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I would like to know: is there even a single person here, who actually changed his opinion regarding this whole matter upon seeing this report? Not confirmed anything, but actually was forced to re-evaluate his opinion. Like, previously you thought that IDF are good guys, and all Israel does is justified self-defense measures, and now you see this as genocide of Palestinians?

Of course, I assume, the answer is — no one. (And I'm hoping somebody will tell me I'm wrong.) So, what's the point? Is somebody gonna be held accountable? Will Israel be treated differently as a country from now on? If no, what's the point?

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Seems like you’re asking “what’s the point of investigating crimes against humanity?”

And if that’s a question you have to ask, then clearly something is very wrong.

Seems like a good question to ask imo. The lack of accountability of crimes against humanity and children and the general apathy and shrug worthy reaction to most people to these issues especially on this site seems relevant commentary.

Journalism isn't valued by how many opinions have changed, it is there to report on stories that are or have happened. You ask for consequences in your comment but how can there be consequences if there are no reports? Absolutely baffling take.

This report is too biased for a critical thinker to change their mind.

This report presents sober technical analysis combined with witness testimony, creating an extremely concincing whole. It's not biased in any direction except the truth.

Presenting evidence has a point besides getting people to change their opinion on matters.

However, peoples' opinions often change, and when that happens, it has to happen somewhere.

Mine wasn't on reading this article, but I believe when someone on HN shared the wikipedia article on journalist deaths in Gaza, maybe around January or February 2024

This is a kind of inverted-retrograde of the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect.

Gell-Mann: 1) disbelieve a bogus story, then 2) turn the page and blithely believe the next story

You: 1) believe bona fide investigative journalism, then 0) ask what the point of journalism even is.

I can tell you that the genocide and the Epstein files have made me to completely recalibrate my world view in regards to few countries. Absolutely. I bet many normies are going through these thoughts too in their heads now.

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