• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    They’re not. Murder has a specific definition, what’s happening in gaza is not it.

    Brutal, maybe, but it’s a useless word and the editorial guidelines likely provide different words that are more applicable in a reporting context.

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      11 months ago

      Murder does have a specific definition, you are correct in that.

      What’s happening in Gaza meets that definition, so you are wrong in that.

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      11 months ago

      Soldiers sniping obviously innocent people (including women going to church, and hostages trying to escape in their underwear waving white flags) is definitely murder.

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        11 months ago

        If a solider is operating on orders when killing civilians, it’s legally not murder. It’s still bad, but they will not charged by the government with murder because it was authorized by the government.

        That’s what I’m saying here. There are legal definitions for these words that matter.

          • I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website
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            11 months ago

            I mean, yes? Exactly? Words matter. The right words matter. Just because a group is doing something negative does not mean every negative word applies to them. That’s small brain thinking.

            When you use the right words to describe a horrible action, it’s accusation and condemnation. When you use the wrong words, it just becomes name calling.

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              11 months ago

              You know what else may be considered small brain thinking? Acting so pedantic over insignificant details like these, all while real people continue to die every day. The end result is the same: a mass slaughter of innocents.

              But that’s just my opinion.

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                11 months ago

                You know what else is small brain thinking? INCORRECTLY being pedantic about word choices. That’s the part that pisses me off the most with these apologists. They are literally incorrecting people using words properly.

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                11 months ago

                So because something bad happened and we’re all emotional, we’re supposed to ignore critical thinking and just go along with whatever people say that makes them feel better about the situation, regardless of if it’s correct or not? There’s a sort of merit in that I suppose, but it’s not for me.

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              11 months ago

              I cited the definitions of “murder” above. Explain to me, with reference to these definitions, how the term “murder” doesn’t apply. (Hint: this is not possible.)