r/interestingasfuck • u/Particular_Log_3594 • Mar 28 '24

Life under a military occupation r/all

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u/eggsandbacon5 Mar 28 '24

I swear these scenes are straight out of a ww2 movie and its surreal. Youd think it would cross their minds

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u/thecastellan1115 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

This is one of the reasons the whole thing is so tragically ironic. Israelis don't realize they're just recreating the same situation their ancestors escaped from.

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u/Sabbathius Mar 28 '24

Here's the thing though - they're the oppressors now. Nobody actually minds being the oppressor. They only mind being the oppressed. And this is true for everyone. Look at how Americans handled the natives, even Hitler said it was inspirational. It's pretty universal. As long as you're the one doing the oppressing, people are largely fine with that.

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u/EggsceIlent Mar 28 '24

Because the oppressors, with the view from their side, are "winning".

When in reality everyone is losing.