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Video footage broadcast Wednesday by Al Jazeera shows Israeli soldiers gunning down two Palestinians on the coast of northern Gaza, even as one of them waves what appears to be a piece of white fabric. The video then shows Israeli soldiers burying the bodies with a bulldozer.

Richard Falk, former United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, toldAl Jazeera that the footage provides "vivid confirmation of continuing Israeli atrocities" and spotlights the "unambiguous character of Israeli atrocities that are being carried out on a daily basis."

"The eyes and ears of the world have been assaulted in real-time by this form of genocidal behavior," said Falk. "It is a shocking reality that there has been no adverse reaction from the liberal democracies in the West. It is a shameful moment."

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[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you really say exhibiting coercive power isn't inherently negative? I'd say in both imperialism and Neocolonialism it certainly is as it's used to exploit the global south population and resources at their expense.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, I said: What is ideological is to assume that something else exhibiting coercive power is some inherent negative.

It can certainly be considered negative. Considering it so is ideological, however.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't see how exhibiting coercive power can be considered positive or neutral, especially in the context of imperialism or neocolonialism

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's fine. My point is that other ideologies would disagree. Fascism, for instance, is an ideology where coercive power is considered positive.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is your point that dehumanization is necessary for coercive power to be considered a positive? If so I agree.

I don't understand how you consider institutions that wield coercive power to not be inherently dangerous. Seems like they certainly are for the people getting coerced.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You keep trying to put words in my mouth. All I was saying is that all of this is ideological in nature. Because someone was trying to say it wasn't.

What is or isn't dangerous, the importance of humanity, the role of institutions, this is all ideology.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was trying to understand what you're saying when you say

Many institutions wielding coercive power is not inherently dangerous, just perhaps inefficient.

Because the danger of coercion to the people being coerced is very real for any ideology. I agree that whether wielding coercive power is seen as a positive or a negative depends on ideology.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

Hm. Valid question. In my view all forms of influence are fundamentally coercive at a certain level. I perhaps misspoke when I said they're not inherently dangerous though. Instead that danger gets spread out in a way where diverging interests and goals are meant to help keep that in check, in the liberal ideology. This is merely mitigation though, it does not actually diffuse the danger.