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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Maybe just become a terrorist. I mean it's hard to justify murdering Israeli children when you're gonna lose either way but what are Palestinians supposed to do when the only other option is nothing?
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imo that's more understandable cause they're just fighting over a single country. That's basically war. Very often one side in a war has slim chances, especially in asymmetric guerilla war.
But the bigger your aim the more fantastical your terror ambitions become and the more you just look like a run of the mill deranged terrorist. I think we have more sympathy for the Palestinians who often feel pressure or even a duty to kill themselves in a suicide attack because their quality of life and sovereignty have been demolished. They are essentially inmates in an open air prison.
Like you could say the same about osama and 9/11.. sure it's drastic measures but now else are they going to spark the conflict that will draw in Muslim fighters and martyrs to fight for the caliphate? From that point of view it makes perfect sense. Terrorism is by its very nature an act of desperation.