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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 12 points 1 hour ago

Boy those pro-Palestine folks that didn't vote for Kamala to protest her stance on the genocide sure did own the Democrats. I'm sure they're super happy about helping get Trump back in office and aren't at all upset about the leopards gnawing off their entire heads.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

There are no restrictions to lift, but I guess it makes a good sound bite, even if its utter nonsense.

https://www.reuters.com/world/no-us-conditions-security-assistance-israel-austin-says-2023-10-12/

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

Me trying to find the restrictions in question just like me trying to find Biden's red line and also just like me trying to find Blinken's endzone and also me trying to find the consequences of Israel's actions for the past 13 months.

What a joke lol

[–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 33 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Let's be real. The Zionists in charge are Nazis and there was never a path out of genocide in these elections.

[–] SquatDingloid@lemmy.world 18 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It's also part of the evangelical grifter prophecy that the Jews be in control of all of old Isreal before the apocalypse starts.

Trump will dismantle this country and the Christians will cheer it on as society circles the drain because the version of their book that was rewritten in the 70s says so.

It will at least be funny to see them all realize that the "rapture" probably already happened and they're all still here XD

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Trump will dismantle this country and the Christians will cheer it on as society circles the drain

These idiots should be disqualified for holding office, since at least some of them, and/or the people they represent, simply don't think this world matters, but only their fictional eschatology.

It's bananas when you actually talk to some of them. Weirdly, though, some of them are still preppers. Wait, I thought you will be one of the blessed chosen ones in the end times? WTF are they stockpiling MREs and thinking they'll be hunting for deer with a bow and arrow or some shit....none of their plans - if you can call them that - make any fucking sense, but they want to rule so that they can drag more advanced people, cultures, and societies down with them into their lunacy and their absolute literal hellscape.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

Let's be discerning: there was the potential for a better path out of this, but people decided on the definitely-worst-case-for-everything option on this binary choice, to ensure everyone suffers as much as possible in every situation, most assuredly during the belligerent invasion by Israel.

It was explained over and over; you need more time?

[–] neanderthal@lemmy.world 70 points 8 hours ago (7 children)

Well, to all the folks arguing with me on how voting for Harris was bad because of Gaza: CONGRATULATIONS! You REALLY made a point there. The Palestinians had a chance under Harris. Instead of voting for a chance for the Palestinians, you did nothing or voted for genocide. You did it from the other side of the world, where you won't have to suffer the consequences.

[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 55 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

"A vOTe fOR hARriS iS a VoTE FoR gENociDe"

Fucking morons

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 20 points 7 hours ago

Fucking Russians. Fixed it for you.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)
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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 13 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not genocide if they aren't people.

--Trump, Probably

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

The entire unhinged right wing has been declaring them UnPersons for decades. I remember in the 90s, possibly earlier, hearing wingers saying "Palestine is not even a country, it was made up by the libs/Muslims, using the term 'Palestinian' is talking nonsense", and so on.

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[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 13 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

What restrictions?, the article doesnt mention any, Bidens ultimatum came and went with no action.

Both sides were for unconditional aid to Israel, kamala may have added some laments about loss of life but she repeatedly said restrictions on military were off the table. Until someone can point to me a concrete policy that kamala had in her platform that was different from trump then yeah both sides are equally bad on this issue. Trump is worse on a lot of others but to a Palestinian they are both bad.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 13 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The article has a vague statement trying to make it sound like there were lots of restrictions, but I think it's just the 2000 lb. bombs, and maybe some sort of guidance system (IIRC). Because it's a fucking Fox News article for some reason.

Currently, U.S. restrictions include an embargo on a certain weapons shipment and limitations on various combat-related equipment, even if they do not involve explosive ordnance.

Allowing them is definitely more bad, but it's going from like 95% of maximum complicity to 100%.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 20 minutes ago

The only restrictions are stuff we don't give to anyone. By the end of Trump's term I will not be surprised if Israel has an Ohio class submarine.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 74 points 9 hours ago (16 children)

Thanks, Uncommitted Assholes.

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 30 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I loved having people arguing with me and saying "At least my conscience is clear."

How's your conscience now??? Still feeling good about your decision?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I loved having people arguing with me and saying “At least my conscience is clear.”

How’s your conscience now??? Still feeling good about your decision?

There is a certain set of dumbasses that will say this kind of thing no matter what.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

They think they get to wipe their hands of it because they "didn't participate", refusing to concede that said choice still counts as their participation. Through ignorance, cruelty, and/or privilege, they'll blame everyone else for the state of the world while refusing to do their part.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Howard Zinn - you can't be neutral on a moving train. The Enlightened Centrists (TM) always look like suuuuuch dipshits when they talk about "both sides".

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

"bUt i VoTeD iNdEpEnDaNt"

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 53 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

giving putin a free pass at ukraine will be after lunch, then?

Putin isn't waiting, he apparently started amassing troops within a day of the election.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago

He's not sure, he's still waiting on orders from Putin.

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 26 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Time for the 2nd stage of FAaFO for all those that fucked around.

No both sides were not equally bad choices for trying to stop the slaughter of non-combatants.

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[–] Questy@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Wait, the ~14,000 dead children complied with American restrictions? The damaging or destruction of over 80% of all structures in Gaza was within restrictions? Interesting. It's honestly going to be tough for the victims of genocide to tell the difference. It actually may benefit Israel's victims since America is likely to massively lose influence in the world with the clown car pulling into Washington. Many nations who likely want to push back against the genocide are under huge American pressure to stay silent and complicit, hopefully as America loses influence that could change.

Not saying that will occur, just an opinion.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

There aren't any restrictions, unless they mean the stuff we don't give to anyone, not even NATO.

[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 4 points 6 hours ago

Lots of monochrome in this thread.

If you took pretty much all of the finger-pointing positions to which individuals are stubbornly clinging to the exclusion of any and all other positions and strung them together with "and"s, you'd have the closest approximation yet to the reality.

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