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Leopards Ate My Face

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 15 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

How can a US president betray "Israelis". He's not their president, and America is not their mommies. We owe them exactly nothing. They should get off our tit, and we'd like all the nuclear materials they stole from us returned immediately.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Without the large amount of material and monetary support America provides to keep Israel's military the strongest in the region, they would get steamrolled by their neighbors. Probably not immediately, but it would be inevitable. Note that I'm not saying anything about whether this is right or wrong from any ethical point of view in any direction, simply that it absolutely would happen. For whatever reason it has consistently been the policy of the American government not to let this happen.

Israel's very existence as a modern state has been, shall we say, deeply unpopular with its Arab neighbors literally since day one.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 75 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You could have been the greatest president of all

No, he couldn't have

You betrayed us, the Israelis.

I realize I don't necessarily speak for all of my fellow Americans when I say this, but I could not possibly care less if Israelis feel betrayed by Trump. He's not your president, it's not your government, go fuck yourselves.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 24 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

But he is the President they paid for! Doesn't that count at least a bit?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 points 57 minutes ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but you're past the 90 day return policy. Best I can do is a discount on the next president you purchase.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 55 minutes ago

Buy two presidents, get one governor free!

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago

Well he betrayed Americans too and they still seem to love him.

[–] chocrates@piefed.world 34 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Do we tell them that he is the POTUS? Israeli interests should not be something we care about

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

What about Gazan interests? That’s been known to tilt an election or two.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 9 points 3 hours ago

Geez I wonder why genocide would tilt an election; it's not like it's the most horrible crime man has ever committed.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 hours ago (5 children)

How did Israel transition from a US base in the Middle East into the country that visibly holds the keys? Blackmail? Money? Religion? What the hell happened?

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Money. Politics is always all about money. Not ideals/virtues. Not borders. Not cultures. Not ideas. Not what the people need.

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I find myself asking this question more and more... But not just the US. How the fuck does Israel have so much power over so many countries. Like just look at the UK and how they're treating anyone even protesting for Palestine. It's insane how much power they have over so many countries... I just don't understand how.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A giant honeypot operation whose goal was to ensnare as many prominent politicians and business leaders as they could into raping children.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Israel has nukes pointed at everyone in range, enemy and ally alike and will fire if there's a chance of Israel "falling."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Option

[–] tedd_deireadh@piefed.social 13 points 4 hours ago

All of the above.

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Gotta be the Epstein blackmail?

Ghislaines dad was an Israeli agent

It's so insane. It's just blatant they dictate our foreign policy at this point.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

And it's disappointing that the Dems are scared of doing without the election funding.

I get it. It's understandable that they don't trust voters to look past name recognition and ads. But... I still think it's a bad call. Being beholden to Israel isn't worth it, even if it makes us more likely to lose elections.

Call your Dems. Tell them you want transparency in funding, even if it is AIPAC.

Dems as a party could make a big show of rejecting AIPAC altogether and returning all the money. That'd buy them more publicity and goodwill than ads can buy. At least the next cycle.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 3 hours ago

Good question, but it's important to note that they only have as much power as they do because they're being allowed to do so by the US political establishment. It's not like Israel is writing US foreign policy in the Middle East from the ground up; US foreign policy just happens to be close enough to what Israel wants to do that that's what it looks like. That's the base on top of which the blackmail, money and religion are acting, as evidenced by how none of those factors would ever make America act like this with, say, China.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 32 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Israelis will blow wherever the wind blows. Don't let them convince you that they're totally checking anti drumpf progressives in November when suddenly every other D is taking their money. They will lie, cheat, and steal to keep the US-Zion Siphon going.

[–] Jordan117@lemmy.world 15 points 5 hours ago

That op-ed is from a different author, in a different newspaper, over a decade ago. Not sure what it proves other than "different Israelis have held contrasting political opinions at various points in time."

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

Sorry man. But EVERYTHING I've seen about Netanyahu is just BLOODLUST! They totally leveled Gaza and the Palestine territories they occupied.

THIS IS NOT THE WAY!

I used to be a trump and Israel supporter, but my God! How much blood thirst is enough?

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

When the orange Cheeto lost to Biden and approved the execution of Pence, ("so what") that was the end. This worthless sore loser POS was hell bent on mass destruction.

No dipshit, you don't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, or to put your name or image on passports, park passes, or $250 bills. No, stupid, we don't want or need to see your ugly mug or name on the Kennedy center or federal buildings.

Just go quietly, into that dark, nameless abyss you crawled out from.

You have made America a much worse place, you divisive fuck head!

  • damn proud Reagan Republican
[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

Trumpism is a direct result of Reaganism.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

damn proud Reagan Republican

WTF do you have to be proud of? That dementia ridden actor was the test run for Diaper Don.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

gtfo with this clickbait bullshit.

[–] garbagehead@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

Kick someone too many times on the playground, they cease caring what you want.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

idgi OP, just post the raw🔗

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