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Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

(and can't post for 21 days!)

https://twitter.com/gregjstoker/status/1753153569883095417?s=20

:catdrugs:

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Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017
Probation
Can't post for 18 hours!

Weka posted:

Egypt receives massive amounts of American military aid. This allows the military dictatorship to function. Nobody else would give them anywhere near as much.

True, but lol that's still probably a deal with the devil because as seen in Israel that also requires destroying everything else that lets a society function.

Homeless Friend
Jul 16, 2007

Ramrod Hotshot posted:

the total number of settlers actually getting sanctions: FOUR

https://x.com/barakravid/status/1753070341277286717?s=46

if you knew how many turns it takes to produce 4 settlers you wouldnt be laughing

Homeless Friend
Jul 16, 2007

hey mom its 420
May 12, 2007

Homeless Friend posted:

if you knew how many turns it takes to produce 4 settlers you wouldnt be laughing

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

(and can't post for 21 days!)

this is Amerikkka’s fault

https://twitter.com/saeeddicaprio/status/1753074541860102523?s=46&t=UyfxoSAUKW7QZlR_GhkuYA

hadji murad
Apr 18, 2006

jihad Joe > genocide Joe

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
imagine being israeli then thinking you have any leg to stand on to complain about other peoples food

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

(and can't post for 21 days!)

https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1753079865056928050?s=46&t=UyfxoSAUKW7QZlR_GhkuYA

I always knew No Labels loves Hitler.

keep punching joe
Jan 22, 2006

Die Satan!
Much like their land, Israeli cuisine is almost exclusively stolen from their neighbours.

HazCat
May 4, 2009

Al-Saqr posted:

imagine being israeli then thinking you have any leg to stand on to complain about other peoples food

Jon Carbuncle
Sep 21, 2002


Soiled Meat

this is more disturbing than any war porn I’ve seen.

Jel Shaker
Apr 19, 2003


the palestinian should be dead on the ground to give the meme some accuracy

keep punching joe
Jan 22, 2006

Die Satan!

Jel Shaker posted:

the palestinian should be dead on the ground to give the meme some accuracy

That's an Egyptian my brother.

Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free

literally the most racist poo poo ever, jesus loving christ what's wrong with these loving psychos

Karach
May 23, 2003

no war but class war

Rubellavator posted:

I don't know why it's such a hard pill to swallow that the Houthi's motivations are what they say they are, it's not like they're standing to benefit from this at all.



https://www.cbc.ca/news/yemen-houthis-government-red-sea-1.7101447

Only the most well paid analysts can say for sure

Karach
May 23, 2003

no war but class war

Majorian posted:

platinuming Baldur's Gate 3

absolute sicko behaviour

ModernMajorGeneral
Jun 25, 2010

Well, the argument that "its actually self serving and not entirely altruistic because supporting Palestine is extremely popular and helps shore up their power" is true. It just says more about anyone thinking this is a condemnation of the houthis.

It's the same as when people say "China only helps its citizens because the ccp loves power and is afraid of the people being unhappy". In a rational society this is how government is supposed to work!

thotsky
Jun 7, 2005

hot to trot

gradenko_2000 posted:

https://twitter.com/omarsakrpoet/status/1752604540552216922

like this is no big shocker (and totally unrelated to the current topic) but I assume this kind of organizing, and more directed stuff besides, is in play across all social media

I've worked on multiple products that automate this kind of sentiment analysis; it's childs play. This just seems like cope, or at best a bit of "online activism" meant to engage and radicalize the people spending their days posting these links.

thotsky has issued a correction as of 12:37 on Feb 2, 2024

evilmiera
Dec 14, 2009

Status: Ravenously Rambunctious

You know, I knew Israel would condemn Biden for even the tiny little sanction they made on settlers rather than, like, the actual armed forces who are the main people perpetrating the genocide right now, but it is still funny to see them quadruple down on never ever admitting fault for anything ever.

Then again, Israel knows it would be political suicide for Biden to actually be seen as holding Israel back (even if a majority of voters want a ceasefire) so there is literally no downside to them condemning Biden for this, other than further cementing their pariah status in the world (which Netanyahu and crew don't give a poo poo about as long as they get to stay in power unopposed).

Orange Devil
Oct 1, 2010

Wullie's reign cannae smother the flames o' equality!

ModernMajorGeneral posted:

Well, the argument that "its actually self serving and not entirely altruistic because supporting Palestine is extremely popular and helps shore up their power" is true. It just says more about anyone thinking this is a condemnation of the houthis.

It's the same as when people say "China only helps its citizens because the ccp loves power and is afraid of the people being unhappy". In a rational society this is how government is supposed to work!

Pretty sure people are supposed to be deathly afraid of their government rather than the other way around there bub.

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

(and can't post for 21 days!)

thotsky posted:

I've worked on multiple products that automate this kind of sentiment analysis; it's childs play. This just seems like cope, or at best a bit of "online activism" meant to engage and radicalize the people spending their days posting these links.

Israel has been developing brigading apps for years. their strategy in the online war of words is to be as annoying as possible.

https://youtu.be/DWD5xiiafBc?si=qNRqjVIBHzQqeIi1

hamas ftw
Nov 25, 2023

by Fluffdaddy

evilmiera posted:

You know, I knew Israel would condemn Biden for even the tiny little sanction they made on settlers rather than, like, the actual armed forces who are the main people perpetrating the genocide right now, but it is still funny to see them quadruple down on never ever admitting fault for anything ever.

