• moriquende@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So if terrorist government A kills civilians, it’s okay for murderous government B to take revenge by killing more civilians? Why does it matter where these people live, the only thing that matters is to stop killing them, depriving them of their freedoms and rights and hey, maybe even try to give them a happy life?

    • fosforus@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      Government B’s primary goal is not to kill civilians. A’s is. This is not a numbers game, it matters why and in what context things are done.

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        1 year ago

        Ends do not justify means. Killing civilians, especially children, is abhorrent.

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          Yes war is indeed bad. That’s why Israel tried to avoid war.