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[-] Drusas@kbin.social 33 points 10 months ago

It helps to remember that the US president will always support Israel. It doesn't matter who is president. Unless we magically get someone like Bernie Sanders at some point, the US will always support Israel.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

I think even Bernie would, but with a lot more criticality. Calling for a ceasefire, attaching conditions to aid, drawing red lines for US support.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~I wouldn't call that ironic, so much as a direct result of being descended from a Jewish family that lost people to The Holocaust. Pretty difficult for people to accuse him of being antisemitic, even with the "self hating Jew" stereotype. He's literally the type of person who can say with authority, "you're making your own people look bad, and we want nothing to do with this."~~

Edit: responded to the wrong comment, please ignore.

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Ironic that the guy who actually lost close family in the holocaust is the one who doesn't have his head up his ass about the Israeli government

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I wouldn't call that ironic, so much as a direct result of being descended from a Jewish family that lost people to The Holocaust. Pretty difficult for people to accuse him of being antisemitic, even with the "self hating Jew" stereotype. He's literally the type of person who can say with authority, "you're making your own people look bad, and we want nothing to do with this."

[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Not ironic at all, to anyone who actually paid attention to history. Genocide is genocide, regardless of the perpetrator. When Israel said “never again” what they apparently meant was “never again to us”.

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I hope the Palestinians survive long enough to see a US president that doesn't unconditionally support their genociders.

But, totally agree, Trump would either be identical or worse than Biden in terms of Israel. I just worry that "both sides are the same" in this regard is something that will disillusion voters.

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