Most Americans supported or voted for presidents that bombed innocent people. Does that mean Americans therefore “deserved” 9/11? According to your moral logic any action against American civilians is tragically justified retaliation for their support of warmongering US presidents. It’s surprising how easily people justify bombing others when they would never apply those standards to themselves.
American civvies have a role and blame in everything America does since we vote for our President and Congress, regardless which way anyone votes (or doesn't vote). The price for our freedom and power is responsibility.
So yes: 9/11 was quite deserved in the sense that we poke(d) our dirty noses in other peoples' (Middle East's) business. This is separate from civvies getting caught in the crossfire, which is tragic regardless of blame; there is a reason deliberately targeting civilians is a war crime.
For another example: Germans who ultimately voted for Hitler and the Nazi party and thus played a role in the Holocaust, among many other travesties.
Consider reading what you just wrote, perhaps looking in the mirror, and reevaluating your thought process. Even for Hacker News I expect better than this.
I am annoyed and bored by this rhetoric, when something doesn't suit you, try to attack, the truth is you're starving and bombing people and journalists for "teaching them for next time", there's no look in the mirror, you're criminals. The journalists supported Hamas too?
I realize that many commenters have been egregiously breaking HN's guidelines in this thread, but calling for expulsion of populations is unacceptable. We ban accounts that post such things. No more of this, please.
We've had to warn you many times over the years not to post flamewar comments to HN but this is a degree of shocking I wouldn't have expected from you or any other longstanding HN user.
