alt text: A "xit" from user @ChrpngBrd in which he responds to another "xit" from @BlueBoxDave that says "If Israel falls then America falls. It's that simple." @ChrpngBrd's response is a thumbs up emoji, and two stills from The Simpsons S02E19 "Lisa's Substitute." In which, the first image is Martin Prince putting up a poster saying "A vote for Bart is a vote for Anarchy!" and the second image is Bart Simpson putting up a poster that says "A vote for Bart is a vote for Anarchy!"

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[–] tuckerm@supermeter.social 33 points 8 months ago (4 children)

How in the hell does anyone think that America's safety is dependent on Israel?

[–] catfishsushi@midwest.social 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The US doesn't support Israel for our safety. We do because historically being anti-Israel alienated the following groups.

Evangelical votes in the US
Jewish voters in the US
A strong Pro-Israel lobby, who would give a LOT of money, and therefore a lot of votes, to opponents of an anti-Israel candidate.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Evangelicals only really started voting in the 80s. Their support of Israel is only significant recently.

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