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[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 38 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

Your choice doesn't affect Gaza. That power lies with Israel and their next election.

For the rest of the world though, it will.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unconditional political and material support for the genocide from the US is the only reason Israel is able to continue doing it. Period.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's true, but we're talking about picking party, not USA as a whole.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

it is true that both parties are fascists

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Your definition of fascist covered a lot of leading country include china and russia it seems.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You say that as if you think that's not the case.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc -2 points 3 months ago

Not the case of...what? USA is fascist or USA, Russia, India, and China are all fascist?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

oh you thought I was actually going to engage with your trolling there 😂

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Your definition of "trolling" is facinating. Classic yogthos lol

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc -5 points 3 months ago
[–] ReeSilva@bolha.forum 18 points 3 months ago (4 children)

What? Do u really think USA doesn't have the power to demand Israel to stop attacking?

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No. they mean, no matter who you vote, the us won't do jackshit

Edit: punctuation for better readability

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 11 points 3 months ago

Like saltyiceteamaker said, US won't do jackshit about what Netanyahu doing regardless on who you vote, and even if they don't give them money, highly unlikely Netanyahu will just stop doing what he's doing.

However, for other issue within US or the one affect the world, it have different impact between this two. US is one of the biggest CO2 emission country, and also the world exporter of methane, for example.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 5 points 3 months ago

Are you aware that the only way Israel is waging their war with guns and bombs is because of the US selling them the weapons? I'm sure Israel would still want to commit genocide without them but would find it much harder to do with literal sticks and stones.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Probably not until it's citizens are able to vote outside the two party system in a reliable manner.

[–] linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

israhell has been committing this genocide for almost a century unless someone willing to abolish isntreal is on its next vallot i dont see how ir***ls next election could change anything, certainly no previous election put a stop to the genocide.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

If you vote for genocide you prove that like Biden you do not have any red lines.

Why do Democrats pretend to criticize Biden for letting Israel invade Rafah? They are voting for it in the end. You care as little about Palestinians as Biden.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You can obsessed with that issue all you want, i'm not even American and have no say on what your choice are, and i can give them all the attention i have it still won't change shit until Netanyahu step down.

My current biggest concern is climate crisis, which unsurprisingly affect basically everyone, including Palestinians. Guess which party call that a hoax, are actively destroying the planet, and guess which country are in the top 5 greenhouse gas emission.

Also lemme know if there's any party that share your opinion and concern.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Also lemme know if there's any party that share your opinion and concern.

PSL shares both yours and their concerns.

Either way, neither the DNC nor the GOP are attempting to meet the important climate targets seriously, they need to be replaced. If they can't be replaced electorally, then they must be replaced through force.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My current biggest concern is climate crisis

You can obsessed with that issue all you want...

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 0 points 3 months ago

I can and i will.

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I expect downvotes, but I figure thinking out loud about online discourse can be healthy to the general community and so I'm gonna do so.

The real issue here is not the fate of Gaza, I think. I believe that in reality, your failure is choosing not to be apart of the revolution that aims to dismantle the US government - the only way these groups view Gaza has any chance of being saved (by "this group" I'm referring to the condemners, who I suspect are Leninists and similar idealogues). Saying this openly is currently outside of the Overton window in the US still, since a majority Americans are uninterested in actually fighting and dying for a new system. Instead, they just imply it, or condemn stances that constrain to the status quo.

IMO, Such a revolution would need to happen within Israel for it to halt the genocide, and a revolution in US would fail to impact the Israeli government quickly enough to actually save Gaza.

Your individual likelihood of becoming fodder against police, and eventually the US military itself, is also ignored. The revolution itself is for the greater good of mankind in their eyes, and thus your life by itself is inconsequential.

Probably should be directly shutting down this call for joining the revolution rather than trying to appeal to reason - or explicitly state how you're participating.

Overall, I think that the holy week riots demonstrated how effective violent protest can be and that something like that happening again could be good for the US. I'm aware how extreme that statement will seem to some, but the fact that the fair housing act was passed in a week should really show just how effective that kind of violent action can be, and that we shouldn't rule it out.

At the same time though, I understand that many leftists currently are doing what they can to leverage the system to their advantage. This is not out of indoctrination, IMO, but because they have a respect for the lives of those immediately around them - they understand the alternative is sending a large portion of those around them to their die for a cause and they can't conscionably do that. I couldn't do that either, and I'm gonna respect how they're operating currently and try to help how I am able.

[–] ego_death@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're bringing in shit ton of topics in this statement. It's hard to figure out what's your intent for advocating this. In explicit terms, what exactly do you consider good for humanity? How do you feel about the impact of dismantling the US government? Do you really understand what exactly that would cause?

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am not following what you mean by "this" when you're asking about what I'm advocating.

In explicit terms, my understanding is that Leninists and similar ideologies believe that humanity is in its capitalist phase, and that the next phase is communism. That is what I mean when I say that they believe a revolution in the US is good for humanity.

I don't feel good about the impact of the US being dismantled, nor do I feel good about any western nation being dismantled. I don't think anyone has a full clue what the US collapsing would cause, but I think it would cause catastophe. I am not advocating dismantling, if that's what you think.

[–] ego_death@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ah, I'm all for it then. I'm just not onboard for careless actions done for the sake of doing, and consequently introducing instability to other's lives.