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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

the Israeli citizens, who are mostly Jews, are nearly fully behind all of the atrocities their country is committing.

The Israeli lay citizens are at least we immersed in Zionist propaganda as any American or Brit. To crib from Glenn Beck, it's always 9/12 over there

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's no excuse. Nobody gets fed more conservative propaganda than America, and yet a full 2/3 are absolutely against our War in Iran, and most of that remaining 1/3 are lying.

The Israelis have had ample opportunity to reign in their aggression toward their neighbors for years, and they've only gotten worse. In the beginning it was defensive, but somewhere along the line, they became the aggressor, and now it isn't Israel who has to worry about the Middle East, it's the Middle East, and indirectly, everyone else, who has to worry about Israel.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nobody gets fed more conservative propaganda than America

I don't know how you measure that, per say, but it's not an issue of raw volume. You can receive less conservative propaganda than your neighbor and still end up with a conservative worldview.

yet a full 2/3 are absolutely against our War in Iran, and most of that remaining 1/3 are lying

Americans are largely against the Iran War because it spiked the price of gasoline. That's not a position rooted in morality. It's the same consumerist reactionary sentiment that powered Trump to election the last two times he won (and Biden, the time Trump lost).

The Israelis have had ample opportunity to reign in their aggression toward their neighbors for years

'Prefer Death Over IDF': Israeli Jews RIOT In Jerusalem; Refuses To Serve Military & Fight Hamas

I'm so sick to death of hearing the "police state isn't a big deal, you just need to fight armed goons on the street harder." Tell it to Alex Pretti and Renée Good.

Do you really think the violence of the Israeli state is limited to Palestinians? It is applied to every dissident group.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Do you really think the violence of the Israeli state is limited to Palestinians?

No, of course I don't think that, and I wrote the exact opposite, and you even quoted it:

The Israelis have had ample opportunity to reign in their aggression toward their neighbors for years

And I even mentioned them bombing Lebanon. So, no, I DON'T think their aggression is limited to Palestinians, as I clearly indicated.