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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 hours ago

We're waiting on actual evidence of even one of these boats having anything to do with drugs

Better yet, I'm waiting for evidence that ALL of these boats had anything to do with drugs and that you didn't just randomly murder a bunch of innocent citizens for political points.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Donald Trump murdering foreign civilians for having the gall to travel within international waters. I suppose he considers that small potatoes compared to insurrection and child rape.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

I think it's a very bad moment to go vacationing or fishing in the Caribbean right now with these pirates just randomly sinking random boats

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

I'm gonna go ahead and call this a false flag operation. until I see indisputable evidence of drugs then im gonna call bull shit

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 30 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Just a reminder, Rodrigo Duterte is currently in jail in The Hague for crimes against humanity because he was ordering the extrajudicial murder of suspected drug dealers.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Slight difference here; there are laws in the US requiring them to invade the Netherlands and pullout any locked up American from the ICC if that were to happen. Insanity.

[–] JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

There may be a little bit of a scale difference between the two, as abhorable as both situations are.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

There may be a little bit of a scale difference between the two

For now

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 28 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

"suspected drug ship"

Dude, it either is or it isn't and you better damn well be sure before you fuckin blow it up...

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 11 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

What? No even if you're sure the ship is full of drugs you can't just murder everyone on boards

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

But it's war!

-Donald trump

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 17 points 18 hours ago

More murder from us imperialists.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 108 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anyone else find it odd that they continue to just blow up boats without providing evidence of narcotics on board meanwhile the single time they boarded a boat to find narcotics it turned out to be fishermen and was a huge embarrassment?

[–] Pechente@feddit.org 81 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don’t find it odd. They just blow up fishermen and refugee boats because it destroys the lack of evidence as well

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Or just lie and say you blew up a boat. Bonus in the paycheck, and no one to dispute you.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Nah I think he gets off on killing people

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

No i mean the fuckers out there floating around looking for people to blow up. Trump probably set some insane quota not based in reality. These guys can just make shit up to make him happy.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago)

I actually think this is just Hegseth running amok and orange face king doesn't give a shit because its one more distraction from project 2025.

Cause soo much problems that is impossible to rally behind one thing. Divide divide divide.

[–] teft@piefed.social 47 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

When has "suspected" ever meant it's ok to kill these people? Hell even if they were bringing hundreds of pounds of fentanyl directly to a kindergarten we still wouldn't give them the death penalty for their crimes so what gives the turnip the right to murder these people in international waters?

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

“I have a suspicion therefore the sentence is death” has been the cornerstone of American law enforcement systems for nearly 250 years.

[–] tehredmage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The American people chose to give him all the power.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

And continue to choose to give him power. Every minute they don't act is another minute he takes more control.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

We can't Rambo ourselves out of this no matter how much we all wish we could. Get the action movie shit out of your head. People are acting and resisting. You aren't going to see it on mainstream media yet. They've got a narrative to push.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I never mentioned Rambo fighting. You're the one that seems to have it in your head.

I'm suggesting organizing, protesting, striking, blocking roads and shipping, cutting power, throwing a wrench into the machine in any way you can. Shut. It. Down. It's your only way out. You have all the power. Use it.

[–] Xella@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You'd be surprised how many Americans just have no fucking clue what is happening. I have relatives that don't know a thing, they're just going about their days as if everything is completely normal. Until this shit starts hitting everyone personally, nothing will happen.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 3 points 13 hours ago

People aren't posting their revolutionary activities guys. They just aren't. Enjoy.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Suspected? Not even confirmed? Are they even trying to pretend not to just be murderers?

[–] credo@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Well yes. They still believe in innocent until proven guilty. They aren’t monsters!

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 24 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Do you think they gave him a button to press? Not even remotely joking.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 9 points 17 hours ago

In his first administration, the button on his desk literally summoned Diet Coke.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 21 hours ago

Probably, but it probably didn't actually do anything they just timed it or something. Make manbaby feel special.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Weird way to spell extrajudicial execution

[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I know I’ll get downvoted, but Obama really accelerated this with the cruise missile and drone strikes during his tenure. Yes, yes, Trump is infinitely worse, but Dems handed Trump the tools instead of dismantling them when they had the opportunity.

[–] capital_sniff@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

This seems a few levels beyond the drone strikes. These boats from my understanding could've been stopped and were no match for the US Navy. Some of those drone targets were in the middle of no where. Here we have the current administration choosing to just murder a bunch of people on a boat while being able to use any number of non lethal solutions.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

It was wrong when Obama was doing it but Obama isn't making the decisions right now. We gotta worry about Donald J Trump and his lackeys right now.

[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

The current situation is the result of degradation of checks and balances and increasing presidential power since the cold war kicked off. Long time in the making unfortunately.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Ah yes cause the pot calling the kettle black is usually the trustworthy one.

Fwiw I don't know who to believe in this one. They're both massive liars.

[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

Believe no one and be sad about everything lol.

[–] ChaosInstructor@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This must mean that it is totally ok to blow up American boats and kill americans then?

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 20 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

A rich American asshole's superyacht would be a good test subject.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 17 points 22 hours ago

It would definitely contain large amounts of drugs

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Trump says

Have these killings been confirmed by any reputable sources?

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You still have reputable sources left in the US?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, obviously we're talking about external journalistic sources.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 11 points 23 hours ago

They don’t go there cause they will be sunk and then declared drug traffickers after the fact.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe these are just boats full of the missing people from Alligator Auschwitz and they're using this as a ploy to cover it up?

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 12 points 21 hours ago

They have no need to cover it up. Those people can disappear and then when they're challenged about it (assuming any journalists with an ounce of balls are allowed to ever ask another question) they'll just respond "They were undocumented, so they disappeared. What of it?"