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TikTok says it’s not the algorithm, teens are just pro-Palestine — The company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion::In a blog post, the company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Israel does not need to bomb several hospitals to stop Hamas. There are other ways to go about stopping terrorists.

How do you know this? Are you an expert in counter-terrorism or warfare?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I am not stupid and I'm capable of empathy. Really, do you need a reason to understand that bombing hospitals full of innocent civilians is a horrible thing?

I also know enough recent history to have some inkling that widespread bombing might not be that effective at stopping a terrorist movement. Say, like US wars against Afghanistan and Iraq.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Really, do you need a reason to understand that bombing hospitals full of innocent civilians is a horrible thing?

I don't understand how being a horrible thing relates to this discussion. Things can be horrible and necessary at the same time. Things might even be horrible and the best course of action at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Consistently groups that do horrible, entirely excessive atrocities insist that they are necessary and vital. It does not mean that they are, and it's definitely something you should not assume blindly, or at all.

There needs a lot more than "might" to even begin to justify it. Then again, might alone is often used to get away with it.