> I really resent pictures of human bodies being presented to me.
It is a reality however. Just as humans were doing human sacrifices by torturing little kids for as long as possible before killing them.
We have to keep that in mind to shield ourselves from those explaining that "all cultures are equal", "it's all relative", "it depends on your point of view", "all humans are beautiful snowflakes", etc.
Just as a reminder: Israel killed 50 000 people in Gaza... In response to people killing 1200 civilians and bringing hundreds back to their country as hostages, while the entire country was acclaiming the murderers and celebrating their deeds (killing mostly young people who were dancing at a music festival, enjoying life).
In January of this year the iranian regime sent its islamist guards to kill 30 000 peaceful, unarmed, protestors and publicly hung athletes who spoke against the islamic regime.
This is the world we live in and this is what we're up against.
I'd rather see the truth than become soft.
And what was October 7 in response too? Or is that when history began in the Levant? Why are 50,000 Palestinians just numbers but Israelis get to be humanised? Maybe some of those 50,000 were young people enjoying life (the little kids the IDF snipe for fun certainly were). A lot of Israelis are also people acclaiming murderers too funny enough.
Yet more anti-palestinian racism on naked display. One atrocity condemned, the other justified. It only counts when it happens to one side, eh?
And why are you only talking about 'islamic ' regimes? Do crimes only count when they do it? Were the largely Christian Russians not worth mention, or the Buddhists in Myanmar? No, only Muslims. Your prejudice is obvious.
I guess "it's all relative", "it depends on your point of view" for you. Maybe you're softer than you think.
> I guess "it's all relative", "it depends on your point of view" for you. Maybe you're softer than you think.
Not to take a side, but they clearly took a position on how it is not relative. It is your reference to other periods of history that is doing relativism.
I think their broader point is, after you've typed all that, what is there to do?
Merely suggesting everything is evil and everyone is prejudice and I don't want to see that, leaves us with evil and prejudice... it is only when one has postured past the relativism (as I suspect you do wrt to your examples) that anyone can act.