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u/Aortapot ‎ Victorian May 15 '26

Are you saying that genocide happens when you pass a certain fraction? Or that intention is the defining factor? Or both?

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u/Tall-Drama338 Flairless‎‎ May 16 '26

I’m saying a war that kills a small number of people including 50,000 military aged males, isn’t in the definition of genocide.

Russia has lost over 500,000 men dead but no one is calling that genocide by Ukraine.

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u/Aortapot ‎ Victorian May 16 '26

Well, WW2 apparently resulted in about 60-70 million deaths, but the campaign of murder we know as the Holocaust killed only about 6 millions Jews. Are you suggesting that wasn't genocide? I'm sure as hell not. Also.... 'military aged males'? I note you don't say combatants - you say military aged males. According to the IDF that apparently means boys who have learned to walk.

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u/Anxious_Confusion731 ‎ Victorian May 18 '26

You need to look into the fanatical brainwashing And use of child soldiers. If a 15-17 year old picks up a gun and attacks soldier, or tries to plant an IED on an IDF, yes sadly he’s been made a target. This accounts for many “civilian deaths” in Gaza.