“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is a classic example of what we like to call Schrödinger’s Clown Nose. He wants to be taken seriously while also being a comedian who’s trying to be funny but also serious at the same time.
Noah’s thoughts on Israel defending itself from Hamas terrorists is an excellent illustration of that:
Trevor Noah on Israel: “I just want to ask an honest question here. If you are in a fight where the other person cannot beat you, how much should you retaliate when they try to hurt you?” https://t.co/zAudxljGGP
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) May 12, 2021
That honest question is actually quite intellectually dishonest, if you think about it for even a second. But let’s hear Trevor out, in the interest of the discourse:
“If you start from ‘Israel fired rockets into Gaza,’ then Israel is the bad guy, because they’re bombing Gaza,” Noah explained. “But then you take a step back in time, and you go, ‘Well, but Hamas fired rockets at Israel.’ Then Hamas is the bad guy. But then you take a step back, and you go, ‘But the Israeli police went in and started beating people up in a mosque during Ramadan, the most holy time in the Muslim calendar.’ Well then, Israel is the bad guy.”
Guess Trevor didn’t have time to mention the people in the mosque during Ramadan who were stockpiling large rocks and firebombs to deploy on Jews who have chosen to exist. Because that would make Hamas the bad guy.
News flash, Trevor: Hamas is always the bad guy. No matter what else anyone anywhere is doing, Hamas is always the bad guy.
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“I just want to ask an honest question here,” Noah said. “If you are in a fight where the other person cannot beat you, how much should you retaliate when they try to hurt you?”
“Everyone has a different answer to the question, and I’m not trying to answer the question, nor do I think I’m smart enough to solve it. All I ask is, when you have this much power, what is your responsibility?”
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We can’t with this guy. Can you?
It's early but that's going to be hard to beat for dumbest remark of the day https://t.co/SVccQ9ruCh
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 12, 2021
'if someone is shooting at you, but he is smaller than you, should you really protect yourself? I'm just asking the question.'
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 12, 2021
Just asking questions. Trevor’s not taking sides or anything.
"They're defending themselves too well" is an astonishingly ignorant statement by someone we expected this from.
— Wittorical (@Wittorical) May 12, 2021
This reflects a gross misunderstanding of asymmetrical warfare. Would you be “hurt” if a rocket exploded on your house?
— Jeffry Butter (@colonelbutter) May 12, 2021
'Just let them launch their rockets into Jerusalem' is quite a take
— MicDre (@dremicdre) May 12, 2021
So missiles and suicide bombs don’t hurt, who knew?
— aring (@aring) May 12, 2021
Unbelievable. If I'm being attacked by a weak man with a knife should I let him stab me? Over 1,000 missiles launched at Israel over the past couple of days and they are the bad guy for defending themselves. https://t.co/V8MpA2Mn0I
— Brett (@BrettStaggs) May 12, 2021
If someone isn’t strong enough to kill you with a bat should you really stop them from breaking your legs? https://t.co/QDuxk3JNGL
— Tim Urban (@TheRealTimUrban) May 12, 2021
So if 100 people have handguns and 1,000 have machine guns, the 100 should be allowed to murder the 1,000 because they are less armed?
— Joshua Strulowitz (@RabbiStrul) May 12, 2021
Yeah. It makes no sense. At all.
He's talking out of his ass.
— UzeUrBrain (@uzeurbrain) May 12, 2021
interesting question from the guy who defended the Marikana massacre:https://t.co/c7XidQpRa5 https://t.co/z3Rxf77s11
— tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) May 12, 2021
Trevor Noah has personal security. By his logic, I should be able to go up and punch him in his mouth because in the end, I can't beat him, right? His security will just take me down. So what's a little bloody lip from time to time? https://t.co/9DADwyj7aq
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 12, 2021
"Israel should let its citizens be killed, because come on, Hamas won't completely kill ALL the citizens!" https://t.co/n4QTh2XzTJ
— Heimish Conservative (@HeimishCon) May 12, 2021
Treating Hamas like they are just some Palestinians with rocks and flip flops is beyond disingenuous
— MicDre (@dremicdre) May 12, 2021
If I am stupid enough to get into a fight with someone who is bigger and stronger than me, then I should expect the consequences. Isreal is showing a great deal of patience knowing the fire power they could unleash.
— Charles Holden (@csgrela) May 12, 2021
I guess I would want to protect my loved ones even if the people trying to kill them have no chance of conquering my country militarily. pic.twitter.com/SOqANKfSI9
— Stop scolding me, I'm vaccinated (@jtLOL) May 12, 2021
Until the attacks stop once and for all, you daft idiot https://t.co/t8dll0WcmV
— Hooch Acquisition Corp (@barrelproofing) May 12, 2021
Does that answer your “honest question,” Trevor?
Noah Trevor on Israel: “I have no idea of what I‘m talking about”
— Roger Kaputnik Am Yisrael Chai! (@IreadMad) May 12, 2021
To be fair, that’s Trevor Noah on just about everything.
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Update:
We’re just going to drop this right here:
Definitely want to hear more of Trevor Noah’s opinions on the Jewish state pic.twitter.com/9FNId2tmIp
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) May 12, 2021
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