Read the post? "I'm not saying these tactics are acceptable". I don't condone these tactics. Hamas can't be absolved of the fact that they're killing Israelis- at the same time what you are saying is that Israel killing civilians should be absolved, simply because they are stronger. What you are saying is that might makes right- Since Israel have the weapons and capabilities to wipe out Gaza, any grievances of the population don't matter. You're saying these people should just "take it". And I guess that works for you- America is the most powerful state, and by your logic, anything America decides to impose on weaker countries is justified, because those countries can't resort to anything but guerilla and suicide tactics. I reject that. I don't think there is ONE SINGLE REASON why somehow being forced to fight from civilian homes or having to strap a bomb to yourself and explode it in a crowded market are any more terroristic than a man pressing buttons from a gigantic metal fortress in the sky and raining down death upon villages. I'm not saying the first isn't terrorism- I'm saying the strong are being hypocrites by thinking the second ISN'T terrorism.
What I'm saying is very simple: The only reason Israel doesn't do the exact same thing is because they have bigger guns. Are you denying this? Look at any single conflict in which one side was much stronger than another. Think of even the most simple cases. If the situation was reversed, if it was Palestine who had a gigantic Arsenal of US weapons and it was Israelis, dirt poor and destitute, who were strapping bombs on themselves, I'd be saying the exact same thing. If it had been Vietnamese fighter pilots raining death and poison from the sky on California and Texas, and Americans were hiding in shit villages, I'd say the same thing. And you know, in the case of Hamas, maybe it doesn't occur to many of you that the population of Gaza actually agree with what they're doing? That's pretty fucked up... I mean, if you're supporting the utilization of these tactics then you must be pissed. There must be something that's pretty fuckin' bad for someone to even tolerate these things. But the facts are that Hamas are Palestinians. It's made up by palestinians, their fighters are palestinians, and the people who elected them are palestinians too. Who knows? Maybe they're just the concrete form of some grievances that the dwellers of the region have. Maybe these people are putting their life and soul on the line to adress real issues. It's fucked up- it's a misguided way of doing it. I don't agree with it, and don't condone it....
But at the same time, I have to ask myself: If for whatever reason, let's say, America decided to invade my country... decided to put up walls, and separate the territory, and make life a shithole... I mean, would I take it? I don't know... I guess I've been lucky enough not to have to live through that. Would you, if the tables were reversed?