Inb4 lemmy supports Iran

  • bartolomeo@suppo.fi
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    8 months ago

    Inb4 lemmy supports Iran

    Lots of false equivalances related to this war but being against Israel bombing an embassy in another country is not the same as supporting Iran. You don’t have to choose between Israel and Iran, you have to choose between Israel and international law / human rights.

    Phrasing it as “if you don’t support Israel then you support Iran (or Hamas, Hezbolla etc.)” is to disregard the importance of international law and the fact that it applies to everyone.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      being against Israel bombing an embassy in another country is not the same as supporting Iran.

      Yep. I support Israel but they crossed the line. I fully expected Iran to attack back and Israel should let it go now.

      • Anas@lemmy.world
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        Any Comment on here going “But what about <the direct reason for the attack>” is derailing the Conversation and defending Iran.

        this has been the zionist game forever, by the way do you condemn the genocide in Gaza?

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            8 months ago

            ???

            the reason for the attack is very relevant when discussing an article about the attack

          • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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            More like seeing event B which was caused by event A and saying “check out event A.” It’s not whataboutism. It’s literally cause and effect. Israel has promised a response to these attacks. These attacks were a response to an attack. Which part of it should be ignored?

      • peg@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        How is retaliation for an act of war indiscriminate? Bombing an embassy isn’t like accidentally parking across two spaces. It’s a gross violation of international law.

        Just remember that Israel started this.

      • jorp@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Your honor putting aside my crimes for a moment is it really justifiable to send me to jail for no reason? Remember now, we are only talking about sending me to jail we’re not talking about all those things I did

        • This is a deeply flawed analogy. We are not talking about the actions of Israel but the Response of Iran being illegal: targeting civilian targets, forbidden by the rules of war.

          A better analogy would be: The law says a criminal should be punished with a maximum of 5 years in prison, but the judge hands out 20 years.

          What the judge did was still wrong and illegal, no matter what the criminal did.

          If you want to live in a world where everyone can bomb everyone, just remember why we introduced those rules and how many nations have nukes today.

          • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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            8 months ago

            But youre still ignoring the context that it’s in response to an illegal attack by Israel. If Israel isn’t being held accountable then Iran knows that it won’t either, in which case what’s illegal have to do with it? Either that or Iran will be held accountable and Israel won’t, in which case illegal isn’t the issue here, rather hypocracy and favoratism.