Then again, Israel knows it would be political suicide for Biden to actually be seen as holding Israel back (even if a majority of voters want a ceasefire) so there is literally no downside to them condemning Biden for this, other than further cementing their pariah status in the world (which Netanyahu and crew don't give a poo poo about as long as they get to stay in power unopposed).

humiliating news for genocide joe, i hope he has a stroke to celebrate

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Homeless Friend posted:

if you knew how many turns it takes to produce 4 settlers you wouldnt be laughing

Egg Moron
Jul 21, 2003

the dreams of the delighting void

Homeless Friend posted:

if you knew how many turns it takes to produce 4 settlers you wouldnt be laughing

Lol

Cpt_Obvious
Jun 18, 2007


Please tell me there is a source for this

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy

Cpt_Obvious posted:

Please tell me there is a source for this

https://twitter.com/BarakRavid/status/1753091701109879288
https://twitter.com/NTarnopolsky/status/1753094269579985315

lol at the Finance Minister being named after Baal, Beelzebub and Belial

Spoondick
Jun 9, 2000

so if i go squat in someone else's neighborhood im a pioneer now?

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

Spoondick posted:

so if i go squat in someone else's neighborhood im a pioneer now?

That is what the pioneers did and continue to do

Dr_0ctag0n
Apr 25, 2015
Probation
Can't post for 6 days!

Hamas did nothing wrong

Shageletic
Jul 25, 2007


Settlers of kablam

Sancho Banana
Aug 4, 2023

Not to be confused with meat.
"Levin screamed at the commissioner [of the police] for dispersing the protests at Kerem Shalom, he responded: 'you're the ones who decided to let [humanitarian] aid in'"

https://twitter.com/ynetalerts/status/1753403100549787872?t=PyT8hcgvocBTxrbTpc0ogQ&s=19

F_Shit_Fitzgerald
Feb 2, 2017




:laffo: It's a Kobayashi Maru for Genocide Joe. I wonder if he's even self aware enough to be bothered by it.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald has issued a correction as of 14:33 on Feb 2, 2024

Leandros
Dec 14, 2008

Al-Saqr posted:

meanwhile the yemenis are improving the Galaxy liner

https://x.com/censorednws/status/1753223356319506698?s=46

Is the crew still around or did they let them go home?

evilmiera
Dec 14, 2009

Status: Ravenously Rambunctious

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

:laffo: It's a Kobayashi Maru for Genocide Joe.

I'd say he doesn't believe in a no-win scenario but he also isn't clever enough to cheat to get out of it.

But really, what is he supposed to do? The US has had as a policy since the inception of Israel to always support them no matter what, Republicans, Democrats, doesn't matter who. Every single person who could advise him are probably saying "We know this sucks for your campaign but if you don't support them 90 percent of us are going to quit to avoid the fallout". If he had a moral conviction he'd cut off support then announce he is letting someone else run in his stead for the next election and whoever did would ride the goodwill off his one good decision but fat chance of that happening.

HallelujahLee
May 3, 2009

evilmiera posted:

I'd say he doesn't believe in a no-win scenario but he also isn't clever enough to cheat to get out of it.

But really, what is he supposed to do? The US has had as a policy since the inception of Israel to always support them no matter what, Republicans, Democrats, doesn't matter who. Every single person who could advise him are probably saying "We know this sucks for your campaign but if you don't support them 90 percent of us are going to quit to avoid the fallout". If he had a moral conviction he'd cut off support then announce he is letting someone else run in his stead for the next election and whoever did would ride the goodwill off his one good decision but fat chance of that happening.

he can do plenty of things op like cut aid entirely its pretty easy it only requires not being a genocidal piece of poo poo

hope this helps

evilmiera
Dec 14, 2009

Status: Ravenously Rambunctious

HallelujahLee posted:

he can do plenty of things op like cut aid entirely its pretty easy it only requires not being a genocidal piece of poo poo

hope this helps

I did say "If he had a moral conviction", which he does not.

Owlbear Camus
Jan 3, 2013

Maybe this guy that flies is just sort of passing through, you know?



evilmiera posted:

I'd say he doesn't believe in a no-win scenario but he also isn't clever enough to cheat to get out of it.

But really, what is he supposed to do? The US has had as a policy since the inception of Israel to always support them no matter what, Republicans, Democrats, doesn't matter who. Every single person who could advise him are probably saying "We know this sucks for your campaign but if you don't support them 90 percent of us are going to quit to avoid the fallout". If he had a moral conviction he'd cut off support then announce he is letting someone else run in his stead for the next election and whoever did would ride the goodwill off his one good decision but fat chance of that happening.

It's come up before in this thread but REAGAN was pretty firm with 'em told Israel to stop doing a Holocaust in Beruit and delayed transfer of 4th gen fighter jets over them bombing Iraq without a go ahead and got re-elected after.

So skill issue IMO.

HallelujahLee
May 3, 2009

evilmiera posted:

I did say "If he had a moral conviction", which he does not.

thats all you needed to say the rest of it was wishy-washing

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gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy

evilmiera posted:

I'd say he doesn't believe in a no-win scenario but he also isn't clever enough to cheat to get out of it.

But really, what is he supposed to do? The US has had as a policy since the inception of Israel to always support them no matter what, Republicans, Democrats, doesn't matter who. Every single person who could advise him are probably saying "We know this sucks for your campaign but if you don't support them 90 percent of us are going to quit to avoid the fallout". If he had a moral conviction he'd cut off support then announce he is letting someone else run in his stead for the next election and whoever did would ride the goodwill off his one good decision but fat chance of that happening.

yeah if they actually wanted to finesse this thing as a party, the approach would be for Biden to refuse to run for reelection, and put up a candidate that's going to claim to be against the genocide. Biden gets to do all the genocide he wants for the rest of his term since it no longer matters, and then once the other person gets in, they would have been lying the whole time and they just continue on.

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