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Grieving Palestinian Americans are demanding an arms embargo from their lawmakers as Israel escalates its genocide.

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago

And Bernie’s citizenship had been revoked and he is being deported back to…. New York City?

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

will be rejected by %90 of democrats %100 of republicans

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

Should have been president.

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

Extremely common Bernie W

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago (24 children)

I keep wondering why the "Genocide Joe" folk aren't now screeching about "Genocide Donald".

[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let me help you. No one saying Genocide Bibi. Because they are “public” about their goal. Joe on the other hand, “pretend” about stopping them but at the same time allowing them to commit war crime and blocking all votes in the us.

So yes no need to say Genocide Trump because he doesnt even hide.

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

You are putting way too much effort into explaining people being used for ampliganda.

Regardless of who would get elected, weapons would flow into israel.

Saying Genocide Joe felt good. Because it was designed to feel good. Like every piece of ampliganda.

Get over it.

[–] Muyal@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Either you are blind or don't want to hear it. People have been calling out Trump for this genocide since day one. Heck, there's hundreds of posts doing that right now on Lemmy

[–] Civil_Liberty@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

I imagine this is a rhetorical question. I am fairly certain most of those "people" if you want to call them that were not actual people, and those who were were groomed and misled into parroting those talking points to weaken something closer to "democratic" leadership, and strengthen the hand of those who are ready to move past democracy and all its pesky laws that they have to navigate in their subjugation of all but the ultra wealthy. I imagine they are the same "people" who would classify Sanders as a "massive disappointment".

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[–] GreyAlien@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago
[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Reminder this is only for offensive weapons. Sanders has no problem sending interceptors to defend the Nazis against any repercussions for their crimes.

And Sanders still refuses to call it a genocide.

And Sanders recently voted to block all funding to the Gazan government and do everything possible to overthrow them.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (3 children)

He did call it ethnic cleansing and a war crime:

https://x.com/SenSanders/status/1905328082170347696

What was the vote on blocking funding to the Gazan government, could not find it online?

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Well that's disappointing.

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[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you pro-palestinian folks could get out of your own way for one second perhaps you could accomplish something beyond helping republicans win and then getting arrested and/or deported.

I mean I'm just saying, you're getting your ass kicked and yet you're acting like you get to demand adherence to a utopian vision of what American policy should look like. You understand you have no power right? Maybe try helping your allies that do.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

If your politicians do not care about brown people getting genocided then they will not care about you either.

Nice username by the way.