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"But we'll still give him whatever he wants. That AIPAC there frightens me"
Literally...
This comment didn't happen yesterday, it was months ago. And Biden still hasn't changed.
And it still hasn't stopped Bibi from pushing for trump
There is literally no benefit for loyalty to a facist government, the second you're not 100% with them you're 100% against them. It's the same way trump acts
There has been a change in what he says.
But yeah, still nothing on what he does.
There has been a change in what he says.
Has there?
I'm not talking backroom comments like this, I mean public statements
He's publicly accusing Israel of supporting Trump. He didn't publicly accuse them of anything before that.
Do you happen to have a link?
I searched and couldn't find anything, but searching anything with "Biden, trump, Israel" kind of floods the results
AIPAC and Citizens United are actually frightening.
https://abcnews.go.com/538/pro-israel-groups-spent-big-oust-squad-members/story?id=113675889
https://apnews.com/article/cori-bush-aipac-house-race-missouri-568c1a84974b8ba176a8d27a8375de42
They are able to change the outcome of races with seemingly unlimited money. A spend of 8.4 million in a Missouri primary is absurd, and likely is a drop in the bucket of what is spent influencing the presidential race.
I don't think there is a way to fix this either, since the people that should be writing laws to prevent it are the ones benefiting the most.
I imagine this is also happening in Republican primaries, so one can't just vote differently to address the root cause. Both republicans and Democrats seem to be tripping over each other to prove what a friend they are to Israel. It's really weird and stressful to be a US citizen right now.
It’s really weird and stressful to be a US citizen right now.
I can't even begin to express how stressed I've been over this.
Anyone that has the misfortune of recognizing they've been encountering my comments of pure exasperation lately will attest to that...
I'm generally a pessimistic person, but I truly believe Trump is going to win this and the heritage foundation is going to be able to implement their plan to solidify control of the government.
This is very important info.
I find here on Lemmy folks don't often consider these types of second order consequences.
It's very ugly but it has to be considered.
So you're saying Israel actually controlling the US?
In a roundabout, totally legal way, yes they are. Technically it is a US organization that wants to strengthen US ties with Israel, so it's totally not foreign influence /s
Maybe stop sending them billions in weapons then, eh?
In an election year? That's political suicide in the US to Harris by proxy, given how many people are brainwashed over there.
Can we stop reporting on Biden or whoever else using salty language unless it’s something along the lines of “I’m cutting off the fucking military aid.”?
That won't happen, both parties are bought out by AIPAC, just AIPAC will stop splitting the money and give it only to the one who doesn't give them what they want. If a Democrat president said "I'm ending this here, enough bloodshed" AIPAC would fund the Republicans, despite how much Republicans hate Jews, quietly and publicly.
I'm not trying to defend the literal actual genocide, I'm trying to say the money makes them keep their hands flowing with greenbacks and blood of civilians.
EDIT: The two below, I blocked you before two for being liberals who have defended genocide and argue that somehow Democrats need to support the genocide and its a good thing that AIPAC owns both parties. Mainly soup is a troll who acts smarter than everyone else.
I think there's a much more lively audience who's votes could be won with the simple free act of stopping weapons sales to Israel or banning their use on civilian infrastructure.
Blinken does this to Ukraine on a regular basis literally to avoid escalation, to the point of absurdity like not letting Ukraine strike Russian military bases where glide bombs are being launched from...
...but somehow this administration is dumbfounded about how we can curtail Israel from blowing up ambulances and orphanages?
said Biden privately
You literally just gave a fucking press conference.
I don't know how he would ever have expected anything different from Netanyahu. It's not like this is the first time he failed to show the "restraint" Biden pleaded for (while simultaneously providing him with an unlimited supply of weapons).
No shit, Joe!
put up or shut up motherfucker.
A "bad guy!" My word, Mr. President, what next, we'll stop sending them money? Have some decorum.
Biden just waking up... He must be one of the only users who only reads reddit's worldnews and nothing else.
Because he is. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck
Glad the doddering old fool finally caught on. I'm sure we'll stop sending our money and arsenal to Netanyahu any day now.
Day 1234 of "We're working on a ceasefire" and mass grave #999 of "We're trying to minimize casualties"
Exactly