The numbers are whatever people need them to be, which means they're also somewhat irrelevant and besides the point. Remember: the opponents of Israel were denouncing it for war crimes and genocide even BEFORE the IDF responded to 10/7.
The larger issue is that Western liberals are more or less true believers in the new faith called Social Justice and in this belief system all that matters is that what reads to them as rich, pale and powerful (in this case Israel) is ipso facto a force of evil oppression that all good people must oppose, while what codes to them as poor, brown and oppressed (in this case the Palestinians) are sacred victims all good people must defend and support—regardless of context, history, or even the fact that all these good liberals are now supporting a theocratic death cult that preys on its own people.
The Social Justice faith is one part Christian heresy, one part Marxist epistemology and one part therapeutic self-help, with a sacred victim at the center of its moral universe, who tells us all who and what is righteous and holy, who is to be hated and who is to be loved, who is damned and who is saved. But instead of having a single suffering servant up on the cross, in Social Justice a revolving cast of sacred victims takes their turns as guide and savior (sometimes it's even a single person), and currently it's "Palestinian children" who are the must-have item for the Social Justice virtue signaller in our age of conspicuous compassion.
Western liberals will continue to weep crocodile tears for their newest sacred victims, Palestinian children, because they still serve the purpose of conveying a superior morality and more enlightened consciousness. They will only be replaced on the cross when a newer shinier fetish object arrives, maybe next year if the media can find great footage of Trump deporting migrants and their small children.
...and if that mass deportation does happen and involves the mass round-up of children, I will be the first to denounce it. That is actually an issue happening in our own backyard, and I personally know many people it might affect. Makes more sense for us to advocate for children actually living in our country than those living thousands of miles away in a land most of these virtue signaling morons have never visited. I wonder what one of these "free Palestine" types will have to say when I announce I'm a Zionist who is also against Trump's deportation policy? They won't know how to handle it.
Interesting how the death count. Typically attributed to the Holocaust is 6 million. That figure seems unequivocable. I guess we are in a new era... Where facts don't matter.
There are already some “free Palestine” types disputing the 6 million number for the Holocaust. They’re saying it would be physically impossible to burn 6 million bodies in ovens in the amount of time the Holocaust went on, citing the baking times for cookies to support this theory. I am not joking!
The Nazis had meticulously bookkeeping, and they were proud of their numbers. It’s how the SS underlings proved their efficiency. On the other hand Hamas are known to be liars, and by now we should all know that the Free Palestine cult members in legacy media are similarly proud of lying.
There are plenty of genocide deniers around, whether the subject is one or the other of the WWII European, Cambodian or Palestinian holocausts. Sad to witness.
Andrew Fox also pointed out how the overall population of Gaza has increased since the war began. That’s an incredible achievement in a genocide. It shows how superior the Palestinians are compared to the Jews, whose population decreased by over half during the holocaust
Exactly this. None of this is real to these protesters. They see neither Israelis or Palestinians as real flesh and blood persons. It's just some kind of weird passion play/fantasy in their heads where they get "super virtue points" for caring the most. It's appalling.
He may be doing it for free as a kneejerk genocide apologist. Maybe he helped target the terrorist World Central Kitchen vehicles, killing the aid workers, some of whom were our fellow Americans.
Fox himself has posted reports, photos and videos of his privileged insider visits to Gaza as arranged by his buddies in the IDF. He accompanied IDF troops on these visits. This is something that almost no one else has the capability to do. And it’s a matter of public record.
Apparently you have missed these things. And I know you don’t want to discuss the murder of aid workers who were your fellow Americans (you are an American, right?) by the IDF and its apologists.
I suppose we could go so far as to accept your premise that World Central Kitchen is a terrorist organization.
I support Israel's right to wage this war and all, but if the IDF's casualties estimate was substantially lower than the numbers circulating, surely Netanyahu would be citing it all the time.
Noone should trust any statistics of this kind that are fed to the legacy media by Hamas
Great piece.
The numbers are whatever people need them to be, which means they're also somewhat irrelevant and besides the point. Remember: the opponents of Israel were denouncing it for war crimes and genocide even BEFORE the IDF responded to 10/7.
The larger issue is that Western liberals are more or less true believers in the new faith called Social Justice and in this belief system all that matters is that what reads to them as rich, pale and powerful (in this case Israel) is ipso facto a force of evil oppression that all good people must oppose, while what codes to them as poor, brown and oppressed (in this case the Palestinians) are sacred victims all good people must defend and support—regardless of context, history, or even the fact that all these good liberals are now supporting a theocratic death cult that preys on its own people.
