I'm not justifying what he did, but you have to admit, his was a labour of love.
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Justifying
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Despite their truth, sayings like "carpe diem", "live for yourself" and "know your worth" have degenerated into cliches for justifying rudeness, oddness, and apathy, at the hands of TV personalities and columnists. That is what is called "educated ignorance".
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Why are you justifying what he did?
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Ideologically-motivated Arab states ethnically cleansed their Jewish populations in the 20th century through a combination of direct revocation of citizenship and creating unlivable conditions for Jews. Had they not done this—and had this not recently continued in Yemen under the Houthis—Israel would have a much harder time justifying itself.
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