@havivrettiggur@long_shot_45 "You're a man who would happily watch half the Jews die to satisfy your ideological vision" -- Are you using hyperbole as a crutch or do you actually believe this about him?
@emilyfoxkaplan If a genocidal politician successfully pushes for prolonged military activity, then for me that meant there's at least some genocidal element in the war. It makes it harder to trust those who say there's 100% no genocide. Meanwhile I've found voices I trust who call it genocide
@emilyfoxkaplan It was part of it for me, I can explain more of my thinking if you like. But first, do you deny that he had a hand in that or do you take back your implication that Ben Gvir had no effect on military conduct?
To answer your other question, I'm 38 so yes very young
@emilyfoxkaplan I paused for 6 months for similar considerations. And in response to your point about MTG. Idk the extent of her influence. As for Ben Gvir, one of the things that brought me closer to calling it genocide was reading abt his influence in delaying a ceasefire. Did that not happen?
@emilyfoxkaplan I just read it now. I can see where it's coming from, and I don't know enough to speak to the dynamics of the UN. But it certainly isn't proof that every case of someone calling it genocide is antisemitic. That itself is a charge preceding the evidence, no?
@emilyfoxkaplan I'm going through the steps of my own thought process. It took me a while to start calling it a genocide. The next step is I came to believe that many of the deaths in Gaza were at least in part due to the sway of some genocidal Israelis. Is that antisemitic?
@emilyfoxkaplan Is it antisemitic to say that there is genocidal sentiment among some Israelis against Palestinians? Is it antisemitic to say that some of those Israelis hold positions of power? At what point does the thinking necessarily become antisemitic?
@EylonALevy@IhabHassane Has Israel guaranteed the safety of innocent Palestinian civilians from Israeli attacks? If not, should Palestinians therefore try to occupy all of Israel for the sake of their own safety?
@RationalSettler@KomradeKarl10@AIPAC Other lobbies aren't lobbying to promote a foreign govt that is engaged in what many prominent organizations are calling a genocide. That is a difference in 2026 compared to before. And for politicians who believe it's a genocide, it can be a matter of conviction
@jmp_nyc@daniela__127 Why is it so hard to believe that many ppl are actually upset about thousands of children being killed? Even if you disagree about who's mostly to blame for it, you have to acknowledge that factor
Guess I knew I was taking the chance that @ChrisMartzWX would block me for this, but I was hoping he'd be more chill abt it and call me a climate pussy instead
@ChrisMartzWX Q: If over the course of your open-minded debating you were to come to the conclusion that climate change is indeed caused by fossil fuels and poses great risk and must be dealt with thru govt regulation, how would that affect your position as policy analyst at CFACT?
@ChrisMartzWX Q: If over the course of your open-minded debating you were to come to the conclusion that climate change is indeed caused by fossil fuels and poses great risk and must be dealt with thru govt regulation, how would that affect your position as policy analyst at CFACT?