Only to people who completely lack reading comprehension skills and/or basic understanding of English. Or trolls who actually support genocide and deliberately misconstrue things so they can argue against a strawman.
Did they say “Fuck Israelis”? You have to be either really thin-skinned to take offense to “Fuck insert country here”, or you support the thing that’s being criticized (which in this case is genocide).
Like, I’m Canadian, and when First Nations people say “Fuck Canada” because of the centuries of oppression and genocide they’ve faced, I don’t take personal offense because I do not support the genocide of First Nations people. They’re right, fuck Canada.
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Is that directed at the people, the government, or both?
Seems obvious to me they’re referring to the genocidal state of Israel.
When I say “fuck the United States,” I’m not talking about my mom, myself, or even my neighbor’s pet budgie. Duh.
So, the government, then?
I’m not the OP of that comment, but again:
Not sure what was unclear about that. Maybe you need to take it slowly, word by word. Best of luck to you.
Whether “state” includes the people is ambiguous.
Only to people who completely lack reading comprehension skills and/or basic understanding of English. Or trolls who actually support genocide and deliberately misconstrue things so they can argue against a strawman.
I also have a guess about which one you are.
ad hominem
Aww poor dear feels attacked. Don’t worry honey🫂
It’s ok sweetheart, here’s something that can help you understand
Is this what you are like in person?
Hm. That is actually a pretty cool website. I’ve been looking for an alternative to google translate. The Wiktionary can be a little tedious at times.
But how would I use this to prove that “state” and “government” are generally synonymous in most practical contexts?
Do we need to set up some traffic cones and a Venn diagram for you? Maybe a coordination chart?
Did they say “Fuck Israelis”? You have to be either really thin-skinned to take offense to “Fuck insert country here”, or you support the thing that’s being criticized (which in this case is genocide).
Like, I’m Canadian, and when First Nations people say “Fuck Canada” because of the centuries of oppression and genocide they’ve faced, I don’t take personal offense because I do not support the genocide of First Nations people. They’re right, fuck Canada.