People in places like this generally don't feel the need to condemn Hamas because it's understood that they are bad. Hamas is not an ally of the United States, it's troops and police force don't train with the United States military, it does not buy weapons from United States factories, and it does not receive government aid from the United States. If you feel the need to, you can add a condemnation of Hamas to basically every post here and it'll be accurate. Hell if you want to add a condemnation to the Iranian and North Korean governments too while you're there, that'd be fine too.
replyThere are a bunch of people here who are university students and Hamas support isn't as low as you might think on western campuses.
replyHamas support or Palestinian support?
replyHamas support. Though I wouldn't be surprised if most can't tell the difference.
replyThe meaning of your comment is
reply> The people I don't agree with are too stupid to understand what they are supporting.
That is lazy thinking, and your claim is unsubstantiated. That doesn't move a discussion towards a better understanding of each other, it fosters division.
Please don't do that.
Hamas also doesn't have nuclear weapons.
replyIf you're going to put words in someone's mouth, at least make them big words.
replyIf the only defense you can think up is that Hamas is worse, it's a bad sign.
replyIt's not a defense, it's a constant reminder that one side is bad or worse. As someone who believes in modern values and society, I think it's very important to acknowledge all of the recent events.
replyIf you care about the victims, you should also care about the victims at the music festival too. Because they're one and the same, innocent people who were murdered for stupid ideology.
Whataboutism.
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