• Jankatarch@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    “It’s ethical to fund the israeli military as long as I donate for fixing a small amount of the damages they cause, right?”
    - The global north.

  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    You’ve gone really deep into the politics of hate if you want the people you claim to support to continue suffering so they’ll useful tools to be used against the people you hate.

    It is good to help Palestinians, and I hope they can rebuild. But apparently the “pro-Palestinian” crowd doesn’t want that.

    • Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca
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      26 days ago

      That’s a false premise argument you just made - The OP isn’t stating that money shouldn’t be sent. It’s that Canada should treat the primary issue on why the aid needs to be sent in the first place instead of support it with military armament.

      Hope that helps clear it up.

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        25 days ago

        The government is trying to improve the lives of Palestinians. Does promoting hatred improve the lives of Palestinians? If you spent more time helping people rather than hating people things have a chance of improving.

        • Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca
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          25 days ago

          Oh sweety, you’re still confused. Here, I’ll explain it slower:

          Kid1 gives kid2 a baseball bat.

          Kid2 beats up kid3 repeatedly.

          Kid1 can take the bat away anytime, but doesn’t. Instead, he gives kid3 candy.

          It doesn’t mean kid1 is doing a good job.

          If you want to talk like a child, you can get treated like a child.

  • garbagehead@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    And, btw this is only part of some international spending by Canada that I’m not sure people were asked about or agreed to.