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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Let’s kill the “look at another cause” argument right here. Because it is garbage.

Netanyahu is at fault. Significant fault. He did strengthen Hamas as part of a cynical strategy to avoid a two state solution. Totally true from what I’ve read.

And he should be held responsible for doing that. And will be.

But that is a different thing from what Hamas did, and never let anyone conflate them. His crime is setting the stage for violence. Hamas then engaged in violence.

Making the argument that Netanyahu is responsible is a dodge. It is meant to detract from what Hamas did. Hamas had agency. It could’ve bombed. It could’ve held territory or even taken hostages and traded them for concessions. Instead, it massacred civilians.

Netanyahu owns his sin of setting the stage. But to attempt to change the subject and focus on him with the silly suggestion he’s somehow culpable for Hamas’ acts is deflection too moronic for serious consideration. It’s also the dumbest victim shaming. “You knew Cletus packed and was a mean drunk and bought him whiskey because you wanted to hit on his cute sister who was also at the bar! You deserve him shooting you!”

No one here has said that Netanyahu is culpable for Hamas's acts. If you want to engage with stupid things that no one reasonable is saying, that's what Twitter is for. If you want to engage with other people here, read what they are actually saying and respond to that.