In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian-led BDS movement, indie label Ice Water Games has removed one of its projects, open-world tactics RPG Tenderfoot Tactics, from the Xbox store.

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[–] monke@lemmy.cafe -5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

but at least they're not actively carrying out a genocide.

It's simply because they aren't able to. Look man, Israel is undoubtedly carrying out a genocide and Netanyahu is war criminal who should be given a death sentence for the things he has done. But Israel at least pretends to be good. But if Palestine had the kind of military backing Israel does, Israel would simply not exist on the map today. And the Palestinians would be openly celebrating over the dead bodies of Israeli people.

[–] HayadSont@discuss.online 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

But if Palestine had the kind of military backing Israel does, Israel would simply not exist on the map today. And the Palestinians would be openly celebrating over the dead bodies of Israeli people.

What is this based on? Like, could you (by any means) back up this claim?

[–] monke@lemmy.cafe -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UucjbGmJILk

Let me know if you still aren't convinced.

[–] HayadSont@discuss.online 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Thank you for providing that video!

I hadn't seen it before, and I can definitely understand why its content is disturbing.

Granted, as I'm unable to understand the context beyond what AP themselves have provided, I'll (for the sake of the argument) accept this as Palestinians celebrating an attack on the US.

Then, my initial intention was to dissect the argument and explain why I can't agree with your extrapolation^[That is, "But if Palestine had the kind of military backing Israel does, Israel would simply not exist on the map today. And the Palestinians would be openly celebrating over the dead bodies of Israeli people."]. However, to my surprise, your extrapolation might not be as far-fetched as I initially thought 😅. But, this ultimately depends on what you mean precisely. So, please allow me to ask further clarifications:

With "Israel would simply not exist on the map today.", what do you mean exactly? Like, what would come in its place? What would become of the Israeli people?
With "And the Palestinians would be openly celebrating over the dead bodies of Israeli people.", do you mean something similar like we see on the footage? Or something more grandiose? (And perhaps more sinister?)

Let me know if you still aren’t convinced.

Please allow me to take you up on that offer 😜.

[–] monke@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Firstly, I'm glad we can have a civil discourse on this topic rather than resorting to personal attacks and namecalling. I also appreciate the fact that you seem like someone who actually wants to get to the truth rather than defending your stance no matter what.

accept this as Palestinians celebrating an attack on the US.

You're right. The people in the video are in fact publicly celebrating the 9/11 attacks which took the lives of thousands of innocent people. As you can see, it's not just grown ass men who are celebrating, but children and women too. If this is the level of hatred they have towards the United States, do I really need to explain how severe their hatred for Israel would be?

Like, what would come in its place?

That's an easy question to answer. There would be one country and it would be called Palestine.

do you mean something similar like we see on the footage? Or something more grandiose?

I honestly don't know. But they will be celebrating. And they will want the whole world to see them celebrating. That's for sure.

Please allow me to take you up on that offer 😜.

No problem. Here's a few things for you to check

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinarium_discotheque_bombing#Aftermath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWOw7YI7vzo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xPNTbtUHVc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-wyW-7iJwU

Again I want to be very clear that I'm not an Israeli sympathizer. I'm just trying to make a point that the Palestinians aren't the saints that the liberals (btw I'm a liberal myself) often portray them to be.

[–] HayadSont@discuss.online 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Your reply is much appreciated, fam! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to return right away. I thank you for your patience! Btw, I'm not native. So, if I misuse any terms/words/phrases or whatnot; my apologies. Usually, I put in some significant effort to alleviate this. Sadly, I didn't quite have the chance to do so this time. Thank you for your understanding!

Firstly, I'm glad we can have a civil discourse on this topic rather than resorting to personal attacks and namecalling. I also appreciate the fact that you seem like someone who actually wants to get to the truth rather than defending your stance no matter what.

Thanks fam for the compliments! Your engagement is (I think) (at least) equally commendable!

