A claim that is out there: Biden’s support for the Israeli blitzkrieg upon Gaza means rejecting him at the polls in November is an ethical slam dunk. It is not. Nobody can be condemned for deciding that the term genocide makes a vote for Biden unconscionable, especially those with family connections to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, or Israel itself. The problem is that this view is illogical.
Conservatives prefer punishment to any other means of social engineering. As a consequence, many conservative (and other) noses are cut to spite conservative faces. But the punishment advocates don't think consequentially. The leftoid "vote against Biden" crowd is similar. Again, the horseshoe theory rears its ugly head.
Slightly OT, but I don't like the word "genocide" because it reminds me of screechy prosecutors, for whom every crime is the worstestest they have seen in their long career. I suppose they're afraid that if they say the crime is only very bad, the jury won't be in a hanging mood.
That's why I prefer the technical definition of the term, which hinges heavily on intent. But even technically, Israel is almost certainly committing genocide on the West Bank through its concerted and deliberate program of land theft. Gaza just looks like ordinary war crimes to me: complete indifference to civilian casualties. And that's still very, very bad.
Conservatives prefer punishment to any other means of social engineering. As a consequence, many conservative (and other) noses are cut to spite conservative faces. But the punishment advocates don't think consequentially. The leftoid "vote against Biden" crowd is similar. Again, the horseshoe theory rears its ugly head.
Slightly OT, but I don't like the word "genocide" because it reminds me of screechy prosecutors, for whom every crime is the worstestest they have seen in their long career. I suppose they're afraid that if they say the crime is only very bad, the jury won't be in a hanging mood.
That's why I prefer the technical definition of the term, which hinges heavily on intent. But even technically, Israel is almost certainly committing genocide on the West Bank through its concerted and deliberate program of land theft. Gaza just looks like ordinary war crimes to me: complete indifference to civilian casualties. And that's still very, very bad.