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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17887604
"Children have been shot in other conflicts I have covered. But never before have I watched as soldiers enticed children like mice into a trap and murdered them for sport."
- Christopher Hedges American journalist on assignment in Gaza
My heart breaks for all the poor children who have died in Ukraine by the hands of Russians.
Isn’t it horrible?
War and massacre are different. Ukraine is fighting the war, while gaza is a slaughterhouse.
Ukraine is defending themselves from an invasion it’s not a war.
It’s quite similar to what happening in Gaza and both should stop.
Yes Zelansky support israel.
Look, Country A rolls tanks into Country B. Country B shoots back. Is it a bake-off? A strongly worded letter exchange? No! It's war. It's almost as if organized, armed resistance to a hostile, invading force constitutes... exactly what war is.
The Soviet Union, in a move that surprised absolutely no one who'd been paying attention, decides Finland looks awfully... annexable. They roll in, expecting a quick victory. Finland, a country roughly the size of Stalin's ego, says, 'Hold my vodka.' They fight back, fiercely, in the snow, for months. Was it a 'friendly disagreement over border placement'? No! It was the Winter War.
Look, an armed person breaks into my house so I shoot at them.
Is this no longer a home invasion but now simply a gunfight between two consenting adults?
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Isn't that literally what a war is?