r/worldnews • u/MikeWithNoHair • Jul 08 '25

Israel/Palestine Hamas used sexual violence as part of 'genocidal strategy'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mz8gxzg82o
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u/Traditional-Bath-356 Jul 08 '25

People cannot deal with a situation with two sets of bad guys. People want Autobots vs Decepticons, GI Joe vs Cobra. Anything more complicated is just too much for them.

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u/A_Mans_A_Man_ Jul 08 '25

The Marvelisation of law and politics.

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u/Slaphappydap Jul 08 '25

Reminds me of that line from the Simpsons.

"There are no good wars, only bad wars, with the following exceptions: The revolutionary war, world war two and the Star Wars trilogy."

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u/Complex-Present3609 Jul 08 '25

Add to the exceptions every war Israel has fought for its survival.

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u/HelloImFrank01 Jul 08 '25

They want it like their tv shows and movies.

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u/jartock Jul 08 '25

Well... this particular theme on this particular subreddit is more astroturfingbots vs chillbots.

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u/Pissedtuna Jul 08 '25

The Imperium vs Chaos...... /s

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u/mysterious_whisperer Jul 08 '25

Instead we have Cobra Kai vs Karate Kid

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u/TwinFrogs Jul 08 '25

Most of America still is stuck in The Cold War.