Choosing the lesser of two evils. by flexbooth

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Choosing the lesser of two evils.
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To be clear, I've never claimed that Israel is perfect. I'm an anarchist. I don't like any governments. I certainly don't like the idea of a religious state. 

What I will do is defend "not perfect" over pure evil.

Israel clearly isn't a genocidal. If she were, the Palestinian territory would already be obliterated.

It shouldn't be forgotten for a moment that Hamas was elected into power by a majority of Palestinians and that Hamas is openly genocidal.

At some point, when taking a side in any given conflict, you have to ask yourself, "Who would I rather see with absolute power?" That's not to say that anybody should have absolute power. That's just to force yourself to examine the moral end games.

In this case, it's a no brainer to choose Israel. Israel has given us no indication that she has any ambitions to massively expand her borders. Within her borders, despite the current conflict, Arabs have the full rights of voting, movement, etc. which they lack in neighboring nations and the Palestinian territory. You're allowed to be gay in Israel. You're allowed to choose any faith that you want in Israel and entirely lose your faith if you want. That's not a thing in any neighboring nation. Try walking into a restaurant in Gaza and saying, "I'm a Methodist now." and see how that works out.

If the same power were given to Hamas, every Jew would be dead in a matter of weeks. We would be living under a global caliphate. Gay people would be wiped out or forced back into the closet. Being openly atheist would result in your death. You can forget about any cartoons making fun of Muhammad. 

Yeah, I'm picking Israel. Fucking shoot me.
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