• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    No one is OK with genocide.

    Reasonable people focus on banding together to accomplish goals. Do you think shaming someone for visiting family helps you stop the genocide? If every American stopped going to Israel, would that stop it? Please.

    This is something the right gets correct every time. They hold their nose and tolerate some things they hate so they can make progress on their other goals. Then when those are done, they do it again and again. Eventually they have what they want.

    They understand that real change is a long game.

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      4 hours ago

      It’s completely disingenuous to refer to it as just “visiting family.”

      He was the one who decided to post a photo op in Tel Aviv. His previous posts make it clear that he knew he was doing so right next to an active genocide. According to the article, pro-Israelis interpreted it as an endorsement of Israeli policy.

      Reasonable people still have boundaries. Reasonable people don’t “hold their nose” at genocide. Reasonable people stop believing in empty promises when every Israeli atrocity is rewarded with praise and unwavering support.

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        2 hours ago

        Ok. Then if you didn’t plan to partner with Democrats and liberals to change the situation from the inside, what do you plan to do?

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          29 minutes ago

          In what way are the “Democrats and liberals” changing the situation from the inside?

          Biden just approved another $680m arms package. That should be condemned, not celebrated. Acts that support this genocide should also be condemned, rather than celebrated.