You're right. The people in the video are in fact publicly celebrating the 9/11 attacks which took the lives of thousands of innocent people. As you can see, it's not just grown ass men who are celebrating, but children and women too. If this is the level of hatred they have towards the United States, do I really need to explain how severe their hatred for Israel would be?

Btw, I understood the implied context of the footage. But, it would be intellectually dishonest if I didn't take into account the framing at hand. Cuz, if we were to be very critical of the footage itself (so without AP's provided text as guidance), then there's nothing explicitly there that connects those celebrations to the 9/11 killings; no burning of American flags or anything that would imply it. Granted, I assume neither of us speak Arabic. So that doesn't help either 😅.

Just to be clear, I'm well aware that this story is pretty much uncontested^[I did find this, but it seems to be a biased take.]. So I'm not actually disputing it. But, with the benefit of hindsight^[That is, the eventual wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.], it's hard to completely deny any ulterior motives for broadcasting said celebrations.

And to push back: is it sociologically-speaking strange for them to be glad that the biggest support of their rivals has received a retribution?

That's an easy question to answer. There would be one country and it would be called Palestine.

History has indeed taught us that that^[Nation states only exist since relatively recently. So, there has never been a Palestinian state or something. However, Muslim rule has dictated over those lands. My reading of history informs me that while Jews definitely weren't first-class citizens, they were fortunately not persecuted like we saw in other parts of the world.]'s a pretty likely outcome. But, I was also curious to hear your take on the other question. Namely, "What would become of the Israeli people?".

But they will be celebrating.

Likely indeed.

And they will want the whole world to see them celebrating. That's for sure.

For this, I'm not so sure. But it could be.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinarium_discotheque_bombing#Aftermath

Ah, another celebration. I'm starting to notice a pattern :P .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWOw7YI7vzo

Another one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xPNTbtUHVc

This video I didn't pay a lot of attention to as the media outlet didn't seem to be as reliable as I'd like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-wyW-7iJwU

I think I got the message by now :P .

Again I want to be very clear that I'm not an Israeli sympathizer. I'm just trying to make a point that the Palestinians aren't the saints that the liberals (btw I'm a liberal myself) often portray them to be.

If sainthood is achieved through suffering alone, then I'd argue they would make a good chance. But yeah, I get where you're hinting at.

[–] monke@lemmy.cafe 1 points 21 hours ago

But, with the benefit of hindsight[2], it’s hard to completely deny any ulterior motives for broadcasting said celebrations.

AP is one of the most factual and unbiased news media out there. And the clip I shared just proves that. There was ZERO commentary accompanying it. It was just pure reporting of what actually happened. I mean the only other thing they could have done is simply not post the video. And would it be fair reporting if they intentionally suppressed the video?

is it sociologically-speaking strange for them to be glad that the biggest support of their rivals has received a retribution?

That's a fair question. But 9/11 wasn't a military war in which the US lost its soldiers or politicians who were responsible for war in the middle east. It was a cowardly suicide attack that took the lives of working innocent people who had absolutely nothing do with America's actions in the middle east. And celebrating that is in no way justifiable.

What would become of the Israeli people?”

Probably die fighting or migrate as refugees to other countries

If sainthood is achieved through suffering alone, then I’d argue they would make a good chance.

That was brutal lmao

[–] HuskerNation@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Agreed. Republicans only back Israel because of money. Idealistically they have far more in common with Hamas

[–] monke@lemmy.cafe 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not just Hamas. The culture and values of the Palestinian people in general often align more closely with American conservatives than with liberals.

[–] HuskerNation@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Gotta love those down votes for telling the truth right? Leftists hate hearing it but I'm not afraid to say it.

[–] monke@lemmy.cafe 1 points 21 hours ago

It's just sad that we live in a time that is more polarized than ever. Very few are actually interested in the truth. Most just want to stick to their prejudiced opinions no matter what and I see this in both the left and the right.