the matter.

    The razing of cities has been seen as just and unjust by various people over human history. However, if the razing of axis cities has been conducted in the old fashioned way, by killing men women and children with hand held weapons, instead of bombs dropped from a distance, then the ≈650,000 deaths that resulted might be viewed differently.



  • I agree, the problematic issues within Ukraine are trivial compared to the problems with the way Russia or Hamas operate. However, it’s also the case that the actions of Hamas are not comparable to the actions of the Israeli state, most especially in the long term.
    Both sides in any conflict must be held to account for their actions or inactions, but in doing so care must be taken not to suggest that both sides are equally the orchestrators of the situation.