History will not forgive our complicity. The time is long overdue for us to end our support for Netanyahu’s destruction of the Palestinian people.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29824159

Bernie Sanders May 08, 2025

[based on speech given to US Senate]

"Thursday marks 68 days and counting since ANY humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza. For more than nine weeks, Israel has blocked all supplies: no food, no water, no medicine, and no fuel.

Hundreds of truckloads of lifesaving supplies are waiting to enter Gaza, sitting just across the border, but are denied entry by Israeli authorities.

… Defense Minister Israel Katz said, “Israel’s policy is clear: No humanitarian aid will enter Gaza, and blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers.” "

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    14 hours ago

    You don’t care about Gaza or genocide, you just don’t want to have a hand in it.

    I mean, other countries are sovereign and I’m only a citizen of this one. I have even less influence over other countries than I do here. And no, unlike you, I don’t want to have a hand in genocide. I get that you don’t like that because that’s just all you are.

    • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
      15·
      14 hours ago

      I can tell when I’ve won a conversation by how many words a person tries to put into my mouth.

      I do not want manufacturing or selling of weapons.

      I do not want a Muslim genocide.

      Feel free to not listen to what other people say, like a typical American.

      • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
        5·
        9 hours ago

        I can tell when I’ve won a conversation by how many words a person tries to put into my mouth.

        ROFLMAO. You did exactly that for me. Look mates, I “won” a conversation! What kind of numpty tries to win conversations? An absolute broomstick, this one.

          • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
            31·
            9 hours ago

            You (in response to another Lemming): I point at a cow and you say it’s a duck. Have a lovely day.

            Me (1st comment here): More like you pointed in a random direction without clearly stating what you’re doing then grew upset when someone asked you what you’re about.

            You (fabricating my alleged disagreement, i.e., “putting words in my mouth”): You can read it like that because you just disagree with my opinion. But if it makes you feel better I don’t care about yours.

            Check and mate. As the “winner” of this conversation, I await my crown.

            • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
              11·
              8 hours ago

              You said I did that to you. I’m waiting for that quote.

              Or… are you saying you agree with me?

              • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
                2·
                7 hours ago

                I literally just quoted it. Big ol’ block of text there. You can verify, I pulled it from your post history. I do agree with you, never disagreed.

                • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  6 hours ago

                  I’m sorry. Just so we are sure to be on the same page, you agree with:

                  1. ML doesn’t care about Gaza, or genocide, they use it as a tool to destroy the west while allowing Muslim genocide when it cannot condemn the US.

                  2. There is more Muslim genocide going on than just Gaza.

                  3. While the US is certainly complicit by selling weapons and not saying a damn thing, there are many other countries doing the same thing and should be equally shamed for allowing… and encouraging Muslim genocide.

                  4. [optional] most people on lemmy only care about genocide when it condemns the US.

                  • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
                    3·
                    5 hours ago
                    1. I don’t think ML is a monolith so I can’t feel secure in saying every person there feels as such, but there’s certainly a sizable presence there that seems to fit that criterion.
                    2. Ja
                    3. 100%
                    4. I’m not sure if it’s most people but there’s again a sizable presence that seems quite loud at times. I expect this is often the US fraction of the population based on posting times.
      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        13 hours ago

        I do not want manufacturing or selling of weapons.

        You keep trying to distract from a country that is selling weapons to netanyahu for genocide. In a thread about that country’s complicity. Declare victory some more.

        • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
          15·
          13 hours ago

          I’m literally saying I don’t want the manufacturing or selling of weapons.

          And yet somehow you think I am ok with the manufacturing and selling of weapons.

          Cow, duck.

          • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            13 hours ago

            I’m literally saying I don’t want the manufacturing or selling of weapons.

            By whom? For whom? Let’s see if you can even admit that netanyahu is committing genocide.

            • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
              14·
              13 hours ago

              The US should not be manufacturing and selling weapons. Especially to Israel, given that they are using them for genocide.

              Germany, UK, India, still sell Israel weapons and are complicit in genocide.

              India has recently escalated their attacks on Pakistan, who is like 95% Muslim. As you mentioned, China is also participating in a global Muslim genocide.

              Do you recognize the global genocide of Muslims?

              • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
                6·
                13 hours ago

                Do you recognize the global genocide of Muslims?

                Why wouldn’t I?

                As you mentioned, China is also participating in a global Muslim genocide.

                As you mentioned, you have no problem with china or their genocide. Just ml.