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CaractacusPotts@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

CBC says killing of Palestinians doesn’t merit terms ‘murderous,’ ‘brutal’ ⋆ The Breach

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CBC says killing of Palestinians doesn’t merit terms ‘murderous,’ ‘brutal’ ⋆ The Breach

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CaractacusPotts@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago
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In response to complaints about its coverage, CBC says Israeli state violence is different than Hamas’ violence because the killing of Palestinians happens “remotely”
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    Well, they’re wrong

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      They’re not. Murder has a specific definition, what’s happening in gaza is not it.

      Brutal, maybe, but it’s a useless word and the editorial guidelines likely provide different words that are more applicable in a reporting context.

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        Murder does have a specific definition, you are correct in that.

        What’s happening in Gaza meets that definition, so you are wrong in that.

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          No it doesn’t, the government of Israel is giving the orders, and therefore it’s not murder. Governments can’t murder, there are other words that describe when a government kills people.

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            governments can’t murder

            Funniest shit I read today, thank you

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              You can’t read full sentences clearly.

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                Do you prefer the term “war crime”?

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                  CBC has used other words, including war crime. That’s kinda the point.

                  They have specific journalistic ways of describing things in many different contexts. https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/journalistic-standards-and-practices

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            I quoted the dictionary definition of murder above. Can you point to the part that says governments can’t murder?

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                You are correct, but technically, the killing of civilians during warfare is called “a war crime”.

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                  I don’t even disagree with you, but you’re not helping your argument by throwing a tantrum. If you can’t communicate your point without resorting to name calling, you should probably just say nothing.

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        Soldiers sniping obviously innocent people (including women going to church, and hostages trying to escape in their underwear waving white flags) is definitely murder.

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          If a solider is operating on orders when killing civilians, it’s legally not murder. It’s still bad, but they will not charged by the government with murder because it was authorized by the government.

          That’s what I’m saying here. There are legal definitions for these words that matter.

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            Ah, so it’s war crimes. I was worried there for a bit.
            /s

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                You know what else may be considered small brain thinking? Acting so pedantic over insignificant details like these, all while real people continue to die every day. The end result is the same: a mass slaughter of innocents.

                But that’s just my opinion.

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                    What about this discussion do you think is intended to make anyone feel better?

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                  You know what else is small brain thinking? INCORRECTLY being pedantic about word choices. That’s the part that pisses me off the most with these apologists. They are literally incorrecting people using words properly.

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                I cited the definitions of “murder” above. Explain to me, with reference to these definitions, how the term “murder” doesn’t apply. (Hint: this is not possible.)

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