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[–] merthyr1831 20 points 5 months ago (3 children)

And so begins the inevitable "this is actually just Bibi's fault, not us poor Israelis!" PR spin to try and get people to sympathise with the colonizers who will just elect an even more racist and evil genocidaire to do their bidding.

[–] veni_vedi_veni -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

What do you think an Israeli can do against their tyrannical government? There are already mass protests in their country for him to step down, give up their settlements in West Bank etc..

[–] merthyr1831 3 points 5 months ago

Lmao mass protests for a change in government whilst still flying Israeli flags and supporting the invasion of Rafah.

I can tell you what I expect Israelis to do when their government is committing a genocide in their name, but you won't like it

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Netanyahu is on the wrong side of history... and so are you. There are a lot of assholes in Isreal but most people everywhere are just regular folks. You're only a few steps away from shouting about "cultural bolshevism". Don't generalize by race, it's what allows Likud to convince Isrealis that genocide is justified.

[–] merthyr1831 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-04-01/ty-article/.premium/polls-show-that-israelis-continue-to-choose-this-war-even-if-they-dont-want-netanyahu/0000018e-98d8-d591-a5cf-9fdddf100000

Yeah the poor oppressed Israelis, who still back invading the last enclave of relative safety in the Gaza strip in their vain attempt to secure POWs that Hamas has already offered to swap for a permanent ceasefire.

Zionism is sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Bruh why does Haaretz have to be paywalled 😭

[–] DoomBot5 -4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Was all of America defined by Trump?

[–] merthyr1831 5 points 5 months ago

Never said Israel was defined by Netanyahu, I said that Israel is defined by Zionism, which persists even if the figurehead changes.

As for your naff rhetorical, Liberal Americans ARE defined by the colonialism, rampant capitalism, and disregard for the environment inherent in the system they support.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

Yes, because the dnc gives us candidates like he and Geno Joe, and we lap it up like dogs lap up vomit.