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Yes exactly. She more than most had an opportunity to say no, and didn't
Even if israel end occupation why would you aid a foreign country that is not poor?
why would you aid a foreign country that is not poor?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quid_pro_quo
Israel is designated as a U.S. Major Non-NATO Ally, providing benefits in defense trade and security cooperation. Case in point, The key role of Israel in the US and UK invasion of Iraq in 2003
They've also been instrumental in continuing to secure US control over Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Really, dominance of the entire Suez region boils down to US cooperation with Israel.
My question is in context of AOC who is supposed to be anti-imperalist and about the good of the american people rather than coorporations
Gotta pick up a copy of Settlers to digest that one.
But the TL;DR; is that the (White) American People directly benefit from corporate colonialism. So there's some question as to whether you can thread the needle between "being anti-imperialist" and "being for the good of (White) Americans".
AOC is a consequence of this contradiction as much as she is a perpetrator of it. She couldn't function as a successful mega-bundler for the Democratic Party if she went all-in on anti-imperialism. And her prodigious fundraising is the reason she's even in the conversation for President.
Thank you for stating the obvious