return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoNetanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza, says Israel won't stop until 'total victory' is achievedapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down118
arrow-up1406arrow-down1external-linkNetanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza, says Israel won't stop until 'total victory' is achievedapnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square171fedilink
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down1·9 months agoAnd what, pray tell, is “total victory”?
minus-squareBurn_The_Right@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down1·9 months agoYou know… Total as in “Final” and victory as in “Solution”. It’s more polite than saying genocide.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·edit-29 months agoIt’s when you win the total war. Edit /s, as in reference to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportpalast_speech
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-29 months agoGaza’s army, navy and air force have all been defeated. I guess the rest is winning over the locals’ hearts and minds now, right?
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-29 months agoI don’t think my sarcasm shone through to you. The term was used by Goebbels in a 1943 speech inspiring the German people for war until extermination. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportpalast_speech
And what, pray tell, is “total victory”?
You know… Total as in “Final” and victory as in “Solution”. It’s more polite than saying genocide.
It’s when you win the total war.
Edit /s, as in reference to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportpalast_speech
Gaza’s army, navy and air force have all been defeated. I guess the rest is winning over the locals’ hearts and minds now, right?
I don’t think my sarcasm shone through to you. The term was used by Goebbels in a 1943 speech inspiring the German people for war until extermination.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportpalast_speech