Biden administration uses emergency authority to sell tank shells to Israel
Biden administration uses emergency authority to sell tank shells to Israel | Biden administration | The Guardian
Tank shells. Against an adversary that doesnât have tanks.
They classified encryption as a munition so now they can just classify journalists as a tank. Problem solved.
Tanks are mobile artillery. They're not only designed for fighting other tanks.
What youâre talking about is a self-propelled gun. An SPG is not an MBT. Thatâs like saying a Baja trophy truck is the same as a McLaren Le Mans endurance prototype are the same because they both have 4 wheels and are fast.
You can use a tank as indirect fire support, but that is absolutely not what they are designed to do, and they arenât nearly as good at it as dedicated platforms.
And moreover, Israel is fighting in urban environments. Urban environments eat tanks alive. This is stupid on multiple logistical, geopolitical, and ethical levels.
And we can't do this for Ukraine because?
Because Israel is more profitable of course. Whatever "justifications" the US uses for war are always just excuses to earn the ruling capitalist class more profit.
Capitalism just follows the money. Though if there's enough protests and riots at home, the cost of managing that would outweigh the profit of genocoding native Palestinians.
And we canât do this for Ukraine because?
Because Israel is more profitable of course.
Supporting Ukraine would benefit those same companies so I'm not sure what you're on about.
Because our government is bought by AIPAC
Because Republicans
No, this specifically goes around the House and Senate.
It's clear many of them are owned by Putin, Trump practically kissed his ring in Helsinki.
Meanwhile Israel unequivocally killed a journalist with a tank shell. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ISRAEL-LEBANON/JOURNALIST/akveabxrzvr/
Israel is not investigating nor punishing, so itâs an actual war crime then. Will Biden put ANY restrictions on weapons to Israel?
No. He's been real clear about that. Neither will Trump.
Short of armed insurrection, US subjects have no control on this one. The ones that are arming for insurrection also support the genocide. FML
Israel is not investigating
The article you linked says they are:
In the days after the attack, Israelâs military said it was reviewing what had happened, but it has not made any findings public.
Now do Ukraine.
There's been a lot of posts about Palestinians and Muslims seriously arguing sitting out the next presidential election. To all the ppl who constantly argue how stupid and reactionary doing so is, what exactly are they suppose to do?
Simply vote for the man who is actively supplying the weapons to kill your family/kill ppl just like you because Trump is a giant bigot? Thankfully i don't have to make such a decision but I wouldn't blame anyone (especially the family of a dead relative bombed by Israel) to sit this next election out.
For Muslims and Palestinians this next election is a Murderer vs a Murdering racist
They're supposed to realize Trump will have a Muslim ban and take away their rights and then go full on genocide using US troops to help Isreal do it more efficiently and then probably throw all Muslims into camps to be reconditioned or worked to death. I don't know what they expect biden to do, I don't claim to understand geopolitics but I'm pretty sure it would be a disaster for the US to end relations with Isreal.
Simply vote for the man who is actively supplying the weapons to kill your family/kill ppl just like you because Trump is a giant bigot and would do the exact same if not worse?
FTFY.
But to answer your question, yes. In America 99.99% of the time we have to vote for the fractionally lesser of two evils and Biden is that. Not voting IS voting for Trump. It is a stupid selfish thing that does nothing for no one. Giving in to apathy by not voting is giving up on democracy and right now we are either voting to continue democracy or giving in to fascism.
Just to be clear I don't endorse what the US is letting Israel do to Gaza and Palestinians and I've let my local representatives know this. I also wish there was someone other than Trump or Biden who had any chance at all of winning the next presidential election.
It is a stupid selfish thing that does nothing for no one. Giving in to apathy by not voting is giving up on democracy and right now we are either voting to continue democracy or giving in to fascism.
This comment is stupid selfish. Choosing not to vote for an administration that supplied the weapons that killed your family is the exact opposite of apathy.
Third party, unironically.
inb4 helping the other side/first-past/throwing votes/electoral college. Gotta show em this is what happens when they are ignored.
I totally agree. It will hurt, but this lesser-evil bullshit needs to end.
Blame everyone who votes for 'moderate' democrats. Not the people who refuse to 'fall in line.'
The place to do this is in the primaries, unironically. After that you are voting for the better of two candidates and any vote outside of that is still a decision between two candidates.
inb4 helping the other side/first-past/throwing votes/electoral college
So you know all the reasons why what you choose to do is wrong but do it anyway?
Gotta show em this is what happens when they are ignored.
You already admitted that's not what you are actually accomplishing but I guess lying to yourself makes you feel better.
This is Biden fault not American voters. He chooses to ignore voters and choose to ignore problems. Voters shouldnât be blamed for the correct policies people want.
"Instead of voting for the guy who's going to support this shitty country which is on the verge of genocide, I'm going to effectively cast a vote for the guy who's going to support that shitty country and encourage them to commit genocide, in addition to pursuing genocide and the dismantling of democracy here at home."
For Muslims and Palestinians this next election is a Murderer vs a Murdering racist
If "supports terrible country" is enough to make a president a murderer, then there hasn't been a non-murderer president in the history of our country, and, quite possible, in the history of any country of note or significance.
Careful. You're saying the quiet part outloud.
Honestly? They should either abstain or vote for a third party.
I'll preface this by saying that I'm not a US citizen, so what I say below is NOT advice. It's simply my thoughts to (almost) play devil's advocate for the benefit of discussion!
