While Canadians deserve to know the extent of our government’s complicity in the destruction of Gaza, the NDP is talking out of both sides of its mouth. While criticizing military exports to Israel, New Democrat leaders have largely adopted Israel’s framing of the war and condemned voices speaking out in support of Palestinians. This has occurred at both the federal and provincial level.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15540247

Meanwhile, when activist and author Yves Engler tried to ask Singh if he agreed with South Africa’s accusation of genocide against Israel, the NDP leader refused to answer while a member of his RCMP detail knocked a cellphone out of Engler’s hands.

  • KichaeEnglish
    14·
    9 months ago

    Genocide isn’t particularly narrowly defined, though. It’s the intentional destruction of a people - that is, an ethnicity or culture - in whole, or in part.

    The reasons for wanting to do so aren’t really a consideration, nor is the percentage of the part.

    And here’s the thing, you have the IDF indiscriminately attacking civilians, forcing them to flee, and threatening to carpet bomb them if they don’t while members of the ruling coalition in Israel go out there on television declaring that Israel must gas the Palestinians and “erase Gaza”, while calling Palestinians animals and vermin.

    And Gaza is home to a significant fraction of Palestinians. It’s not the equivalent to Deaden or Hiroshima just from a population breakdown perspective.

    But also, you’re begging the question with respect to those cities, so you can fuck right off and suck on a tailpipe.

    • m0darn
      8·
      9 months ago

      Genocide isn’t particularly narrowly defined, though. It’s the intentional destruction of a people - that is, an ethnicity or culture - in whole, or in part.

      The reasons for wanting to do so aren’t really a consideration, nor is the percentage of the part.

      Nor is the requirement that it be by killing them.

      For example China’s ‘re-education’ of Uighers might be genocide. Because it seems they’re trying to eliminate Uigher identity.

      • Hootz
        5·
        9 months ago

        Exactly, that’s a key thing people don’t get, trying to eliminate a culture/people via re-education can be just as genocidal as outright killing them.

        If people got that I think reconciliation here would be easier. Residential schools without dead children is just as much an act of genocide.

        People are dumb, they get hung up on strict definitions.