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[–] yesman 78 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Netanyahu picked a bad time to provoke Biden while the pro-Israel republicans have neutered by the antisemitic hard right.

Biden has pressure from his left to call for a ceasefire and little political upside to supporting Israel. Any other year, the Republicans would be howling about how Biden is soft on Terrorism, or weak on Israel, but the Krazy KauKus is standing on the throats of that kind of conservative.

Netanyahu's strategy of relying on support from Christian Nationalists while ignoring Jewish Americans may not have been wise.

[–] acosmichippo 13 points 7 months ago (3 children)

what I don't understand is, while yes the far right is anti-semitic, are they not even more anti-islamic?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The conspiracy far right hates jews more than anything and the Christian far right likes jews and hates Arabs.

[–] acosmichippo 5 points 7 months ago

I guess the question is how much overlap is there in that Venn diagram. I assume a lot.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

They've gone full Archie Bunker.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Judging Turtle Neck McConnell's recent pro-isrealhell speech, I think you're right.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's the difference though. McConnell is old guard Republican. Far-right, but in a stodgy, slow kind of way that builds strategic alliances where needed. Trump's far right is utterly impulsive, guided by pure emotion, and completely unfettered in their hatred.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And Trump is extremely susceptible to flattery. It makes him very dangerous to have as a leader.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Trump is dangerous for so many reasons that at this point its difficult to even try to list them all.

[–] Carrolade 77 points 7 months ago (3 children)

though tensions between the two allies have grown sour amid mounting U.S. concerns

Should be ...relations between the two allies have grown sour amid..., or ...tensions between the two allies have grown amid....

"tensions" growing sour makes no sense though. Are there sweet international tensions?

Can really see the deteriorating quality of journalism in the writing used. They're being paid for this. Supposedly anyway.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] Carrolade 34 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Honestly, I think ChatGPT wouldn't make that particular mistake. Sounding proper is its primary purpose. Maybe a cheap knockoff.

[–] cybervseas 4 points 7 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Fuck you’re probably right

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Could just be a way of saying, like, tensions have grown worse. When things sour, they get worse. Unless it's sour cream. Or citrus. Or pickles.

I dunno I'm not a linguist.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This happens sometimes in my own writing when I'm revising quickly. Of course I don't have an editor and I'm just commenting on Lemmy and Reddit, but same idea. First I write it using one phrase, then I revise it to another phrase while leaving behind a trace of the removed phrase. The final sentence might check out grammatically but not logically, so a simple grammar checker could miss it.

[–] Carrolade 1 points 7 months ago

Makes you wonder how fast they're trying to go. I do it too, and I'm not on a deadline. I'm also not a professional, working within my field though.

[–] breakingcups 33 points 7 months ago

Oh no! Anyway...

[–] njm1314 32 points 7 months ago

Good, I don't want us pandering to a fascist anyway.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 7 months ago

Nobody wants that fucking trash bag in this country anyway.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Is Israel going to defy the Security Council to invade Rafah?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago

Depends. Is the security council going to do anything about it if they do?

[–] Questy 23 points 7 months ago

Of course they will. This little spat with America over how difficult the genocide is for Biden's campaign hasn't slowed down the flow of material aid. They know they can do whatever they want, they've pushed as far as broadly declared and publicised genocide without significant consequences, really the only boundary they have left to test is nuking Tehran or something.

[–] rockSlayer 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They've already invaded Rafah. They did it without any press releases because they knew it would create even more international pressure.

[–] Viking_Hippie 3 points 7 months ago

Does the pope shit in the woods?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Does the tin man have a sheet metal cock?

[–] Viking_Hippie 27 points 7 months ago

That he was even welcome in the first place after all he's said and done is in itself absolutely unacceptable.

[–] OccamsTeapot 25 points 7 months ago

What a pathetic little bitch

[–] mlg 20 points 7 months ago

I feel like the US Abstaining instead of vetoing is bigger news than this doofus throwing a hissy fit about it

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bloodbath Bibi? Get some alliteration?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Nazi Netanyahu

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The only place he should be welcomed to is the Hague.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago
[–] IndustryStandard 10 points 7 months ago

Good. Actions not words.

Israel announced the biggest annexation of the west bank since 1990s when Blinken was in Israel a few days ago.

Any time Israel comes to visit they just openly embarrass Biden.

[–] doublejay1999 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Awks.

After 911 , The US obliterated Iraq leaving 1 million dead and they didn’t even do it .

[–] Buddahriffic 8 points 7 months ago

It's almost like the people of the world realized that was a mistake to turn a blind eye or listen to the bullshit that was used to justify it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What does this have to do with the price of tea in China?

[–] Aux 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

When shit hits the fan, Brits watch more TV. The more they watch TV, the more tea they drink.

[–] Viking_Hippie 0 points 7 months ago

Judging by how much tea drinking and TV watching they do, British people must have thoroughly disgusting fans..