Context: https://lemmy.world/comment/14613536 Screenshotted context just in case:
A user claims that the killing in Palestine stopped under Biden now. I point out that biden had full-throatedly supported the genocide for over a year. A mod deletes my post and says that biden didn’t “state” (keyword here) full-throated support for genocide.
I counter by saying I consider sending billions in support of genocide counts as full-throated support for genocide. I also point out that I didn’t say Biden stated his support for genocide and that he didn’t need to outright state it because actions speak louder than words.
I receive a temp ban for that counter and the mod adds a response where they claim the weapons were “provided for defense from Iran, full stop.” which sounds to me like actual misinformation because how the hell does bombing hospitals in Gaza defend Israel from Iran? I’m not bothered by their stupid opinion, but I am bothered that they are enforcing it through moderation.
I ran into a similar moderation problem on the Political Memes community also on .world, but I didn’t bother making a post here for that because that’s just a dumb meme community and I was better off just blocking it, but now this is concerning a world news community and it’s awful to see something like this happening in a community that’s supposed to keep people aware of the news.
But hey, maybe I’m wrong and it actually is misinformation to say it’s full-throated support of genocide to send billions in weapons to a country using those weapons to commit genocide. Please let me know what you think!
Seems aligned with the general tendency of LW mods to deny any implications of the USA as weapons providers for Israel
https://feddit.org/post/2791051?scrollToComments=true
No opinion on my side, I’m not American, but curious what others have to say.
Don’t worry about a ban from World News
Theres plenty of other world news communities to go to on other servers, if a servers moderation is poor vote with your feet, comments, and posts.
Like, my opinion, man…
Its probably too far to say “full throated support for genocide”, that administration made it very clear they didn’t like what Israel has done to Palestinians. Buut, its also hard to argue that administration didn’t passively support genocide or genocidal behaviour.
Its clearly true to say they supported the collective punishment of a whole people. Thats unambiguous, that administration put the US on the wrong side of history, and international law, something the US was instrumental in supporting, if never adopting.
Friends tell friends when they’re in the wrong, Israel doesn’t have a friend in the US, they’re the US’ unsinkable aircraft carrier.
PTB.
Its probably too far to say “full throated support for genocide”,
The USA is not only supporting the genocide with money and arms; they (and the UK) have also been bombing the only state (Yemen) that has tried to fulfill the international principle of Responsabilty to Protect (R2P) and has deployed their naval army to prevent others states to do it and/or to help with the genocide.
For me, that’s enough to speak of an Israel-USA-UK genocide.
And sorry to go off-topic. 🤷🏽
Edit: added wiki link snd typos
We disagree on the finer points, but i’m not gona argue these points.
Fact is if these administrations don’t wish to be accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or contraventions of UN Charters then there are other paths throughout this period they could have chosen.
Come to !news_summary@lemmy.dbzer0.com I don’t enforce my beliefs upon anyone.
with AI summary
Urgh … pass.
PTB
While I generally do like your politics, and do also agree, I think it ill behoves you to not leave an explanation.
It’s not your responsibility to weigh in on everything that comes through this community, even though most of us do appreciate it.
Behooves? You mean it benefits me, or did you mean to use a negative? Otherwise that “While” makes no sense.
Ahh, sorry, that was rather archaic speech. I’m just saying it seems to me to be bad praxis to leave only a verdict without an explanation.
I don’t agree. As far as I’m concerned, the explanation is the OP itself. I also don’t always have the time or inclination to write more than a judgement. Note however that my vote is not “The Final Say” or anything. I’m just writing as equal to one of y’all.
I understand.
