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The collapse of science: a scientist’s personal account from Gaza (poliversity.it)

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The collapse of science: a scientist’s personal account from Gaza

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even at it's peak, Gaza did not have any significant science being produced.

It's even in the actual article:

Researchers in Gaza do not have access to sufficient materials, including chemicals, scientific instruments and replacement parts, since 2007. The lack of infrastructure affects researchers in all fields of science, and has limited the number of publications and our quality of research.

It was dirt poor, quite literally.

I'm not saying that destroying educational institutions is good, or that it didn't matter. It absolutely does matter and isn't a good thing, I'm just saying that the headline is misleading. I really wish this war didn't have so much propaganda going on from both sides.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

An area that's been oppressed for generations isn't producing significant science reseaech papers.

No shit Sherlock.

Propaganda is tools like you downplaying global events cause it doesn't fit into your narrative. I didn't know science coming out of Gaza is an actual metric for citizens to science and scientist to exist.

Like fucking geez. Stop smelling your own ass.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Care to go look up and tell me how Jews were treated in the region under the ottoman empire?

You seem to think that what's happening in gaza is a one sided new event but you conveniently ignore what came before.

The US killed a half million civilians in the middle east as a result of 9/11. Where's the blowback from that?

Then Oct 7th happens, and now all of a sudden everyone cares about gaza because Israel is kicking them in the teeth in retaliation.

Selective caring. Nobody gives a fuck about the rhohinga or the uyghurs, despite those situations being far worse. Where's the demands to sanction China or Chinese companies who are supporting that genocide?

Where's the support for native American groups who the US is still oppressing?

Hypocritical, all of you. I don't care about your opinions if you just pick and choose when to apply your morals to make yourself feel better. Help everyone, or stop pretending that your not doing it because it's the cool thing to support right now.