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"I do not intend to allow any country to wage a diplomatic war against us without paying an immediate price."

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[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml 20 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

"The most moral army in the world" is a hilarious bit of horseshit.

[–] Babalugats@feddit.uk 13 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

"Those who attack the state of Israel instead of terrorist regimes"

Is there a bit of an oxymoron in there somewhere?

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

It's a thought stopping strategy, define a negative term to exclude the things you want to defend or normalize. Similar to how they used to teach about "alcohol, tobacco, and drugs" in school like the former two aren't drugs, almost certainly influenced by alcohol and tobacco lobbies putting pressure on school curriculums.

[–] str82L@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

More of a tautology