Houthis sentence 9 men to death on dubious 'sodomy' charges in Yemen
Houthis sentence 9 men to death on dubious 'sodomy' charges in Yemen
A Houthi court sentenced 32 men on charges of "sodomy" earlier this year, a Human Rights Watch investigation has found.
I thought....I thought they were the good guys we were cheering for? @Linkerbaan@lemmy.world here you at???
Man I got downvoted to oblivion and banned from some instance for calling them terrorists just a month or so ago.
Someone claimed that "at least someone has the guts to stand up to violence" or something regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict. I said no... The Houthis are terrorists, and so is Hamas, but what Israel is doing in Gaza is also horrible.
I said the real victims are the innocent Gazan people who are trapped in a fight between two extremist sides, Israel and Hamas. Neither side has the best interest of Gaza in their minds.
I got downvoted and banned for saying that lol.
Edit: I didn't use the word "terrorist" for Israel only because they have an official, recognized government that represents millions of people. The Houthis and Hamas groups aren't recognized as a government that represents people. Hamas has exploited Gaza for decades, let's not pretend as if they're some good natured freedom fighters. If we can call the government of Israel evil for committing this genocide, then we should also hold Hamas and Houthis accountable for their evil. It's not a black and white situation.
Since we are talking about nuance, let me add a bit more. Hamas is different from the bulk of the Palestinian population, and Netanyahu's right wing coalition is different from the bulk of the Israeli people. Let's not forget that the Oct 7 massacre happened to a bunch of innocent people attending a music festival. Netanyahu is not popular in Israel. Therefore, let's not say simply that Israel is bad. I see way too many upvoted "fuck Israel" comments on Lemmy. Just as it is appropriate to consider Hamas separately from the rest of the Palestinians, so it is with Netanyahu and the rest of Israelis.
Have seen quite a bit of this on here, it's pretty wild.
It was probably Lemmy.ml since LW is already defederated from the other tankie instances
Look. There are no good guys, period (includes US, other Western countries). There are human rights, and war crimes, and the idea is to preserve the one thing and prevent the other thing.
Well said.
Something something it's worse in America
How did he respond? I blocked that dipshit months ago, kind of curious how stupid his answer is but I do not dare to unblock him...
Conservatism is a fucking global scourge. It brings only misery and death. There is no such thing as a "good conservative" anywhere on planet earth. No such thing.