Comment on 'We'll come for you next': Israel threatened to kill teen journalist in Gaza — then did
TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 1 month agoNobody wants to die. It takes a lot for someone to risk death to make a statement. It’s a feeling I will never be able to fully understand because I’m not there living this reality with him.
Another way of putting it — saying “be smarter” is like telling a minimum wage worker to stop spending money on lattes and they’ll become rich.
1984@lemmy.today 1 month ago
That’s exactly my point. Being smarter means people don’t die…
TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
You’re thinking too rationally. It is nigh impossible to be rational in a situation where you are hungry, tired, and could die at any moment from a drone strike.
What does “be smarter” even mean? Move out of Gaza?
1984@lemmy.today 1 month ago
No and I can explain, but this downvoting leads to no desire to do so… :)
Lemmy is awful for discussions actually.
TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
🤷 I wouldn’t fret the downvotes too much. Unlike Reddit it means practically nothing here. It bothers you a whole lot more than it bothers me.
IMO, the least interesting conversations are ones where everyone agrees. When opinions differ, the real tragedy is when we stop listening to the other side.
For what it’s worth, I’m more than happy to keep listening.