• TheTetrapod@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Does calling Netanyahu ‘Bibi’ put a bad taste in anyone else’s mouth? I know people are trying to emasculate him a lot of the time, but it feels like calling Hitler ‘Addy’.

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        5 months ago

        I feel the same way. He’s not my friend and he’s not a cute kid or something. He’s a genocidal war criminal.

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        5 months ago

        It’s situational. When he’s acting like a child it’s fun to bring a little levity to the conversation and mock “strong man” politicians. Treating him like a petulant child When he whines about fairness etc. Doesn’t take away from the genocide of it all. I think we’re intelligent enough to not get lost in the nuance.