Beyond the bombings not being justifiable, I think I always find it to be a massive red flag when I meet someone who for whatever weird reason just brings this argument up and decides "yup this is the hill I’m gonna die on today". It’s a belief that I think reeks of racism and a sort of “their lives don’t matter as much” attitude. It’s in the same vein as what we see today between how liberals care about Ukranian lives versus Palestinian lives. When Palestinians die, liberals focus on their "both sides" garbage. When Ukranians die, liberals act like they stand for justice in the face of adversity and all this noble sounding, highly-selective but ultimately hollow nonsense support. Even with Ukraine, NATO allies are dragging their feet because there’s a sort of dehumanization of Eastern Europeans by Western Europe.
Beyond the bombings not being justifiable, I think I always find it to be a massive red flag when I meet someone who for whatever weird reason just brings this argument up and decides "yup this is the hill I’m gonna die on today". It’s a belief that I think reeks of racism and a sort of “their lives don’t matter as much” attitude. It’s in the same vein as what we see today between how liberals care about Ukranian lives versus Palestinian lives. When Palestinians die, liberals focus on their "both sides" garbage. When Ukranians die, liberals act like they stand for justice in the face of adversity and all this noble sounding, highly-selective but ultimately hollow nonsense support. Even with Ukraine, NATO allies are dragging their feet because there’s a sort of dehumanization of Eastern Europeans by Western Europe.