Episode 243 - US-backed Israeli genocide of Palestinians, dehumanization and self-made monsters

Sky News report shows aftermath of Israeli air strike on Rafah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sviTpOFvHYQ

Journalist Abby Martin's documentary about the 2018-19 Gazan protest
https://gazafightsforfreedom.com
https://www.msf.org/great-march-return

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Directive#2023_Israel-Hamas_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahiya_doctrine#2023
https://sites.libsyn.com/407174/unregistered-268-max-blumenthal

Making Monsters: The Uncanny Power of Dehumanization by David Livingstone Smith
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Monsters-Uncanny-Power-Dehumanization/dp/0674545567/
Real Horror: The Power and Peril of Dehumanization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqg1AX_JM54
https://davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/from-human-animals-to-bloodthirsty
https://cgcinternational.co.in/dehumanization-humiliation-and-cruelty/

Canadian Doctor Shot By IDF Describes Gaza’s Devastated Medical System | Dr Tarek Loubani | TMR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-V6VN-TSeU&t=629s
“The U.S. and Israel Stand Alone”: World Demands Ceasefire as Gaza Death Toll Tops 20,000 
https://youtu.be/9s_R9XRbEnU?t=529
Omar Suleiman: Palestine, Gaza, Oct 7, Israel, Resistance, Faith & Islam | Lex Fridman Podcast #411 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFSyNdQf5uk
Joe Biden's long history of pro-Israel statements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Nrv5izaTs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_flotilla_raid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalek#Modern_usage

Randians Are Genocidal Collectivists by Fernando Chiocca
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/12/fernando-chiocca/randians-are-genocidal-collectivists/

Opinion: I’m an American doctor who went to Gaza. What I saw wasn’t war — it was annihilation
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-16/rafah-gaza-hospitals-surgery-israel-bombing-ground-offensive-children
‘Not seen since Vietnam’: Israel dropped hundreds of 2,000-pound bombs on Gaza, analysis shows
https://www.cnn.com/gaza-israel-big-bombs/index.html
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/
https://radiolab.org/podcast/toy-soldiers

“Oppenheimer” Ignores Birth of Nuclear-Industrial Complex — and Its Profiteers
Nukes are big business, and beneficiaries have worked doggedly to limit any efforts to reduce or eliminate nuclear arms. by William D. Hartung
https://truthout.org/articles/oppenheimer-ignores-birth-of-nuclear-industrial-complex-and-its-profiteers/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_nuclear_accidents

“Pure evil” – Dr. Mads Gilbert on Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s hospitals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLDnZ1OYR9w

Imagine Hamas Killed This 6-Year-Old Girl And Her Family. Just Imagine The Response. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJZLUQwzWLI
Bibi Ally's INSANE Defense of Starvation in Gaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmdQacfCtZQ
Breaking: Israel Unleashes Bombs During Superbowl; Declares Women & Kids Terrorists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHR2XDUJYLk&t=656s
Airstrikes Hit Rafah Crossing Ahead Of Israeli Troops' Ground Invasion, Killing 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNpNgVz9MeY&t=272s

Steven Pinker's delusional thinking and gaslighting:
https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/1728083792168948056
I've read all the "textbooks" (while writing the genocide chapter in Better Angels) and what Israel is doing may be criticized, but it is in no way "genocide"; this is a blood libel.

Aaron Bushnell's Protest Reflects A Much Deeper Crisis In the US Military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSPiEQ9_zzc