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[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (15 children)

It’s called critical support. I can support both Iran’s self-defense from genocidal maniacs while simultaneously criticizing them for their human rights abuses. It’s something that people with a functioning brain can do - hold two ideas in their head at once.

Besides, Israel has killed more gay people in the last year just through sheer numbers of the people they’ve exterminated than Iran has ever.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (7 children)

There's a difference between carpet bombing an entire country (also not defensible) and deliberately removing gay people from your population using the legal system.

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/1600962503-study-iran-tops-list-for-most-dangerous-destination-for-gay-travelers

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How many gay people do you think the occupation regime of west Palestine has killed in their genocide?

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Clearly many more. I'm not defending Israel at all. They're clearly war criminals. However they don't execute LGBT people in their own country which is the point of the meme. Iran is specifically trying to irradiate LGBTQ people in their own country. Iran is a theocratic dictatorship and is incapable of being the "good guy" with the current regime.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They do execute lgbt people though. And children and pregnant women, they're executing an entire population. A repressive dictatorship is still better than a genocidal one.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

https://www.genocidewatch.com/israel

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methinks this website is a USAID or NED project.

Gregory H. Stanton
Founding President and Chairman
Dr. Gregory H. Stanton is the founding president and chairman of Genocide Watch. From 2010 to 2019, he was a research professor in genocide studies and prevention at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

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Dr. Stanton served in the U.S. State Department (1992-1999)

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Before he joined the State Department, Dr. Stanton was a legal advisor to RUKH

one of the first opposition parties in Soviet Ukraine

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Hey I'm getting good at spotting these

lmfaooooooooooo https://www.genocidewatch.com/directors-and-advisors

Jesus

Major General William Nash
Former Commander, NATO Forces in Bosnia

they got the guys with hands-on experience huh?

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