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[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 46 points 5 months ago
[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

Want to unpack that question for the class?

[-] Zombie@feddit.uk 14 points 5 months ago

"to wave their flags of pride high"

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago

Well that's no fun

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 5 months ago

When has waving a flag happened sober?

[-] Fern@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

A E S T H E T I C S

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

Oh good, another distraction from Palestine. Why not jump on it?

[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 53 points 5 months ago

Look, I want to stop killing innocent civilians in Palestine too, but it doesn't mean we need to forget everything else, especially marginalized people here in the US.

Many of us can think about more than one thing at a time.

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Lol fuck yeah let's give him another reason to ignore children being murdered indescriminately from the skies. They can wait a month while Biden hides behind our rainbow flag.

I'm sick of the "we can do multiple things at once" rhetoric when so often we prove no, we fucking can't. We forget the last TikTok we just watched but yeah, don't worry Palestine we just need a month.

Im not exactly excited to watch a man with no red line in sight hide behind the one on our flag.

[-] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

Eh whatever then. You just gonna be mad then and there's no point discussing it online for you anymore.

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah I have hard time feigning indifference to genocide so we can shove rainbow themed capitalism down everyone's throats, sorry man.

[-] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

No apologies needed. You don't mean it anyways. You're just pretending anyone not actively engaged in your focus is against it. It's a gaslighting tactic.

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Lol people still not knowing what the fuck gaslighting means. My original comment was that Biden would use this to distract from the shit everyone is mad at and you proved my point by letting him use the rainbow flag as a convenient distraction to hide from his fuck ups.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

I mean, you've only mentioned Palestine. You're being indifferent to Russia's attempted genocide of Ukraine, the genocide in Darfur, and the Uighur Genocide.

Are you truly indifferent to them? Or are they just among the global issues you're worried about?

If you can only focus on one thing at once, how are you deciding on which genocide to focus on?

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah it's almost like my original comment was about how Biden was going to use pride month to hide from bad PR and he's not getting bad PR from helping Ukraine is he? I know it's hard to focus on the entire conversation, you keep getting distracted by the most recent post. Hence my point.

[-] GnomeKat 10 points 5 months ago

Another person who is perfectly willing to throw LGBT people under the bus. We see you for what you are stop pretending moral superiority.

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'm LGBT and I see no bus but thanks bud.

[-] GnomeKat 9 points 5 months ago

LGBT people can throw other LGBT people under the bus too, you are not exempt

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah I'm the kind that doesn't make it my whole personality.

[-] Rekorse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago

Isn't equality accepting that some LGBTQ people are assholes, just like the rest of us?

[-] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

The funny thing is this is not a new situation this has been happening continuously over all our lifespans not only in Palestine. And now it's not even done directly by the US military which has been the case the last decades. Activism on all fronts always has to be the way to go.

[-] darharrison@lemm.ee 27 points 5 months ago

You need to touch grass before the brain rot becomes terminal

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Crazy to watch people more desperate for an empty month of rainbow themed trinkets being sold to them over more important shit but hey, you're definitely the sane one.

[-] darharrison@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

Yeah, let's just do away with LGBT pride, we clearly lost the oppression games and therefore have nothing to be proud of!

God, I wish I was so fucking ignorant.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Thing that has been happening every year for decades

This is a distraction.

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

He told Israel to stop. He’s not the boss of them.

[-] Larry@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

After handing them a couple billion dollars of weapons

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago
[-] bibliotectress@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

That's even more complicated than I thought it was. I'm not happy about it either, but I'm also not a protest voter, so I'd have voted for Biden either way.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yet other American weapons continue to move through the approval process unabated. That includes a potential $1 billion tranche containing tank ammunition, tactical vehicles and mortar rounds that the administration reported to Congress on Tuesday. Biden also made clear the U.S. will continue to provide defensive weapons, including interceptors for its Iron Dome air defense system.

:-/

Also

Legally, the U.S. can’t cut Israel off completely. Since 2008, the U.S. has had to weigh all arms sales to Israel and other countries in the region against the requirement that Israel maintains a “qualitative military edge” against all enemies, both state and non-state actors.

This is absolutely untrue. As Israel is in violation of international law, they are no longer eligible to receive foreign aid. The US response to the ICJ's findings has been to condemn the court and threaten its members. That's about as legal as Trump threatening the members of the SDNY over his hush money prosecution.

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Misinformation or uneducated. Which one is it? I love how you compare Trump, because it gave away that you’re either a boogaloo, a tankie, or just a dumb accelerationist.

There are no universal rules or binding international laws that automatically make a country ineligible for foreign aid if it is found to be in violation of international laws.

Biden tried to stop giving them weapons, but got shut down by congress.

Republican lawmakers, along with some Democrats, have introduced legislation aimed at restricting Biden’s ability to withhold military aid. This legislation states that no federal funds may be used to halt or reverse the delivery of defense articles or services to Israel. The proposed legislation would also require certifications to Congress from the Secretaries of State and Defense to ensure that any withheld defense items are delivered to Israel. This measure reflects bipartisan support in Congress for maintaining robust military assistance to Israel despite the administration’s efforts to impose some restrictions

What you’re doing is spreading misinformation in an attempt to prevent Biden from winning the election, allowing Trump to win the election, and sending the United States into the toilet. All because because you are either brainwashed or being paid. You tell me…

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Biden tried to stop giving them weapons

He threatened to, but he did not.

What you’re doing is spreading misinformation

Biden continuing to supply weapons to Israel in defiance of the ICJ ruling is indisputable.

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

“Biden” doesn’t have a choice. If you knew US foreign policy, you’d know that.

He didn’t just threaten, it got shot down in congress.

You—like many Americans—seem to have this idea that the president is all-powerful. There are checks and balances for a reason. Unfortunately, good policies can also get shot down without enough support.

But by all means, continue to spread misinformation. 🤷‍♂️

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

“Biden” doesn’t have a choice. If you knew US foreign policy, you’d know that.

He is compelled by law to halt military aid to Israel and he is refusing to abide by the ICJ.

You—like many Americans—seem to have this idea that the president is all-powerful.

This is the Unitary Executive Theory, and it isn't a problem of me holding it as an idea. The problem is Presidents enacting it unchallenged by either the US legislature or the courts.

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Considering t-rump's support would be non-existent or borderline condemning the LGBTQ+ community, I'll take anything Biden says in support as a win.

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