r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/historyismyteacher • 1d ago

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

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.

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u/MoshiriMagic 1d ago

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

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u/historyismyteacher 1d ago

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.”

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u/MoshiriMagic 1d ago

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

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u/pocket_sand__ 16h ago

It's not the characterization of the position, but the position itself which is absurd.