The Social Justice faith is one part Christian heresy, one part Marxist epistemology and one part therapeutic self-help, with a sacred victim at the center of its moral universe, who tells us all who and what is righteous and holy, who is to be hated and who is to be loved, who is damned and who is saved. But instead of having a single suffering servant up on the cross, in Social Justice a revolving cast of sacred victims takes their turns as guide and savior (sometimes it's even a single person), and currently it's "Palestinian children" who are the must-have item for the Social Justice virtue signaller in our age of conspicuous compassion.
Western liberals will continue to weep crocodile tears for their newest sacred victims, Palestinian children, because they still serve the purpose of conveying a superior morality and more enlightened consciousness. They will only be replaced on the cross when a newer shinier fetish object arrives, maybe next year if the media can find great footage of Trump deporting migrants and their small children.
...and if that mass deportation does happen and involves the mass round-up of children, I will be the first to denounce it. That is actually an issue happening in our own backyard, and I personally know many people it might affect. Makes more sense for us to advocate for children actually living in our country than those living thousands of miles away in a land most of these virtue signaling morons have never visited. I wonder what one of these "free Palestine" types will have to say when I announce I'm a Zionist who is also against Trump's deportation policy? They won't know how to handle it.
you will be half good and half evil, like a black and white cookie ;)
Interesting how the death count. Typically attributed to the Holocaust is 6 million. That figure seems unequivocable. I guess we are in a new era... Where facts don't matter.
There are already some “free Palestine” types disputing the 6 million number for the Holocaust. They’re saying it would be physically impossible to burn 6 million bodies in ovens in the amount of time the Holocaust went on, citing the baking times for cookies to support this theory. I am not joking!
The Nazis had meticulously bookkeeping, and they were proud of their numbers. It’s how the SS underlings proved their efficiency. On the other hand Hamas are known to be liars, and by now we should all know that the Free Palestine cult members in legacy media are similarly proud of lying.
There are plenty of genocide deniers around, whether the subject is one or the other of the WWII European, Cambodian or Palestinian holocausts. Sad to witness.
In any other century high kill counts would be something an enemy would want to hide, not exploit. This is so stupid.
Fantastic point. But when you can actually blame your enemy for it and gain sympathy, well…Hamas has it made!
Andrew Fox also pointed out how the overall population of Gaza has increased since the war began. That’s an incredible achievement in a genocide. It shows how superior the Palestinians are compared to the Jews, whose population decreased by over half during the holocaust
I guess we will just have to accept that Jews are bad at committing genocide. Oh well. :(
Exactly this. None of this is real to these protesters. They see neither Israelis or Palestinians as real flesh and blood persons. It's just some kind of weird passion play/fantasy in their heads where they get "super virtue points" for caring the most. It's appalling.
Great article. But I hope the number is closer to 200,000 .
The less animals left alive the better.
What a sick position that is.
With fierce competition between reporting factions, first beats factual every time.
Fox is a noteworthy Zionist apologist. 0ne wonders if he’s on the payroll?
I am sure he is on some sort of Zionist payroll somewhere - there are just so many of them, it’s hard to keep track.
Good one!
He may be doing it for free as a kneejerk genocide apologist. Maybe he helped target the terrorist World Central Kitchen vehicles, killing the aid workers, some of whom were our fellow Americans.
That would be a stretch considering, you know, he’s British…
He’s a Brit with a self-proclaimed distinguished military background who has been given privileged insider tours of Gaza by the IDF. Ever wonder why?
Someone certainly purposefully plotted to murder the World Central Kitchen “terrorists”. A proud moment in the Israeli-American relationship.
I assume you’re an American?
Wow. Looks like our friend Dan Nelson here has some special access to IDF information that we all don’t! Tell us more, Dan!
Fox himself has posted reports, photos and videos of his privileged insider visits to Gaza as arranged by his buddies in the IDF. He accompanied IDF troops on these visits. This is something that almost no one else has the capability to do. And it’s a matter of public record.
Apparently you have missed these things. And I know you don’t want to discuss the murder of aid workers who were your fellow Americans (you are an American, right?) by the IDF and its apologists.
I suppose we could go so far as to accept your premise that World Central Kitchen is a terrorist organization.
Do mean on the payrollof the Jewish financers who run the world economy?
This would fit with any narrative that is trustful of casualty reports released from the Hamas Health Ministry 🤣
I support Israel's right to wage this war and all, but if the IDF's casualties estimate was substantially lower than the numbers circulating, surely Netanyahu would be citing it all the time.