pkt on Nostr: I am certainly not joking. And Gazans of course absolutely do share a lot of ...
I am certainly not joking. And Gazans of course absolutely do share a lot of responsibility for Hamas, who they democratically elected into power. That's one reason why it's perfectly ok for Israel to wage war against Hamas, who are likely supported by the majority of the Gazan population; pre-Oct-7th it's likely that about 8% of the entire adult male population of Gaza were Hamas fighters. That number has certainly decreased as Hamas fighters are dying by the thousands. That's very much a good thing.
In the case of Gaza, the actual funding of the war comes less from Gazans themselves, as Gaza doesn't have much of a real economy. Russia is different in that respect as the Russian economy is real (around the same GDP as Spain) and makes a lot of money from exports. The average working Russian is contributing more directly to Russia's invasion of Ukraine than the average Gazan is to Hamas's attempts at genociding Jews.
If Gazans want to survive, the onus is on them to revolt against Hamas, free the hostages, and renounce their genocidal rhetoric towards Jews. They probably will not do that. Israel and the rest of the world should have absolutely no responsibility towards Gazans; it's perfectly ok if they destroy their own economy through this war and mostly starve to death. It is not our obligation to feed every violent, self-destructive, person on this planet.
Similarly, one likely outcome of Russia's attempt at invading Ukraine is the collapse of the Russian economy. If that happens, we could end up with millions of starving Russians if petroleum production in Russia fails. We have zero obligations towards them and it would be perfectly reasonable to allow them to starve in the absence of them making deals in our favor (eg exchanging food for weapons).
In the case of Gaza, the actual funding of the war comes less from Gazans themselves, as Gaza doesn't have much of a real economy. Russia is different in that respect as the Russian economy is real (around the same GDP as Spain) and makes a lot of money from exports. The average working Russian is contributing more directly to Russia's invasion of Ukraine than the average Gazan is to Hamas's attempts at genociding Jews.
If Gazans want to survive, the onus is on them to revolt against Hamas, free the hostages, and renounce their genocidal rhetoric towards Jews. They probably will not do that. Israel and the rest of the world should have absolutely no responsibility towards Gazans; it's perfectly ok if they destroy their own economy through this war and mostly starve to death. It is not our obligation to feed every violent, self-destructive, person on this planet.
Similarly, one likely outcome of Russia's attempt at invading Ukraine is the collapse of the Russian economy. If that happens, we could end up with millions of starving Russians if petroleum production in Russia fails. We have zero obligations towards them and it would be perfectly reasonable to allow them to starve in the absence of them making deals in our favor (eg exchanging food for weapons).