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[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And no one you place value on will die.

Convenient that you would drop a bomb 65ish times more powerful than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb on them.

[–] TheOctonaut@piefed.zip -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And no one you place value on will die.

I've lived through a war. People you place value on die regardless.

Convenient that you would drop a bomb 65ish times more powerful than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb on them.

If it would stop it? Sure.

Again, Israel has dropped around 8 "Hiroshima nuclear bombs" on Gaza alone. At some point you have to kick the dog biting you. The trolley problem is not a solved problem - this is why.

Or let's wring our hands and worry about your ex who has "fought" in Israel to the effect of... watching it turn into a fascist nightmare state.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Why not use a smaller bomb, when the option exists? Or targeted assassination? Or drones? Using a megaton nuke seems unwarranted. Palestinians in the West Bank live within a rifle-shot of the evil settlers shooting them with rifles. Seems like you're willing to accept the deaths of the people you claim to want to protect as collateral damage.