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tygerprints@kbin.social 11 months agoI dunno, but I'm totally anti-war even if there are some people (terrorists, criminals, republicans) who want to ruin things for everyone else. I'll never support Israel in their brutal retaliation against Gaza but I could never support any Palestinians who lug weapons around or use them to hurt others either. What is clear is that giving men guns or weapons guarantees an outbreak of war (they aren't going to use them to make nice lamps for the living room). My bumper sticker says, to make peace you have to prepare for peace. I guess that's too hard in this world.
fosforus@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
I think that is a 100% admirable position and its only weakness (sadly a big one) is that not everyone thinks like that.
tygerprints@kbin.social 11 months ago
Thank you and I agree that is the fatal weakness of my argument. But, in a way that's why I feel the need to make it. It's like putting a pat of butter on an ear of corn, hopefully some of it will melt and sink in if people think about it enough.