@scruffy_rb@mehdirhasan Also the people in charge today have been continuously perpetuating this idea that if you oppose their maximalist Zionist vision, then you are against the existence of Israel and that of jews. It s bullshit and dangerous
@scruffy_rb@mehdirhasan Well I don’t know about that. In fact doesn’t he advocate for the opposite ? to stop conflating Zionists and jews as these are two different things and this what fuels antisemitism and it is true
@Atilla_the_Buns@scruffy_rb@mehdirhasan Nothing dude. It the disgusting conflation from Destiny suggesting that, if you are an ounce sympathetic to the cause of these groups (not actions, the liberation from occupation cause) then by his reasoning, you are a radical islamist. It s BS
@Atilla_the_Buns@scruffy_rb@mehdirhasan Because there is context to October 7. If you think they jumped over fences killing ppl because they are crazy animals who hate jews then you don’t know the history of the conflicts.
And this is by no means a defense of Hamas and their horrific war crimes.
@scruffy_rb@mehdirhasan I get it a provocative but in fact what Hasan is saying is in no ways different from what an average Israeli would say when you put a footage of a war crime perpetrated by IDF in front of him (and there is many!)
@scruffy_rb@mehdirhasan I am probably not well informed about Piker but i have seen the clips and my conclusion is different from what i see on X
I don’t think he is a radical islamist
I think he despises Israel and he rationalizes the actions of these groups
They are 2 different things
@Stormwolf1210 Yeah happened during civil right movement, american independence war, the labor movement and i can go on.
In every asymmetrical conflict you will have a group on the opressed side who will do vilence and engage in terrorist actions.
PLO before hamas were designated terrorist.
@Acceler8r@Stormwolf1210@mehdirhasan What did Israel gain flattening 90% residential buildings and killing kids in Gaza, most Gazans are as innocent as the ships crew.
@Stormwolf1210@mehdirhasan you can take a 1mn clip and claim what you want. Feel free to do that. I dont give a s* man, i have no sympathy for islamists and if I sense Hasan has i would say it.
His position is provocative but many think that way: You get what u deserve