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Ms Rachel calls out uncle tom (lemmy.ml)

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[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Denying Palestinians a communal identity has always been a key approach to dehumanization within Western discourse.

The Western world has historically tied itself into knots justifying horrific atrocities like the Atlantic slave trade while trying to present itself as a champion of personal freedoms.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

Indeed. And also he is putting a few people who have a relative guarding the concentration camp on the same level of suffering as the people in the concentration camp undergoing a Holocaust. This is not a both sides moment.