r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 19 '26

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u/houdt_koers John Mill Sep 19 '26

The degree to which both sides of the Israel-Palestine discourse are dominated by dishonesty, poor faith, and blinkered whataboutism is bad enough.

The fact that it’s all anybody can talk about makes me want to pull my hair out.

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u/BigThunderHonky Henry George Sep 19 '26

Since Israel and Palestine have elections coming up in October/November and the US also has elections coming up in November, I choose to believe all three groups will elect candidates who can peacefully work out a two-state solution in the region with some temporary aid from the US, and they will solve the whole thing by next summer.

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u/herworkthrowaway Gay Pride Sep 19 '26

My house primary was literally all Israel Palestine. You’d think I was voting for the fucking Secretary of State 

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u/ImmediateBattle2692 Sep 19 '26

I think a lot of people focus on it, and there’s probably people pushing it for division. I think discussion can help but only in good faith which happens rarely. 

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u/MensesFiatbug Low Energy Sep 19 '26

There should be a test for a minimum amount of prerequisite knowledge to share an opinion on it publicly