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[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Remind me again why it's wrong to call Israelis violent pigs?

[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pigs are actually cool. Israeli soldiers are violent, terrible humans.

Ew, humans can be so vile

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because some of them are civilians. You can’t choose where you are born.

Israeli soldiers don’t have an excuse though.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Israel does have compulsory military service though.

[–] crimson_iris@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can still choose not to serve. There are probably consequences that follow choosing not to, of course. But the choice exists. There's no excuse. Same as the russians in the Ukraine War, or the American draftees during the Vietnam War.

Is it fair to be born into a certain nationality and be forced to deal with this choice? No. But the choice exists not to comply and become part of the problem.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Go ahead and serve, just do it in the most incompetent way possible. Make them scared to give you a weapon or authority because you (intentionally) fuck everything up in training

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

If you enter Gaza you are an invader and palestinians will shoot at you.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Most of the Israelis keep voting for pro genocide politicians