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The complexity of context
2023-11-14 (#120)
The Complexity of Context. Propaganda that got 90,000 likes on Tik Tok: the Hellfire R9X must be one of the most terrible weapons that exist, and are specifically designed to cut people to shreds. The post claims that Israel launched one outside the Al Shifa Hospital. The truth: the Hellfire R9X is designed to minimize collateral damage because it employs a different kind of warhead and doesn't cause the widespread destruction associated with conventional warheads. Israel's goal is not to harm innocent Palestinian civilians, whic his why it uses a weapon specifically designed to minimize casualties.
Video Transcription:
Alright, so this
picture got
90,000 likes on
TikTok.
Watch this
propaganda.
This weapon must
be one of
the most
terrible
things ever made
by human beings.
Specifically designed
to cut people to
shreds.
And Israel
launched it at a
Palestinian sheltered
outside
of the Al
Shifa hospital.
No words can
do justice to
the depravity
and evil we're
witnessing.
So this is
the Hellfire R
nine X missile.
This is
unbelievable.
So either these
people are
extremely
ignorant or
extremely
malicious.
Let's read this
together.
The Hellfire R
nine X is
distinct from
standard
Hellfire missiles
because
it is designed
to minimize
collateral
damage by
employing
a different type
of warhead.
Instead of the
explosive warhead
found
in traditional
Hellfire
missiles, the R
nine X is
equipped with a
dense, metallic,
kinetic energy
penetrator.
Typically made
of
steel, this
penetrator
is designed to
impact and
penetrate
the target,
rather
than causing a
big explosion.
The primary use
of the Hellfire
R nine X is for
precision
strikes against
high
value targets in
densely populated
or
sensitive areas
where
minimizing collateral
damage
is critical.
By using the
kinetic energy
penetrator,
the missile can
eliminate specific
individuals
or vehicles
without
causing the
widespread
destruction associated
with explosive
warheads.
So Israel uses
this weapon to
try to minimize
collateral damage
and
target exactly
who they want to
target and
minimize
casualties.
Again, their
goal is not harm
innocent
Palestinian
civilians.
Think about it.
They use a
weapon specifically
designed
to minimize
casualties.
Israel doesn't
have
to use these
weapons.
They could have
used traditional
warheads.
It still would
have got the
job done.
It just would
have killed a
lot of innocent
people.
But no, we're
not going to
give them
credit.
We're going to
try to find
a way to
make them the
bad guy, no
matter what.
It's gross.
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