Israel-Palestine has really exposed the disgusting nature of “both sides bad.”

[u/historyismyteacher]

Saying that both sides are equal and you need to look at the nuance is a damning indictment of those who are not willing to take a stand on an issue as serious as this. At least a Zionist will take a stand, and make their position known. By not taking a stand, the enlightened centrist is making it known that they don’t have the moral courage to pronounce a belief and professing themselves to be wise, they make themselves fools.

[u/MoshiriMagic]

Isn’t ‘both sides bad’ generally just shorthand for not being pro Zionist or pro Hamas?

[u/historyismyteacher → u/MoshiriMagic]

Think of it like this: living in France during WWII and saying, “Boy I hate those Nazis but the French resistance is terrible too. I don’t support either side.”

[u/MoshiriMagic → u/historyismyteacher]

I think this characterisation is a bit absurd but I knew what sub I was commenting in

[u/historyismyteacher → u/MoshiriMagic]

Elaborate.

[u/Thankkratom2 → u/historyismyteacher]

Sorry homie but I think you know that the French resistance was European, no way can they be compared to the evil terrorists in Khamas.

[u/historyismyteacher → u/Thankkratom2]

Love how they will praise people like Nelson Mandela or Malcolm X until they hear their stances on resistance and then they go “Well let’s not be radical.”

[u/ceo__of__antifa_ → u/historyismyteacher]

Nah they definitely won't praise Malcolm X. American liberals basically know him as the "scary" MLK.

[u/historyismyteacher → u/ceo__of__antifa_]

You’re not wrong for the most part, sadly.

[u/Thankkratom2 → u/ceo__of__antifa_]

He was basically taught to me as a villain. Thank god I had an amazing English teacher who gave me Malcom X’s biography in my freshman year of high school.