sj_zero on Nostr: It's interesting. If this was a pro-russia protester attacking Ukraine for the war ...
It's interesting. If this was a pro-russia protester attacking Ukraine for the war Russia started using the logic that Ukraine is evil for being attacked and not just taking it, would huffpo et al be calling him an "anti-war protester"?
Hamas started the war with multiple war crimes. Hamas continues the war. Hamas still has many of the civilian hostages they took, perpetuating crimes against humanity.
I bet if Hamas agreed to a permanent ceasefire in exchange for releasing all the hostages immediately Israel would take it, even with the obvious issues in Israel where netnyahu wants it to continue. It would be a cassus belli for peace, and western powers, particularly America under Trump, would likely pressure Israel strongly to take the peace regardless of the strategic reasons for Israel to continue.
You don't need to love the Jews or Israel to realize that. If this guy's loves Hamas so much, he can go live under the reality they created for Palestine. Careful though, they don't enjoy the same civil rights the western world does.
Free speech is important, but it can't be absolute. It can't be legal to commit fraud. It can't be fraud to arbitrarily commit slander or libel. And I'd argue you can't use student visas to have foreign nationals come over and advocate for terrorist governments. Again, if Russia was doing this it would be crystal clear why it's wrong.
Arresting American citizens for the same thing I would be prepared to defend to an extent, but that's a different question, and even that's borderline given that Hamas has done unspeakable things to innocent people including women, children, and babies. Since Hamas is de facto the state of Palestine it really shows the mixed up priorities we see with respect to different actions.
Hamas started the war with multiple war crimes. Hamas continues the war. Hamas still has many of the civilian hostages they took, perpetuating crimes against humanity.
I bet if Hamas agreed to a permanent ceasefire in exchange for releasing all the hostages immediately Israel would take it, even with the obvious issues in Israel where netnyahu wants it to continue. It would be a cassus belli for peace, and western powers, particularly America under Trump, would likely pressure Israel strongly to take the peace regardless of the strategic reasons for Israel to continue.
You don't need to love the Jews or Israel to realize that. If this guy's loves Hamas so much, he can go live under the reality they created for Palestine. Careful though, they don't enjoy the same civil rights the western world does.
Free speech is important, but it can't be absolute. It can't be legal to commit fraud. It can't be fraud to arbitrarily commit slander or libel. And I'd argue you can't use student visas to have foreign nationals come over and advocate for terrorist governments. Again, if Russia was doing this it would be crystal clear why it's wrong.
Arresting American citizens for the same thing I would be prepared to defend to an extent, but that's a different question, and even that's borderline given that Hamas has done unspeakable things to innocent people including women, children, and babies. Since Hamas is de facto the state of Palestine it really shows the mixed up priorities we see with respect to different actions.