Comments by "Acid Joke" (@PWMoze) on "OxfordUnion" channel.

  1. This clip doesn't just illustrate how disrespectful and infantile the audience for this debate were, it also shows how carefully the Union had to edit the footage to hide the shameful behaviour of the participants. Sad.
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  2. Reasoned, well researched and sensible. Why do most of K. Stock's detractors have such a simplistic and ill informed view of what she says and represents? Could it be that they haven't really done the background research or that they don't really understand what she says? Or is it that they don't really care? After all its much easier do de-platform someone than to sincerely debate with them.
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  3. Was the motion rejected in th end?
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  4. If the 'value' that is most important to Hamas is to not harm 'the hair on a child's head' why did they authorize their fighters to attack and murder children and babies on Oct 7th? Hamas has not acted upon that 'value' in relation to Israeli children but, more importantly, nor have they sought to protect their own children. In fact they have, for many years, indoctrinated their children to be participants in the violence and used their innocent suffering as a tool to gain international support. They have denied children shelter in their tunnels, they have built no bomb shelters to protect them, they have made their schools military targets by using them to cache weapons, they have starved them by denying them access to food, denied them medical aid and fresh water. They have hidden amongst them in combat and denied them the freedom to leave combat areas. They have even given them weapons and encouraged them to be martyrs by fighting the IDF. Meanwhile Israel is expected to defend themselves against Hamas attacks without a single child casualty? Which other conflict was fought in such a way? What other army was expected to defeat a ruthless enemy in such a compassionate way? This guy is a really good example of how unbalanced, ill informed and inaccurate this debate has become. You can pretty much be sure that whatever he is accusing the Israelis of is exactly what Hamas are guilty of. Great at rabble rousing, pathetic in debate.
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  5. If there is indeed a genocide occuring in the Gaza Strip and Hamas are not responsible for precipitating it, ask yourself what Hamas are doing to bring it to a halt. Are they offering to return hostages? Are they laying down their arms? Are the suing for peace? Are they even building bomb shelters for the civilians? Do they allow civilians to use their tunnel networks? Are they clearly distinguishing their combatants from civilians? Are they storing their weapons in non-civilian sites? Are they sharing food and water with the civilian population? Are they allowing civilians to leave combat areas or buildings they know to be targetted for missile strikes? Are they seeking a peaceful solution in any capacity at all? Did they not knowingly invite this devastating conflict by their actions on Oct 7th? Have they not expressed their desire for Gazans to meet the IDF rockets with their bare chests? Have they not shot and wounded civilians seeking to escape or just for openly criticizing them? Are they not complicit in this tradgedy?
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  6. First of all define what you mean by 'genocide'. Secondly try not to appeal to sentiment. Thirdly don't straw man the other side's argument. Then don't rely upon anecdotal evidence or lived experience. Provide evidence, data, logic. Very poor argument.
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