No, pro Palestinian leftists, Israel is not committing genocide

[Beastly Boy]

124. Did you ever come across an OP on DU containing instances of violence in Gaza?

Did you ever notice a whole bunch of replies, regardless of their relevance to the OP, that had "genocide" charges thrown against Israel?

I've seen it time and again, and I would find it hard to believe if you were to claim you haven't.

Are you proposing that all of these responders, who are otherwise largely articulate and fairly erudite, are hopelessly ignorant and don't know any better? If you are, their presumed ignorance would appear extremely focused on applying this term to Israel, and it alone - the same posters are very unlikely to be found applying "genocide" to any other international conflicts, including those that fit the legal definition of genocide.

If you take their ignorance for granted, which I don't, it is not at all their general state of ignorance. It clearly indicates intent to be ignorant in a chosen circumstance, excluding all others.

Now, look at the college students who use the term "genocide" in reference to Israel in a similar way. You don't get to be generally ignorant and remain a student in an elite university for long, do you?

Let's go further: look at their professors, the country's intellectual elites, who misuse the term "genocide". Are you suggesting they are ignorant too?

What about elected officials, spokespeople for various organizations, media outlets and advocacy groups? Their use of "genocide" as a derogatory term applied to Israel and Israel alone is not exactly unheard of. Are they all ignorant?

Sorry, your proposition that "genocide" is a mere generic hyperbole and casual imprecision just doesn't hold water.