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[–] [email protected] 66 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The more he talks about this topic the less enthused I am about his candidacy. I mean, the alternative is fucking horrible. But it would be nice to have a better choice than between 'bad and terrible', at least when it comes to foreign policy.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And my expectations are rock bottom. All he needs to do is just step back and not take a side rather than proactively support Israel's genocide. The people who organized the "uncommitted" drives would love to instead organize for Biden, but he just keeps popping into the news to remind them the job isn't done and he's still bad on the issue.

The American people can ignore foreign war crimes in favor of domestic issues. Africa's got some going on right now that haven't even warranted a mention in the presidential race. We'd just like to not be proactively supporting them.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I refuse to take any advice from the people that spent like a full decade shitting on Al Gore and the idea of global warming. No, I don’t care that they pivoted well after global warming was settled science and public opinion started to shift to viewing it as cringe to be a climate change denier.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Haven't watched it in ages, are they still transphobic pieces of shit?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

They made an episode trying to make up for that where I think one of the secondary characters is trans? I couldn’t tell you the specifics of it because I haven’t watched it, I just remember it being decently received at the time by a fair amount of trans people that I follow on various platforms. Not beyond reproach but not the fucking nightmare that the Mrs Garrison shit was.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When they made the video game, Cartman was cool with Kenny being a princess

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Well before any of that, they dressed up as ladies for the Oscars they were nomated for. Like early/mid 2000s?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Without actual proof of intent, no, it is not

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Of course for Biden to admit that it is genocide would be to admit that that he is complicit in genocide. But whether it is called genocide or merely the indiscrimate slaughter of thousands of innocent people, he is still guilty as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

"Not my president" says Voters after Biden refuses to stop directly enabling the genocide of Palestinians.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

well he's certainly asking for it. :/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The US doesn’t deal with the ICC, so he didn’t even have to say anything. I’m not sure why he’s trying his hardest to not get elected, with the stakes that high.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I don’t know anyone who isn’t going to vote for him, regardless of this crap.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I think what we believe to be genocide is actually a byproduct of Zionism. They’d kill whomever was living on that land, but since they’re Muslim it’s easier to justify and looks like genocide.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Without thinking about the validity of the ICCs argument for it, I wonder if part of their concern is whether or not having an antagonist like the ICC doesn’t shore up potentially eroding domestic support from Gantz and his allies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Genocide joe?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm really getting tired of fucking American politicians these days.

Shut the fuck up and let the court decide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Did i offend you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

This is what you call "voter outreach".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I mean...it's not. Population of Gaza has barely declined if at all.