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TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm on your side, 95% of the way but I don't think it's fair to the victims in Japan, Vietnam, Palestine etc to be part of a ranking. Just like there are bigger and smaller infinities, there are larger and smaller amounts of casualties. But in comparison to large and small infinities, those numbers do not show the hurt these people went true. In Japan for example, some died in an instant where others went through decades of physical decay because of the damage radiation did. How can that be put in numbers and compared to what happened to people in Vietnam for example.

You can leave out a comparison with a 'sure...you must have forgotten Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the 1.4 million civilian casualties in South Vietnam because of the war, including 415,000 deaths' for example.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He is arguing in bad faith. His only goal is to make the actions of the state of Israel seem less extreme. That's why he fails to mention the population differences and keeps using the term "Israel-Hamas war".

If you check the modlog you find gems like:

The use of the word genocide is political.

Until that happens, Gaza should be treated like any fascist state that throws rockets at its neighbor.

[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Thanks for checking that out

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Thanks, noted.

Gaza should be treated like any fascist state that throws rockets at its neighbor.

0 fucks given for actual people living there indeed. Wow.