• Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      7 days ago

      Not to defend Israel at all but those are basically child soldiers. When we say death to the IDF we are also trying to save Israeli children from being forced to become Nazi footsoldiers.

      • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        Nope. A bunch of 20-somethings doing unspeakable war crimes are not “child soldiers”.

        Framing it that way de-legitimizes actual real child soldiers in places that are being colonized—the colonizers don’t get to claim that label. Ever.

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          They do literally get groomed into it right out of high school, I think they have a point. Obviously doesn’t take away from the fact that Palestinians 100% still have the moral right to make every IDF soldier join an impromptu space program.

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            They do literally get groomed into it right out of high school, I think they have a point.

            So do thousands of American high schoolers every year. They rightfully don’t get our kid gloves “smol bean child soldier, uWu, just following orders!!” treatment. The IDF shouldn’t, either.

            • AOCapitulator [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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              6 days ago

              difference would be if there was 3 years mandatory service or whatever for every person, which I think they do there?

              Either way fuck em, I wouldn’t expect people to cry over my corpse if I became a party of the US war machine willingly or no, if I’m on the team I’ve gotta go. But I do see the point about there literally not being a choice if they just happen to be born there and can’t move away on their own

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                  Yes yes death to idf I’m not saying otherwise. Just pointing out that it’s something that gets forced onto them, whether they can avoid it through pain or not

                  Say your the only person to support ailing family members and if you went to prison they’d suffer for your absence

                  AGAIN NOT DEFENDING THE GENOCIDERS DEATH TO ALL OF THEM

                  just pointing out a fact of the reality we live under amongst fellow communists

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                difference would be if there was 3 years mandatory service or whatever for every person, which I think they do there?

                I would simply not be Israeli

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                  I mean I’d be fine being killed if I was conscripted into the iof, I’m not suggesting otherwise, but you get born where you get born and not everyone is in a situation to pick up and leave their life etc

                  Again, Death to all iof even those conscripted