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Biden walks back sanctions on Israeli settlers following Smotrich's threat (archive.ph)

submitted 7 months ago by Alsephina@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Biden administration dramatically softens the sanctions it imposed on the seven Israelis from the Israel Defense Forces and makes it clear that they will be able to use their bank accounts.

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[–] bobburger@fedia.io 13 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Lol I love this take.

Normal people:

Donald Trump getting elected will be bad for labor rights, abortion rights, voting rights, LGBTQ rights, among a ton of other freedoms. I should do the simple thing and vote for Joe Biden even though I disagree with some of his policies and he hasn't taken a strong enough stance on others that I support. I understand he has to compromise and can't tailor his policies exactly to my niche beliefs. Even if I don't vote, Biden or Trump will be president; I should vote for the one that will at least do some of the things I support.

The brave freedom fighters on Lemmy with a spine:

Joe Biden isn't catering to me and my friends, I'm not voting for that capitalist neo liberal pig Joe Biden. Surely the Democrats will call me next time they nominate a candidate, after all we should be catered too even though we're an extremely small community.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Joe Biden isn’t catering to me and my friends

No one's complaining about a candidate not "catering" to them. They're complaining about Biden being a zionazi and committing a genocide. Even going as far as to bypass congress to send "isreal" weapons faster.

[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 12 points 7 months ago

Wanting to stop Israel from murdering children: "catering to me and my friends"

[–] Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

even though we’re an extremely small community

You'll see how "small" this community is in November.

[–] bobburger@fedia.io 5 points 7 months ago

I'm sure your little club is just big enough to get Donald Trump elected, that's how margins work.

Unfortunately for you there a magnitudes more voters that would be alienated by your fringe politics, so most elected officials aren't going to give your ideas priority. To think otherwise is the attitude of a petulant child that wants a happy meal when the rest of the family wants to go to sushi.

Despite all that I think you've convinced me. The best way to stop the genocide in Gaza now, in March of 2024, is to make sure that the Zionist, single state solution, ban on Palestinian immigration candidate gets elected to be our president in from 2025 through 2029. That will definitely teach those damn establishment Democrats to listen to us, and will 100% improve the lives of the people in Gaza and the west bank. I'm sure that Trump is just joking about immigrants tainting the blood of America. He's surely not serious about project 2025, or enacting a nation wide abortion ban after 6 weeks. We have to get this guy elected in November to stop the genocide today.