Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers have been sporting custom t-shirts that have raised a few eyebrows, such as this one from a sniper unit. Depicted is a pregnant Palestinian woman in the crosshairs with the caption “1 Shot, Two Kills” :
(Link to www.haaretz.com)
I can just hear it now : “Oh the fuckin’ civy hippie got offended! I wonder if he even knows the shit I go through for his freedom!” or something of the sort. Look, I’m not offended that they are wearing those shirts; anyone who knows me personally is probably aware of my very crude sense of humor. What does offend me is that I have the impression that many IDF soldiers (and officers) actually think like this. Factor in the use of white phosphorous and now Canada can call itself a supporter of genocide by attrition.
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I think the link in this post is to the wrong article; it sent me to Huffington’s critique of the Obama administration’s budget & our Fed Chairman.
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As far as your topic, I guess I agree that it’s offensive. I would only caution that it’s easy to look down on the behavior/beliefs of people who deal with intentional violence every day. After a few generations of your friends getting killed by random bombings or soldiers at checkpoints, you’ll pretty much give up on the whole “My enemy is human, too” thing…
Posted by Whateverman on March 25th, 2009.
Thanks for the heads up – link fixed.
And that’s definitely a point worth noting. I agree that if I were in their boots, I’d probably think similarly.
I just don’t see how it’s going to solve anything. We’re at a point where we all want to kill each other because we’re being killed by the other.
Posted by Andrew on March 25th, 2009.