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In reply to the discussion: At least 13 killed in Israel after days of conflict with Iran [View all]Beastly Boy
(12,998 posts)Since you cited none of your sources so far, that would be a significant jump in the credibility of what you are posting.
Credit where credit is due as you alerted me just now: it was uncharacteristically nice of you to do some research after you posted fictional numbers. You caught me by surprise - I didn't see this coming when I woke up this morning to finish my reply. Now, if only you were to add some factual data about military deaths on each side: the ratio is still (insert your latest figures of Iranian military deaths here) to zero on the IDF side. Three days into the bombings, and Iran still has no intention of hitting military targets. The proportionality ratio, which I know you are a big fan of, at least in some select circumstances and only in the way you interpret it, still stands at 1military to 3 civilians for Israel and 0 military to 24 civilians for Iran. And that includes a Palestinian family of four, all women and girls, in the West Bank. Sixteen percent of all civilian casualties inflicted by Iran are Palestinian women and children. Think about that, if you will.
So, in sort order, you went from an outright falsification of facts to denying facts just a little bit. Mistakes happen, so congratulations, that's progress.
And now, you will have to make up your mind: are you applying the concept of demonization to Smotrich and Ben Gvir or not? If you are, is it applicable to them demonizing someone or them being demonized, and what is your point in any event? If you are not, why would you bring up the concept of demonization as fact (it is not - it is, as you stated, a concept) to begin with?
And just out of curiosity, what is my role in this whole word salad? How did I suddenly find myself among the defenders of these two bigots?
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