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Israel has sparked global outrage after dropping leaflets over the besieged Gaza Strip, warning Palestinians to either cooperate with its forces or face forced displacement or eradication. The messages, written in Arabic, carried explicit threats, including the chilling statement: "The world map will not change if all the people of Gaza cease to exist."

The move, condemned as a psychological warfare tactic, has intensified concerns over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with many seeing the leaflets as an open admission of ethnic cleansing.

The threats also reference a so-called "Trump plan", aligning with recent remarks by US President Donald Trump. who suggested the mass expulsion of Gaza's population to neighbouring countries. The posters featured images of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity and wanted by the IC

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[-] cogman@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

What point? That trump allowed the same genocide that biden did? That functionally trump and biden had the same policy for gaza?

Tell me, how would Biden or Kamala have responded to this news? Whispering to someone "Wow, netty sure is an asshole"? Would they have actually even threatened to cut aid? What are current democrats in congress saying about this? Has any non-progressive democrat condemned this?

Yeah, that's the point. One that you are missing. The party didn't listen to it's base and lost an election because of it. Gaza is just as fucked as it would have been under either presidency.

[-] exploitedamerican@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

I think many people here are missing the real point underneath all of this. All the Americans who are still so delusional they believe democracy in the usa is functioning are the ones blaming voters who’s conscious wont allow them to vote for an obvious controlled opposition party. Here is the reality. Neo liberal democracy is a farce and always has been. You can not have true democracy without economic democracy. What you actually have in that case is class dictatorship.

We have a ratcheting political system. The right moves in and takes power and leverages everything as far right as they can get away with as quickly as possible, meanwhile the center right which masquerades as a “left party” with their milquetoast virtue signaling of waving pride flags and blm signaling while still supporting the main factor that allows racist ideology to flourish within policing agencies, global drug prohibition and the militarized police and surveillance state that has risen from it, while in power they make every excuse not to move the dial to the left and thus the pawl of the ratchet locks and only allows rightward movement.

The 14 traits of fascism are present in both parties. Albeit more prominently so in the maga right but its still there in the center right democrat party. Both sides are owned by the same exact wall street military and prison industry profiteers this is an undisputable fact. The only one of the 14 traits they can claim plausible deniability in regards to is fraudulent elections however there is more than enough evidence to say that the us presidential election is rigged and has been since reagan and maybe even since kenedy considering the deal that was made with the mafia to get JFK in the white house.

Now we have elon musk buying trumps election in broad daylight and star link satellite systems were connected to tabulation machines in multiple precincts but lets ignore the cybersecurity experts who have claimed that there is legitimate evidence the 2024 election was stolen. The only half truth trump may ever have told is that the 2020 election was stolen but he didn't complain when it was rigged in his favor in 2016 because he doesn't give a fuck about election integrity so long as he benefits from it.

It is obvious to anyone paying attention that nothing in the US will change without a revolution. The democrats fight leftward movement at every opportunity. They disenfranchised sanders voters in 2 primaries and forced tired status quo bullshit onto us and blamed us for the dnc leaks sinking Clinton and then called it Russian propaganda. This all goes back to the thirties and the wall street putsch business plot and then nixon, then Reagan killing the fairness in reporting doctrine and bush also ensuring that was not codified into law. Now we have right wing fascist apologia rags masquerading as true unbiased journalism. 90% of the media we consume all owned by 6 major corporations all circularly owned by blackrock, vangaurd state street and blackstone. Democracy in the usa is dead. If you think it’s still functioning you are naive.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 16 points 1 day ago

Okay, I'll spell it out then.

Before the election, there were all sorts of people crowing about the one genocide going on that they could use to get their fascist elected, and now that that very fascist is accelerating that very genocide - fucking crickets.

Those pre-election gEnOcIdE people were being disingenous then, as is evidenced by the deafening silence now.

