I see what you’re saying, I guess it comes off as “all Germans” to me because “a random German” sounds like, “any random sample of Germans is likely to contain a xenophobic/nationalist individual”; when I feel like that could be the case for almost any random group… thus, unnecessarily creating an outgroup

Maybe instead of “random German person on Lemmy”, it could be “random xenophobic German person on Lemmy”…a little wordy, but it captures the irony of your statement, while also bringing the atrocities of Isreal to the forefront of attention

Idk, maybe I’m too much of a/an (insert label) and I’m killing the joke by overthinking

Edit: maybe it’s like mentioning “school shootings and guns” or “pittbulls” and inevitably awakening the indignant who just “have to comment and prove their point”… thus proving (and reinforcing) your own point. To me, it feels like introducing discussion on an already lopsided court; though I still respect your self-expression. I just feel it could be a little more nuanced so as to avoid any extra division… but that’s just my own two cents