• Jack@slrpnk.net
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      11 hours ago

      Well IMO it is a bit simplistic to just toss it to capitalism.

      I do agree that capitalists profit from wars and historically have started wars for profit, but the current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are a bit more complicated.

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          10 hours ago

          Dead people do not produce excess value, alive people do.

          I hate to think that way but if you put yourself in the shoes of a capitalist exploiting Palestinians with the help of Israel I think would be much more profitable than killing them.

          Just like in Germany during WW2 capitalist interests give way to fascism and hate.

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              9 hours ago

              I do agree that it is settler-colonial project.

              I also do not think land is the main purpose of the genocide. I think the extermination of Palestinians(and other Arabs) is the main reason, taking the land is a very good additional incentive.

              But neither I nor You can know what happens in the heads of genocidal maniacs so we can only guess.

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                We can only guess based on the economic structures, trends, and stated goals going back to the founding Zionists. It has always been a land grab, they are always seeking new land to sell and fuel its settler-colonial economy. Never attribute evil to madness when you can analyze the material and economic basis for it.

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      9 hours ago

      It’s ignoring the crusades