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Democrats’ party platform doesn’t call for arms embargo on Israel (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18811470

The 92-page document will be voted on by delegates Monday evening.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i mean, thats not surprising. both us parties support Israel no matter what.

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

What on earth is the political advantage ?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

An unsinkable aircraft carrier in the middle east to further the US' imperial ambitions

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

I asked myself the same thing. Lots of layers to that. A foothold in the middle east is among them. A lot more surprising are the radical Christians that somehow like the radical Jews. Also selling guns, and a few more cultural things too.

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

I feel like there's something bigger we're missing. Both parties seem willing to gamble on losing the election over support for Israel, even now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Genocidal fascists

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

And I hate them for that... but funny enough I hate them less than the other idiots who want to dismantle my livelihood

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

What would it take for you to reject both?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (40 children)

Much like everyone else who shares that opinion, a viable third option that doesn’t throw the election to the right wing when you vote for it

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Crazy. This was voted on by the delegates?

Are these the very same delegates who received their mandate as a result of the primary process in which Muslim voters overwhelmingly refused to submit even a single vote?

It's almost as if you're suggesting that refusing to participate in the democratic process means that your ideas will largely be discounted, as you bring literally nothing to the table in terms of political capital, but that just doesn't seem quite right?

Look, I'm 100% for peace in Gaza & on earth more broadly, but you can't refuse to return your RSVP and then act shocked that the host didn't save you a place at the table.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Of course not. That's way too fine to tightrope for them to walk for it to be summed up in a platform at the convention. I hate that it's that way, but it's a damned if you do damned if you don't situation for them. Therefore it's an entirely numbers-based strategy, no matter what the actual may believe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (34 children)

Neither does Republican, right?

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

Didn't Trump say that Israel should just "finish the job"?

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

What job is there to finish? Biden already flattened Gaza.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I believe so, yes.

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