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arrow-up1346arrow-down1image[Doonesbury] israel's invasion of Lebanon - 1982lemmy.worldLinkerbaan@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
Credit Garry Trudeau. Third panel refers to Irgun terrorist group leader and Likud founder (and israeli pm) Menachem Begin.
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoNice to see Trudeau weighing in. For better or worse, he always seems at his best when there’s an absurd war on. Not that not all wars are absurd; just that some are more horrific in some dimensions than others.
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoPlus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Despite that, I’m surprised so little has changed. “Terrorism” wasn’t the big bad until 9/11.
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Nice to see Trudeau weighing in. For better or worse, he always seems at his best when there’s an absurd war on.
Not that not all wars are absurd; just that some are more horrific in some dimensions than others.
This is from 40 years ago…
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
Despite that, I’m surprised so little has changed. “Terrorism” wasn’t the big bad until 9/11.