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[–] [email protected] 148 points 3 weeks ago (45 children)
[–] frog_brawler 16 points 3 weeks ago

Let me tell you how absolutely "shocked" I am to see Wasserman Schultz on the list of dems that voted for this. /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

None of them from my state...cuz I live in mfing Utah and I'm sure the entire Congressional delegation would happily write messages on IGF bombs.

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[–] Fedizen 144 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

imagine sanctioning the ICC but not Netanyahu. Evil

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is how it looks like to be in the wrong side of history.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

We are the Baddies

[–] [email protected] 81 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

We're learning in real time that the ICC and UN are great tools, until they disagree with you, at which point they can be ignored and even threatened.

[–] saltesc 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's what all the baddie countries do.

Next it'll be Team America putting Hans Blix in a shark tank.

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[–] febra 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Khan (ICC Chief Prosecutor) told CNN that an unnamed official had told him the ICC was “built for Africa and for thugs like Putin”.

Source (timestamped: 19:00) https://youtu.be/6BquEw4kNNE?si=xA2MKh03QAXkENvG&t=1140

[–] Treczoks 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Which shows that this "unnamed official" was dumb as fuck and didn't do his homework.

[–] febra 5 points 3 weeks ago

What do you mean by "didn't do his homework"? That "unnamed official" was clearly racist as fuck. Not sure about dumb, but definitely racist.

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[–] mydude 40 points 3 weeks ago

Rules for thee, not for me.

[–] FlyingSquid 35 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, led by Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, would require mandatory sanctions and visa restrictions on any foreign person working or providing funds for the ICC in prosecutions against the U.S., Israel or any other U.S. ally that is not party to the ICC.

Oh no, anything but that.

[–] SirQuackTheDuck 3 points 3 weeks ago

"you've seen our war crimes, now you're no longer welcome here"

As if you'd go be a tourist in a country, just after you've seen solders of said country commit, or politicians and citizens actively defend war crimes. Plenty of pretty cool other things to see.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

How does that work, exactly? Half the world countries are members of the ICC, and therefore, provide funding for it.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart 29 points 3 weeks ago

Way to take decisive action on important issues.

[–] Etterra 22 points 3 weeks ago

His is it they can sanction the ICC but when SCOTUS judges flaunt their corruption, they're all "welp nothing we can do lol."

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

If only this convinced skeptics in the EU that we need to further integrate our Union and stand stronger against this bullshit from the USA

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In a contest between self-interest and international law, self-interest wins with this very tribal group.

I wish they could be better.

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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess I’m gonna have to start practicing a New Zealand accent so I can travel in peace. G’day, mate! Wait, no. That’s wrong.

Is there a Duolingo for picking up an accent? Or maybe I can do something else. How much Buckfast do I need to drink before I sound Scottish?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

US citizens were pretending to be Canadians back in the day

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Funny. As Canadians, we say we're Americans when we do stupid shit abroad.

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[–] Sam_Bass 9 points 3 weeks ago

House has had their heads firmly embedded in their asses for so long now theres no use trying to yank them out

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Meamwhile ICC has arrest warrant for Putin. Those reps are honorable members of United Russia.

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