Comments by "Dale Crocker" (@dalecrocker3213) on "Biden and Netanyahu to speak for the first time since 7 aid workers killed in Gaza" video.

  1.  @nickpr5964  I don't think that's true at all. In a context like October 7, when there was a deliberate attack on civilians for no military purpose, words like "slaughtered" or "murdered" would be considered appropriate. The current action in Gaza, whatever you make think of it, has a clear military purpose, namely the eradication of Hamas, and therefore those who die are victims of war and less emotive terms may be used. I agree it's all a bit bonkers, but that's just the way the language of journalism works.
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  2. If Hamas didn't use aid convoys as a cover for military activity this would never have happened.
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  3. Their ghosts can take that up with their lawyers, I guess.
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  4.  @ChrisAlbertH47  It's just journalism.
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  5.  @ChrisAlbertH47  It's just the way journalists work. They are trained to always look for a "local angle". If the aid workers had been from Peru, say, we wouldn't have taken much notice but the Peruvian press would be all over it.
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  6.  @nickpr5964  It's just a question of semantics. They die violently whether you chose to say "killed" or "murdered." From the deceased's point of view there's no difference.
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  7.  @ChrisAlbertH47  They still have the mindset of a local newspaper journalist. If you are an American media outlet then Americans are more important than any other nationality. That's just the way it is.
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  8.  @monicarenee7949  Given what happened, that should be pretty obvious.
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  9.  @dreamcoyote  Wrong. Just bait for the trap. Now Israel can pretend it was an accident while having effectively dissuaded Hamas from similar activity in the future.
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  10.  @laithmughrabi8990  That's pushing it a bit.
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  11.  @monicarenee7949  That should be obvious, seeing what happened.
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  12.  @laithmughrabi8990  That would only work if I was Jewish. But I'm not.
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