First grade students in Sderot hide under their desks during a drill. Jim Hollander / EPA
The left, as always, has a rather nuanced view of a just war where Israel is concerned. History is selective, actions when performed by one side are understandable, but retaliation completely out of bounds, and some people’s word is adequate – no verification needed; instant conventional wisdom!
No, what is interesting about the collective opinion of the Juicebox Mafia is the proposed rule of just war: Whoever kills more is the guilty party. This amounts to a total rejection of the distinction between aggression and self-defense and indeed the entire concept of deterrence. Taken to its logical conclusion, moral victory becomes impossible, because the moment one side has dispatched with a greater number of enemy than casualties have been suffered, justice has been forfeited. The only means of ethical conduct is pure immolation — which is indeed the prescription for Israel, which is expected to behave as the only true Christian nation on earth, responding to attacks by endlessly turning the other cheek.
Why does he call the left the The Juicebox Mafia? No idea. But it’s certainly funny. Read it all.
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