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5 min readWas It A Genocide?
The satellite images of Gaza updated in early 2025 show something that looks like an archaeological excavation of ancient ruins—not a place where 2.1 million people had been living until recently. Dave Smith and Rob Bernstein start here, with the visual evidence of total destruction: 330,000 structures destroyed, over 80 percent of all buildings in Gaza either damaged or demolished. The hosts acknowledge that journalists have been barred from entering Gaza throughout the war, making these satellite photos some of the most complete documentation available. Smith notes something particular about seeing it from above rather than through drone footage—a shift in scale that makes the totality harder to dismiss.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:06) **Opening Banter and Show Setup** - Dave and Robby discuss their current living situations and upcoming comedy shows.
- 2 (02:07) **Introduction to the Gaza Destruction Topic** - Dave introduces the main subject: newly released satellite images from Google Earth showing the total destruction of Gaza.
- 3 (05:27) **The Moral Thought Experiment: What Could Justify This?** - Dave poses a pure philosophical question about what level of existential threat could ever justify destroying an entire city.
- 4 (11:36) **Debunking the "Existential Threat" Narrative** - The hosts argue that Israel's claim of facing an existential threat from Gaza is not credible.
- 5 (15:02) **The Value of Being Right When It's Unpopular** - Dave reflects on how their early, controversial takes on COVID and Gaza have aged well and gained mainstream acceptance.
- 6 (18:44) **The Genocide Debate Begins: Bill Maher Clip** - The hosts pivot to a Bill Maher segment titled "Genocide or Not," which they plan to critique.
- 7 (24:15) **The Legal Definition of Genocide** - Dave reads the UN legal definition of genocide: specific acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
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Show Notes
Dave Smith brings you the latest in politics! On this episode of Part Of The Problem, Dave and Robbie "the Fire" Bernstein discuss the newly released Google Earth images of the destruction in Gaza, Bill Maher discussing with experts why it's "not" a genocide, Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro discussing why Iran isn't an important issue to most Americans, and more.
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