Comment on State Department Official Resigns, Says Israel Is Using U.S. Arms to Massacre Civilians in Gaza

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• Candelestine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Just depends on the org. With Biden in office, he’s really not exactly the most unscrupulous guy, so it’s probably more effective. Biden is the exact kind of boss this strategy does work on, actually, if it happens enough that it’s not a fluke, he’ll take it into account.

  But I agree, it can be counterproductive sometimes. Especially when done too soon, since once your position is lost, your voice becomes much less impactful.

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  • timewarp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The same “If I were a Jew, I’d be a Zionist” Biden?

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbn4i7_CFIM

    Oh how I wish we’d have gotten Bernie in 2016.

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    • Candelestine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I too wish Bernie had won. But, being a Zionist just means you think Jews need a homeland. Any supporter of a two state solution is supporting Zionism.

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      • timewarp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        What ever happened to democrats believing that we should support diversity? The same Democrats supporting the Israeli ethnostate would not feel the same way if it was Georgia or Alabama giving priority to white Christians and revoking residency of African Americans and stealing their homes.

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  • Aceticon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I would’ve thought the same about Biden, but seeing not just the continued diplomatic covering being given by the Biden administration to the Fascists in in the Israeli administration after they’ve been full-out acting their fascist fantasies for weeks but even things like the Whitehouse Spokesperson explicitly using the “anti-semite” slander against those critical of said acting out of fascist fantasies by the nation state of Israel, I very much doubt Biden is that kind of leader.

    Public Image of celebrities in general is incredibly stage-managed (I’ve known a couple) and that goes even more for Politicians, and clearly that “facet” of Biden is manufactured bollocks.

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    • Candelestine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Unfortunately, it’s just more complicated than that. The Presidency isn’t a movie where you can just follow your heart.

      We cannot actually halt the Israeli offensive. So we retain more ability to influence Israel by staying on their side, even if it’s distasteful and unethical. It’s a strategy though, and one that might have better chances of long term peace.

      After all, it’s not like Israel would stop attacking if we halted our weapon shipments. They have domestic industry. They could just switch to less precise tools once they run out of JDAMs.

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