I'm well aware of the 'cowardice' of abstaining in this election. Yes, Trump has the potential to do harm to Muslims tomorrow, but Biden is harming them today. Trump currently hates Netenyahu, wants him impeached and disagrees with his actions in Gaza (yes it's because of a petty reason but that's Trump's MO!)
Biden is running again, and he is a self-proclaimed Zionist who supports Israel on a personal level, not only politically.
As much as many others want to avoid a second Trump term, voting for Biden means you support him, and support his actions. There's nothing in your vote that separates you from those who unequivocally agree with what he's doing in Gaza. If Biden wins and then he continues to assist in genocide in Gaza, then that's directly related to the democrat vote.
If democrats know they'll lose the election with Biden, they need to front another candidate fast. Failure to do so is accepting defeat.
The number of Muslims who voted for Trump actually increased between 2016 and 2020.
Islam is a deeply conservative religion so this tracks.
To all the ppl who constantly argue how stupid and reactionary doing so is, what exactly are they suppose to do?
Choose the lesser evil, support more palatable candidates in future primaries, work to reform our elections so they are not first-past-the-post, encourage one's family/ppl just like them to put pressure on their leaders to end intifada and make concessions for a viable peace.
but I wouldnât blame anyone (especially the family of a dead relative bombed by Israel) to sit this next election out.
Choosing the greater evil is a terrible idea and it won't work out well for them.
Choosing the lesser evil put them in their current situation. We're talking about ENTIRE families, multiple generations being killed and ppl are asking them to toe the line with no possible repercussions to Democrat's.
it won't work out well for them.
I fail to see how anything could be worse than your entire family, culture, and country/home being turned into a parking lot. Except all that happening and ppl telling you it could be worse
Sadly that will be making a statement and handing the country back to a wannabe dictator and worse conditions for them in particular.
As is always the case when it comes to elections, choosing to not vote for the lesser evil is just voting for the greater evil
Its fine if people decide to not vote, but not voting basically takes away their right to complain about the policies of the winner. I mean, they still can complain and have the legal right to, but they had a chance to make their case via voting and they specifically chose to not do so.
Its like being offered a drink, specifically choosing not to answer, and then complaining later about how you did/didn't get a drink you wanted. Like, you can do that, but you're only making a clown of yourself if you do.
I am not implying any particular politician is any better than another, as I personally believe all politicians are equally bad just in different flavors. What politics people choose to participate in is totally their choice, at least here in the USA, but that comes with accepting that not participating in politics means you cannot suddenly claim to have a stake in a race you never participated in.
Not voting strategically is just about as useless as not voting in this system
Simply vote for the man who is actively supplying the weapons to kill your family/kill ppl just like you
Yes. The same way Russians are overwhelmingly Christian and yet US Christians should support war against them
Not sure why anyone on the planet would feel any solidarity with Hamas.
You realize that regardless of what the US does, theyâre going to be hated by one side or the other. There is no winning this diplomatically.
So weâre going to vote based on which candidate will turn OUR country into a dictatorship, and which one wonât.
And maybe⌠just maybe- itâs not the USâs problem to begin with. Thats a war thatâs gone on for a LONG fucking time.
Just a reminder if you take Zyrtec in the USA that the liquid gel caps ones are made in Israel but the childrens liquid is made in Switzerland. Avoid Israeli products when you can
Boycotting Israeli products is one of the only things you can do, since the US government seems complicit.
Genocidan biden
I think I'll vote for Trump next election. Tired of this 'lesser-evil' bullshit.
Blame the liberals who keep voting for "moderates."
I'm so tired of people saying not voting for biden is completely equivalent to voting for trump, but this is stupid.
It's because of the view of Not voting for Hillary over what the DNC did help give us trump. People are too afraid of GOP to vote third party or even more progressive dems.
Well, what we've been doing thus far hasn't been working.
Only a fool would keep trying the same thing but expecting different results.
I think the real stupid ones are the people voting for the 'lesser-evil.' Maybe if they lost a few elections they'd change their tune.
Funny how it's always progressive's fault, though. If a moderate loses? Progressive's fault for not 'falling in line.' If a progressive loses, though, nobody will blame the moderate for not 'falling in line.' If a Progressive wins, nobody is going to acknowledge it's because they were progressive.
It's a lose-lose all around, and that's by design. I'd rather stop pretending that the lesser-evil leads to improvements because it does not. They're both just looking out for different rich people, and in many cases the same.
If you don't like it, then encourage people to vote for better candidates! If dems are truly afraid of losing elections, run better candidates and don't just favor the 'establishment.'
If they can't do that, then they deserve to lose. I don't care if you blame me.
Sadly the reality of a two party state system makes it so.
So vote for the greater evil? I mean Trump's stated position on Gaza is to "let it play out" so he's for the genocide as well. He also promised to reject any refugees from Gaza.
He's also a nihilist, on top of being as much of a lying sack-of-shit as any other politician you can name.
So if you're voting for Trump, it's certainly not because you care about Gaza.
Oh, Trump, yeah the guy that think Russia is the 'lesser-evil'.
You know, I've never really had an opinion on Israel. As far as I knew they were pretty chill but after all this genocide? yeah man, fuckem
Hamas is nothing compared to Israel's military. If Hamas's goal is the destruction of Israel, then this has been their most effective campaign by far. I, too, didn't think much about Israel one way or the other but this conflict has opened my eyes.
and palestine