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14 billions for Israel, 100 millions for Palestine... That's a 140 ratio. Who's the distressed population Joe?
Bullets are a lot more expensive than bandages most of the time.
(Edit: that is not to say that this is a reasonable allocation of resources in this situation. The appropriate ratio would be zero bullets and a couple dozen new, fully equipped hospitals and several hundred well-stocked kitchens.)
Biden is gonna get slaughtered in November. It might even be the final nail in the coffin for American democracy. All because Joe here couldn’t not enthusiastically fund a genocide occurring in plain sight.
All because Joe here couldn’t not enthusiastically fund a genocide occurring in plain sight.
Absolving Republicans of all their nasty anti-democratic behavior is disgusting. Anyone voting for Trump is actively pursuing the downfall of America. Anyone who doesn't vote at all deserves the blame too.
I haven’t seen a single leftist say they’re going to vote for Trump but I’ve seen like 100,000 liberals saying enabling genocide isn’t a big issue and to vote blue no matter who. Maybe stop nagging leftists and start doing the bare fucking minimum to appeal to voters who don’t like actual fucking genocide.
Genocide is a big deal but what the fuck is not voting going to do to fix it? If anything, trump will give Israel more shit and also dismantle US democracy whole he's at it
No one on the left is voting for Trump! We all know what happens to leftists under fascism. Read the “First they came…” poem. We’re fucking first.
I am saying to stop nagging leftists and start focusing on suburban moms or whomever. Leftists upset about mass slaughter are never why Democrats lose. It’s people upset about grocery bills and shit like that.
There’s not a single literate leftist who doesn’t understand that centrists will ultimately sell us out to make a deal with the devil that is fascism. That’s how it’s gone in every country where fascism took hold. It’s part of the process and we know we’ll have to be the resistance.
No one even expect centrists to do the right thing when push comes to shove. But quit nagging leftists on the way. We’re really not the problem in this situation.
Eventually backing the Dems will backfire. Look at a few things Biden as done in his term. They are becoming more and more right-wing every election.
Either vote third party or Trump's America becomes real (even if it takes a future Democrat or Republican to do it).
Vote for progressives in the primaries. Voting third party does nothing but help speed toward fascism. Our first past the post elections make voting for third parties cause the person you least want to win.
How are we not already on that path? The young people are even starting to give up. The job market is garbage, houses are unaffordable, health care is getting worse. When did all of you let the media trick you into not voting for a better future? It's not like all negative human traits will cease to be the moment Trump dies...
Nobody is absolving the Republicans of being evil little shits. We just aren't going to stand for Biden following them down that road.
Careful, any criticism of biden automatically makes you a trump supporter.
That's how tribalism works.
I'd say anyone who supports Trump or Biden is actively pursuing the downfall of America.
They're both just looking out for different rich people.
Yeah. It's painfully obvious when the US' ruling class clashes with its servant class.
They just keep pushing and expect us to roll over and take it. Unfortunately, a lot of us are proud to do just that. I don't take those people seriously, anymore.
Aw, I have three weapons for Israel and no UN aid. Why can't I have no weapons for Israel and three UN aid?
Genocide…. What a legacy
I rather liked his administration before he became Genocide Joe.
Yeah, he was quite a bit better than Obama before this, in my opinion. I was pleasantly surprised.
Better than Dronebma isn't much of a high bar.
This is after it turned out that Israel's accusation was a lie, as is usually the case. This man will go down in November and drag the rest of the world with him.
BDS
Right after the UNRWA accusations turn out to be false.
And israel tortured UNRWA employees into making false confessions.
Fuck Biden.
Too many pro Israel people in Bidens government.
Such as Biden himself.
It's the American government, period. Jewish people contribute millions in lobbies and bribes.
Careful there. Lots of American Jews don't support Israel's actions. Zionists do, whether they're Jewish or not.
Biden ignoring his own intelligence agencies for foreign propaganda.
Yay.
I thought that was just a trump thing. But nope.
It's a US politics thing. Everyone that sets foot in the White House has to play ball, they just don't know it until they get there. It would've been interesting to see Bernie react to the reality of things in the highest office, but that's probably exactly why they never let him in.
Bidens new memoir "How to lose votes and alienate muslims" coming to a store near you soon.
Why are we giving $14b to one of the wealthiest nations in existence?
I'm never voting for an establishment democrat again. I don't care what the tribalists think. They don't want to solve these problems, just perpetuate them.