Reply #58: Parsing? You're spinning. [View All]

[Zhade]

I said Israel is supposed to be above criminality. You asked "why should they?" That's pretty clear to me.

If you want to put Israel on the same level as a terrorist group to avoid some kind of mythical double-standard (that doesn't exist precisely because the two are not on the same moral plane, expecting a state to be better than a terrorist group), that's your call. I wouldn't put Israel on the same footing as a terrorist group, though. I expect better of them, but am not seeing it here.

(As far as Israelis go: civilians - give a shit. IDF - not so much, feel more pity than sadness for them, due to being forced to kill harmless civilians by the rightwing Israeli government.)