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[–] 112 points 2 years ago* (10 children)

"Kidnapped from his tank" has to be one of the most self-evidently egregious bits of journalistic malpractice from this whole thing.

It takes no context at all to know that if someone is in a tank, they're a solider, and soldiers don't get "kidnapped", they get captured.

There can't even be a subconscious bias by "journalists" who have fully bought the propaganda making them write it without thinking about it. There's no way to mentally form the phrase "kidnapped from his tank" without absolutely knowing what you're doing.

I would say I hope they feel a little shame each time they write that, but I know they don't.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    This ridiculous wording broke my brain. I thought maybe hamas liberated a killer whale or something, like maybe they've got a peta arm. Dumb, sure, but not as dumb as this. I don't even feel bad, "kidnapping" a soldier is too stupid to consider

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    [–] 64 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    he was just peacefully driving around in his tank, writing poems and bringing stuffed animals and candy to the children of the neighborhood.

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  • [–] 63 points 2 years ago*

    If only there was some term for soldiers captured by their enemy. Perhaps we could even have some sort of international legal code to govern the conduct and treatment of these people.

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  • [–] 60 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I am Nimrod's brother. When I see people make fun of him and associate him with the government, it makes me sad. He is a nice man who loves animals and laughing. Please be more considerate.

    Thank you,

    • Dumbass Cohen
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  • what was he doing in the tank? honk

    what was he doing in the damn tank? big-honk

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  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago

    It's comical how Israel will work itself in circles to present even their military as being poor, innocent, doe eyed do-gooders

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago

    Shouldn’t liberals be happy about a tankie getting kidnapped? thinkin-lenin

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago

    The evil Soviet Union kidnapped the German sixth army who were just minding their own business in Stalingrad

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago

    for an entity that is extremly interested in referring to its genocide on Gaza as a war, pretty fun that they want to call their POW's "hostages" and they call the Palestinian hostages they took "prisoners."

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago

    Cant even say prisoners of war anymore

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    My brain was too innocent for a moment and I thought nimrod was a fish

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago*

    brutal treatment

    the network of torture camps run by the apartheid zionist entity

    https://www.btselem.org/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    is this an april fools joke?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I'm in my mum's tank, vroom vroom! hamas-base

    Oh no here comes hamas! the-boys-are-back-in-town

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    Nice going, Nimrod.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    You can type the words "A thread" OR use the emoji for thread. You don't need both.

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