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2023-12-09 13:37:15 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 71D4D75F9E8FBEF07CBE5419A5C6616CB66827130CD2B62D9660C222FD4EF5DB
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This post is based on a highly misleading "apples to oranges" comparison published in FT: https://www.ft.com/content/7b407c2e-8149-4d83-be01-72dcae8aee7b#:~:text=Citing%20estimates%20of,conventional%20bombing%20campaigns.%E2%80%9D It compares the number of buildings in German cities that were *destroyed* in WWII with the number of buildings in Gaza that were *damaged*, which is naturally a much higher number. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II#:~:text=Berlin*,75%25 https://twitter.com/MarkZlochin/status/1733256533134147956 https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-reported-impact-day-45
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