• TigrisMorte@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Wake up and what? Their demands are not achievable by Biden. He cannot as so many of the threads claim, just call up bibi and tell him to stop. Doing so would likely eliminate what little leverage a Democratic President has over the extremist right wing of Israel. It certainly would not have any desirable outcome.

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      He could not bypass congress to sell weapons to israel. He could not promote bills pledging billions more to israel. He could not proudly proclaim himself a zionist on a late night talk show in support of israel while they’re carrying out genocide. He could direct the UN representative to not veto resolutions on israel.

      There’s plenty that could be done, but democrats are mighty fond of the word “can’t” unless it’s for causes that their billionaire sugar daddies want.

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        Misrepresentation is still a lie. Not how any of this works. President has authority only to do as the Constitution or Congress allows, in which case there is no bypass. And following your advise would lose far more Votes than it would gain. And as the loons that have fallen for this bit of Pootie’s division propaganda are going to hold their breath until they turn blue while stamping their feet regardless of reality, unlikely to gain any significant Votes regardless.

        But please, tell us more of the very new and never heard before, “bOtHsIdEs!!11!!!”.

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          If he loses for standing up to an ally commiting genocide then this country is fucked already.

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      He did it in 2021. He can also stop aid right now and stop blocking a UN ceasefire. It would legitimize the Israeli left’s efforts and possibly cause a new government in Israel.

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        And lose a few million Votes by turning his back on Israel. Hmm, potential couple hundred thousand idiots don’t Vote or several million don’t. You desire is stupid.

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          Polling does not have American support for Israel that high, and certainly not in battleground states. It’s mostly in safe states.

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            Not relevant. Polls didn’t have support for Palestine that high either, until the division propaganda anyway.

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              You mean the headline news articles about Israel shooting aid convoys because “Hamas” is with them. Only it turns out that it’s the local police trying to distribute aid in an orderly manner? That propaganda?

              Or the beheaded babies that turned out to be a poorly orchestrated conspiracy to lie about an already horrible event?

              Or the accusations about UNRWA that our own intelligence community rated “low confidence”, which is Intel speak for either unprovable or utter bullshit?

              Yeah. There’s been some propaganda going on but it’s not who you assume it is.

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                No, I mean nothing of the sort. Oh, and again, none of that is relevant as the subject isn’t your moral condemnation, oh holier than thou dip stick, but in actuality the subject is US Voters that shall crucify any politician stupid enough to suggest Israel shall not be protected. So stamp your feet and call all those suggesting you pay attention genocidists, but reality shall continue as it has been where politicians know better what the balance of Votes is.

                Oh, and the propaganda is the same ol’ same ol’
                nothing new, you are just the latest in a long line of useful idiots. Pootie is so proud, your ancestors, not so much.