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by rixed 327 days ago
How do you get the hostages back with the bombing?

Oh, you are going to say, "that's to prevent future fighters from capturing future hostages", I guess?

But wait, we know that today's bombings are making future fighters, so, really, what's the plan??

You know, the evening of the 9/11 I remember spending the whole night depressing, thinking "omg, now the US are going to wage war all around the globe, my son will grow up in a terrible place". Because how could the military behemoth answer in any other way? And sure enough, that's what happened.

After the 7th of October, I had similar thoughts: "omg, now Israel is going to act stupid and make Jews hated again".

I've lost friends who had to leave my country because of antisemitism. I've also had my life threatened by right wing extremist zionists. So at least take my words on this: The first and most natural answer to violence and hated is more violence and hatred, universally. If that's not what you want for the next generation make the first move to stop it.