nobody fires those rockets for fun, either. the casualty rate among the people doing it (and any civilians who happen to be in the area) is much higher than that of their targets.
It might deter some percentage, but considering how many people gladly accept certain death, an increased chance of death isn't a big hurdle.
I'm just thinking in terms of technology and possible outcomes, from a purely pragmatic point of view. You might have just started reading my post by trying to guess which side I was more likely to be on, and then confirmation bias may have just caused you to interpret the way I said things to validate that guess. (I could easily see someone also coming to the opposite conclusion from that post, for example. But you and they would both be wrong.)
I don't think the language I used was "othering". I just think sometimes some things are talked about from an abstract, realpolitik-esque, mechanistic perspective, and sometimes things are talked about from a human and moral perspective. It's only a problem if you're trying to do the latter and you end up sounding like the former.
However, you do make a valid point. I only brought up the afterlife component, but due to what you say, they may feel cornered, like they have less to lose and are making a last stand of sorts, which might further bolster determination and willingness to risk death. So that's another factor.
It's besides the point of the discussion, but I overwhelmingly support the Palestinians in the Israel-Palestine conflict and agree with your comments on the matter. Of course I sympathize with people struggling in desperation. I don't think it's offensive, or a stereotype, or untrue, to say that many of them are more okay with dying because they believe death isn't permanent and that the afterlife will be a positive experience. I think that's just a fact which carries no value judgment.
Of course, I understand that even if they thought death were permanent, they still may brazenly risk death to fight for their cause, but my point was that the belief that it isn't permanent even further increases that determination to face death.
This is just a thread about AI, not about politics, which is why I made it about AI.
Like with a minefield, morally fine when marked, very immoral if not marked.
Without even getting into the other aspects of Hezbollah's occupation of lebanon.
People reading this, feeling confused, and think this is an actual discussion. Please go on and read about the topic on wikipedia.
Is it unthinkable that at least some Palestinians would resort to defending themselves after their homes were stolen and while being under constant threat of extermination?
You’re right that it doesn’t compare. Colonisers have always been far more brutal than any response they received.