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by sidixbsjsjsb 384 days ago
> I think now we are in a situation where "being right" isn't good enough. You have to both "be right" and wield power, and right now one side of the argument is out of power and doesn't seem willing to exercise any power that they might actually have.

It’s always been this way. “History is written by the victors” is not a new concept. If you ever thought it wasn’t this way you just weren’t aware of who was and who wasn’t in power.

Even your quote above - today, any criticism of Israel in Gaza is labeled antisemitism. Was this term abused in the past like it was today, or is the current abuse something new?