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

You are literally talking to one. And frankly, you are covering your eyes because you are uncomfortable with the fact that they are STILL protesting the genocide.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/thousands-across-the-u-s-protest-trump-policies

But go ahead and try to act like they aren't being consistent. Cling to your conspiracy theories rather than recognizing the party needs to change to be responsive to it's voters.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago

You're the one talking about Democrats, not me.

How much effort have you put in to voicing your concerns about the Uighurs, Sudanese, Congolese? Or is it just this genocide you don't like?

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

First, yes, I've complained about those.

Second, We aren't funding any of those genocides as a matter of US policy.

Tell me what the US is supposed to do short of invading China, Sudan, or the Congo? The best you could say is more tariffs against china for the Uighurs. For the others we have basically no leverage beyond maybe USAID.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

For the others we have basically no leverage beyond maybe USAID.

And who's trying to shut that down? Biden's out, Harris lost. Who's in charge of all three branches of the US federal government now, and what are they doing to resolve this one genocide?

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Nice pivot. I see you really don't want to stay on the subject of Israel because it was a major problem with the DNC.

Just because I'm identifying a problem with the DNC doesn't mean that I didn't vote for them or that I support Trump. Kamala would have been better than Trump as a president, no doubt. However, She and Biden both had horseshit positions on Israel and actively worked to silence dissent on the subject. It doesn't matter that the RNC is cheering to nuke the middle east, their base loves that rhetoric.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

Nice pivot. I see you really don't want to stay on the subject of Israel ...

You must not have read the entirety of my short comment, which ended with

Who's in charge of all three branches of the US federal government now, and what are they doing to resolve this one genocide?

But yeah, keep bitching about Democrats while the fascists burn the world down.

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Yes, I will keep complaining because I want Democrats to win. They can't win elections by ignoring the base.

Your "never call out Democrats" is exactly the problem with the party. It's what has led them to losing all three branches. The reason Republicans won is because they pointed out the problems with the US, said "fascism will fix everything", and they are delivering.

FFS, it isn't even that Biden didn't do a lot of good (outside of Israel and the border). However, he and the party ran from the positive actions they took. They did that for fear that they'd scare away a "moderate" Republican. Their messaging was "at least we aren't them" and that's what lost the election. It's what lost the Hillary election in 16.

So yes, I blame Biden, Harris, and the DNC for losing a winnable election to a fascist. I can't blame those that stayed home or voted 3rd party, how can I blame someone that couldn't stomach the choice between two active participators in a genocide? It was a choice between Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy and you are saying "well, Ted's not quite as cruel when he murders people".

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

How much effort have you put in to voicing your concerns about the Uighurs, Sudanese, Congolese?

The US wasn't sending weapons to support those genocides for you.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Hey fuck you. You are a piece of shit for thinking Ukrainians are worth less than Palestinians. YOU caused this Trump bullshit so now you get to stfu and take your blame. Asshole.

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Hey asshole, when did I ever say that? When have I ever supported Trump or told someone to vote for him or third party?

Fuck you for assuming my political positions and fuck you for thinking Palestinians don't matter. And fuck you because I didn't fucking run for office. I wasn't the one that ran Kamala's dog shit campaign. Maybe if you are fucking mad you should be giving mad at the fucking DNC, you know the people that lost to fascists and Putin lovers, for not running on policy or positions and instead ran a campaign that ended with Biden fucking welcoming Trump into the Whitehouse.

Fuck you asshole for trying to fucking chastise someone that fucking voted for fucking Kamala. If we can't fucking analyze the fucking mistakes of the fucking DNC then we are fucking going to see them lose again and fucking again.

I fucking blame idiots like you who cry like a baby when someone fucking points out the flaws of their team. You fucking authoritarian idiot. Democrats aren't fucking holy and pure. So learn and demand that they be fucking better.

Do you actually support how Democrats are currently acting? Do you realize the party is currently fucking talking about how they need to fucking work with their partners across the isle? That's why, you fucking moron, they are losing. Not because I fucking told them to stop giving funding and protecting a literal genocidal maniac.

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