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> Tells us quite a lot who’s the “genocidal” here.

I'll just quote Wikipedia for you:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war

> As of 21 February 2026, at least 75,226 people (73,188+ Palestinians[4] and 2,039+ Israelis)[7][8][9][10] have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including 248 journalists and media workers,[11] 120 academics,[12] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers, a number that includes 179 employees of UNRWA.[13] Scholars have estimated 80% of Palestinians killed were civilians.[6][5][14] A study by OHCHR, which verified fatalities from three independent sources, found that 70% of the Palestinians killed in residential buildings or similar housing were women and children.[15][16]

> Should I ask you not to blow yourself on the bus, or in a cafe?

Nope, that's the wrong prejudice for my intersectional group, but it certainly reveals some of your own biases.

> I'll just quote Wikipedia for you:

And? What do these figures tell you? You are accepting a very lazy explanation for the disparity in the number of casualties and calling a day.

I will give you an example where with the same logic you will arrive to an unconventional conclusion. There was order of magnitudes more German civilians killed by the US forces during WW2 than the other way around. Does it mean that Nazi Germany are the good guys here? Probably no.

One alternative explanation why there was more Palestinians killed than Israelis is because:

1. Israelis have shelters, so they have places to hide from rockets

2. Israelis have Iron Dome and alert systems to alert civilians of incoming rockets

Palestinians did not have these things. Moreover, Gaza's government used underground facilities only for military purposes and did not allow civilians to hide there for the duration of hostilities.

As a result, it is reasonable to assume that there will be more causalities on the side that has fewer defenses.

But, you can stick to your intellectually lazy argument that paints a very specific picture.

> Nope, that's the wrong prejudice for my intersectional group, but it certainly reveals some of your own biases.

You have no idea what my biases are. You were the one who went with personal insinuations, not me. I just showed you that this type of discourse is not very productive as it lead nowhere.

So, what did your pager anxiety outburst tell us about your biases?

> So, what did your pager anxiety outburst tell us about your biases?

It told me to avoid public places for a few days until you move on to pestering some other commentator with your pro-genocide views.

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