Quote (Norlander @ Dec 15 2023 01:20pm)
I wonder who the judges are! With age they show hostility to freedom, they read the press that dates as far back as the Crimean war. They call it wisdom. They're quick to criticize and curse and always sing the same old song, they never think they can be wrong. The older these men are- the worse.
there are legitimate issues with the israeli court system, specifically in how it handles the detaining of west bank citizens historically. but that too, imo, is an aside here. many names can correct me if i'm wrong, but he seems to state repeatedly that if soldiers hurt people unprovoked they should be punished. he's not claiming they always are, or that all prisoners are guilty of terrible violence, or anything else. but when you're asked, repeatedly, to make an excuse for misbehavior, and you don't. well that just makes the people strawmanning ad nauseum look petty and childish.
just imagine if someone over and over said "hey make excuses for BLM burning down black owned small businesses", and the person said over and over "i dont excuse it, its bad, they shouldnt do it, and deserve to be punished". then time and again the same people come back and say "lol u love this and approve of all of it".