• lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Sometimes it is. For example, there are a lot of ppl being genocided in Gaza. There was like an 80 years time window for them to become refugees. Some did. Some stayed in their homeland, which is, of course also understandable. (Now, even if they wanted, they probably can’t leave any more.) My point is, they had to choose between two evils, one of which was to become a refugee. You could say it’s not a real choice, but that would diminish the sacrifice and courage of those who stayed to be genocided.

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        2 days ago

        Nobody said they are.

        However, parents sometimes make those tough choices for their children and that’s also valid, even if some of us would have made a different choice. Fleeing a country isn’t exactly safe and often you need resources. Even if you had maybe 18 years to prepare, only very few expected the situation to escalate that quickly to genocide. Maybe some were even still saving money or planning when Israel started.