Re: [OT] Why liberals support Hamas

On 7/21/2025 10:51 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:

On Mon, 21 Jul 2025 23:14:48 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
 

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
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Melanie Phillips, a British-born Jew, explains why so many
liberals/"progressives" find themselves bound and determined to support
Hamas in the current conflict in Gaza.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDBlatl0C5Y [5 minutes]

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I guess.
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I'm just going with traditional anti-Semitism.

 So am I - and another related thing in the present conflict is the
attitude of presumption of "equivalence" where it is claimed that both
sides are equally barbaric.
 Israel has court-martialed several officers and non-coms who have
misbehaved in Gaza. Has HAMAS court-martialed anybody?
 Israel has also court-martialed those charged with rape. Where are the
HAMAS rape court martials?
 My point is that the whole discussion of "equivalence" is absolute
bollocks. (I could of course use a less acceptable term but why?)

The point may be that if you find yourself comparing Israel's and Hamas's atrocities, you're already giving Hamas just what it sought.