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IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites

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Re: IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites

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If we look at history, do the oppressed always become oppressors?

Mostly, yes. Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire, then became conquerors of the world. Russians were oppressed by the Mongols, then became conquerors of Eurasia. Communists were oppressed by Tsarists, then became ruthless oppressors themselves. Protestants were oppressed in Europe, so they set sail to America and became oppressors of the natives.

Were protestants the oppressors of the native Americans? Many partook, for example the French.

Re: IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites

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I visited Israel for a sports seminar some ~10 years ago and met many nice people. I felt sympathetic to their reality of living in an ever-hostile environment from all sides, and struggle to keep their place in the world safe. I admired their resilience and strength. When this Gaza conflict started, I saw how the Israeli protested against their government and demanded peace, so I thought there is a semblance of an e…

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Re: IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites

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It's because the internet is filled with bots, I won't be surprised if here is also the case.

I also don't see why this kind of article is at the top. It's clearly political and is not related to the site's mainstream.

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Unfortunately it's not funny. There is no coincidence here in how anti-Israeli content is constantly promoted and the what the comment threads turn into.

There’s only one opinion allowed on the internet now. If Israel let a mob grab all the aid the news would slam them for not doing anything. The demonization is unreal. Meanwhile, Yemen killed and raped thousands of its own citizens and I haven’t seen anything about it of course. There’s an ACTUAL literal genocide happening in Yemen.

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Unfortunately it's not funny. There is no coincidence here in how anti-Israeli content is constantly promoted and the what the comment threads turn into.

Oh man that’s awful. I support withdrawing all funding for Hamas and all other organizations who intentionally kill humanitarian aid workers. What do you think?
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