Well, actually genocide is a term in international law. So what you call "semantics" matter. And not agreeing that genocide is the correct legal term for actions by a military belligerent does not remotely imply agreement with such actions; neither does it imply that crimes of war did not occur.

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FYI, here is the entire referenced discussion, which I recommend. You can always turn down the volume when triggered, but there is a lot of useful context for the current campaign season.

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I also don't tend to get worked up when he occasionally says dumb stuff -- sometimes, obviously, to get a rise out of people -- because, who the heck cares?

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I agree with Kristol that the clip has taken wildly out of context, particularly by people who are absurdly interested in demonizing Carville, which is as tiresome as Carville sometimes can be Carville's primary point was the margin of D victory matters in the House, which is unassailably correct

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BREAKING: In a stunning decision, the Tampa Bay Times just endorsed Democrat David Jolly over Byron Donalds for governor in #Florida. This is a HUGE endorsement. Let's go!!! #VoteBlue

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