what's the valid reason? all im seeing is him saying he doesnt want to get "bogged down" by describing things as they are. the un he claims is still working to define the word has basically declared it a genocide; if he wants to defer to an authority to deflect then he should probably choose a body that hasn't already made their stance on the subject pretty clear.

edit: i guess maybe you mean this?:

would alienate significant allies in the US, of which, she suggested, there were already too few, and provide opponents with an opportunity to shift the focus of the debate.

which is utter nonsense. if your allies are alienated by calling the genocide a genocide then they aren't going to be your allies in stopping the genocide they wont even admit exists.

There's no legitimate reason to defend Israel in any capacity. It's a genocide, full stop, and fuck anyone who won't say so

your comment is trash

Gregory Stanton, the founder of Genocide Watch, defines “ethnic cleansing” as a “euphemism for genocidal practices” used to cover up events that should be prosecuted as genocide and to dehumanise its victims.

Source: https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/18/2/204/449611?login=false

It's only genocide if it comes from the genocide region of Germany, otherwise it's sparkling Ethnic Cleansing.

I too have a hard time distinguishing between “good” and “bad” things.

The “radical Islamic fundamentalism” thing was a cynical, racist ploy from the GOP to fire up their little hogs. We call it a genocide because it is a genocide, jfc this isn’t hard. If there was a word that described something worse than a genocide I would use that word, because what is happening in Gaza is one of the worst crimes committed in this world in decades.

eat my entire ass, genocide denier

That's better than I expected from him.

It still hurts to see him use euphimisms like this directly afterwards

"He added: “I think I, and a majority of the American people, do not want to be complicit in the humanitarian disaster that Netanyahu is causing in Gaza right now.”

but it's further that I thought he was prepared to go.

Thanks for sharing!

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