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Ms Rachel calls out uncle tom (lemmy.ml)

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That smacks of hypercritical, partial reading drawing unnecessary inferences.

From context, the simpler, more plausible explanation is choices driven to convey a logical distinction: only some Israelis (families of hostages) suffered whereas all Gazans (the entire people) suffered. The context recalls key phrases to elaborate: he writes about hostages "reunited with their families" & aide "reaching those inside Gaza whose lives have been shattered".

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world -1 points 20 hours ago

I would love to live in your world where politicians choose thier words based on logical simplicity rather than rhetorical value.