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revmclaren

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70. I posted this about Sudan some time ago.

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 09:32 PM

Dec 2023

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218527742

It died very quickly. But the subject at hand is the atrocities of Hamas that are constantly being whatabouted.

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Will anything make the world take Hamas' sexual violence seriously? [View all] Behind the Aegis Dec 2023 OP

It is serious. Chainfire Dec 2023 #1

No. We will never remove those words. revmclaren Dec 2023 #7

TY so much! Some just don't get it. Cha Dec 2023 #46

So I am evil for pointing out that rape is not the only crime that is being committed? Chainfire Dec 2023 #52

You just dont get it. revmclaren Dec 2023 #55

Excuse me? Chainfire Dec 2023 #57

You don't get it TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #71

I have not minimized the crimes of Hamas, I have clealy stated that they were horrible. Chainfire Dec 2023 #93

Seemed pretty clear to me. nt MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #75

Rape is serious? MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #74

Whataboutism TwilightZone Dec 2023 #10

Exactly right, TZ. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #37

Read my reply again. I agree with the OP, I just don't agree that there is one single crime being committed Chainfire Dec 2023 #54

Oh, please. TwilightZone Dec 2023 #61

Israel is providing me with valid reasons to criticize them every day with their unrestricted warfare against the people Chainfire Dec 2023 #98

When people talk about Hamas Texasgal Dec 2023 #89

I admit the whataboutism and have no apologies for it. My point is what about the women and children of Gaza? Chainfire Dec 2023 #94

Good grief you are serious aren't you? edisdead Dec 2023 #14

Absolutely serious. I believe that Israel is acting in an unjust, immoral and illegal way in the prosecution of the war Chainfire Dec 2023 #41

Which has nothing to do with this thread, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #76

So "probably criminal" has morphed into "illegal". lapucelle Dec 2023 #105

Wow GuppyGal Dec 2023 #17

Most people ForgedCrank Dec 2023 #19

One evil does not justify another evil. As many as 15,000 innocent Gazan women and children have been killed in their Chainfire Dec 2023 #45

So The Inevitable Question, Sir: What Would You Have Israel Do? The Magistrate Dec 2023 #62

Thank you Sir. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #69

Thank you! betsuni Dec 2023 #83

I can't help but note that you didn't get an answer to your question, sir. Funny, that. N/T Jedi Guy Dec 2023 #100

Refusal To Answer, Sir, Permits Adverse Inferrence The Magistrate Dec 2023 #114

That is the propaganda I have been hearing for decades SouthernDem4ever Dec 2023 #120

In the same line of reasoning, if you delete the word "victims", the same holds true for Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #21

Since I want to be polite and stay within the rules of DU . . . Richard D Dec 2023 #25

Hamas uses civilians as shields every day. NO the "same" doesn't hold true. oldsoftie Dec 2023 #26

Did you just whatabout rape? ismnotwasm Dec 2023 #27

NO. In my eyes rape and ther murder of children are equally henious crimes. Chainfire Dec 2023 #47

You did TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #72

Yeah, right. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #77

Good I hope that even the thickest person on the web can understand that I am against violence. Chainfire Dec 2023 #95

Still trying to deflect and hijack the thread. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #109

You're So Brave, So Courageous, An Inspiration To Us All, To Humans Everywhere! The Magistrate Dec 2023 #113

+1 betsuni Dec 2023 #118

No "however" about it. No "however" is relevant. RandomNumbers Dec 2023 #31

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #36

He Got Replied To, Dear, By People Who Know Apologetics For Sadistic Rape and Murder When They Read It The Magistrate Dec 2023 #48

Wasn't ganged up on, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #78

"Ganged up on"? sheshe2 Dec 2023 #81

I had a reply like similar to that but I didn't get back quick enough.. Cha Dec 2023 #121

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #38

I asked in another thread if you read the full article. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #53

This thread is one for the ages. revmclaren Dec 2023 #66

I hear you, revmclaren. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #82

First post mcar Dec 2023 #63

Nice deflection. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #73

Have you no sense of decency, sir? question everything Dec 2023 #103

They attacked Israel and acted like animals ripcord Dec 2023 #2

Yes they did, and all of the Hamas criminals should have to pay with their lives, but not tens of thousands of innocent Chainfire Dec 2023 #49

Russians are also using sexual violence as a weapon in Ukraine dflprincess Dec 2023 #3

I agree senseandsensibility Dec 2023 #6

Who does not know about Hamas sexual violence? Who approves of it as a weapon of war? Chainfire Dec 2023 #50

"Probably criminal" has morphed into "murder". lapucelle Dec 2023 #106

At this point I have come to the conclusion the answer is no sarisataka Dec 2023 #4

I personally ForgedCrank Dec 2023 #24

Propaganda works. SouthernDem4ever Dec 2023 #34

That's what Jaypal Cha Dec 2023 #42

Violence against women at any time isn't taken seriously, which is why it's such an effective weapon whenever it's used, WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #5

I thought it was common knowledge nevergiveup Dec 2023 #8

What does taking it seriously look like to you meadowlander Dec 2023 #9

Read the last section of the editorial for answers. emulatorloo Dec 2023 #58

So........ MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #85

If you go to the original article, there are hyperlinks to examples on the words emulatorloo Dec 2023 #86

If it weren't for the label of being terrorists mercuryblues Dec 2023 #11

What's a few hundred vicious rapes among fellow resistance comrades? Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #12

Those women Deep State Witch Dec 2023 #117

Bothsiders incoming. Whatabouters not far behind. nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #13

Already here. revmclaren Dec 2023 #16

Has there been an uprising of Gazans? edisdead Dec 2023 #15

A large percentage support Hamas. nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #18

I am afraid that is true edisdead Dec 2023 #22

Forget an uprising ...I'd settle for just ONE person ...even blurred out person condemning Hamas. Won't happen nt GuppyGal Dec 2023 #20

Yep. edisdead Dec 2023 #23

Exactly this...which is why my sympathy for their plight is so limited. Lucky Luciano Dec 2023 #30

Right there with you. Jedi Guy Dec 2023 #79

No, only the children are innocent AkFemDem Dec 2023 #40

Not that I can see. Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #28

What Hamas did is horrifying. There's no other word for it. COL Mustard Dec 2023 #29

Our hands are far from clean in these matters. Vietnam. spike jones Dec 2023 #32

I haven't heard anyone here defend that either. SouthernDem4ever Dec 2023 #35

And there have been countless AkFemDem Dec 2023 #43

So What? You Think This Makes It Wrong For People To Denounce Sadistic Rape And Murder In the Present Day? The Magistrate Dec 2023 #51

The whataboutism is getting exhausting mcar Dec 2023 #67

"without any U.S. military personnel being punished." sheshe2 Dec 2023 #65

You say that US military personnel were not punishied? MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #80

Whataboutism Again Deep State Witch Dec 2023 #101

So, we all agree, it's the SOS. What nation has clean hands? What wars have not had such actions? spike jones Dec 2023 #116

Religious extremists are almost always rapists too. Oneironaut Dec 2023 #33

They're Being Lauded as Freedom Fighters Deep State Witch Dec 2023 #108

There are many aspects to the subject of moniss Dec 2023 #39

It is part of the world's BittyJenkins Dec 2023 #44

The Hamas fan club and rape glee squad have no shortage TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #56

Don't take the bait people. revmclaren Dec 2023 #59

I fear not mcar Dec 2023 #60

Will anything make the world take South Sudan's sexual violence seriously? Gaugamela Dec 2023 #64

That's A Clever Line To Strike, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2023 #68

Ouch. I can feel the burn all the way over here, Sir Hekate Dec 2023 #91

There were 14 UN GA resolutions against Israel in 2023, 7 for the rest of the world. Mosby Dec 2023 #107

Thank You For The Figure, Sir: It Speaks For Itself The Magistrate Dec 2023 #111

I posted this about Sudan some time ago. revmclaren Dec 2023 #70

No JustAnotherGen Dec 2023 #84

Having just exited the thread about the young French-Israeli woman who was released by Hamas... Hekate Dec 2023 #87

I know, that thread was something else. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #88

Thank you, I needed that Hekate Dec 2023 #90

G-d help the women who were the subject of these planned rapes LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #92

total of 21,672 Palestinians have been killed and 56,165 have been wounded SYFROYH Dec 2023 #96

Yes, it's amazing the Hamas bureaucracy issues such specific numbers daily... EX500rider Dec 2023 #97

Yet the "health ministry" apparently has no idea where the remaining hostages are being kept, lapucelle Dec 2023 #104

taliban took over Afghanistan Marthe48 Dec 2023 #99

No Deep State Witch Dec 2023 #102

As Long as War exists, the Patriarchy Exists, Religious Zealotry Exists, Toxic Masculinity Exists... purr-rat beauty Dec 2023 #110

No. No one takes that serious but women. Autumn Dec 2023 #112

Kick. revmclaren Dec 2023 #115

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #119

New Years Eve Kick. revmclaren Dec 2023 #122

The NYT article is hard to read without getting sick LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #123