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US veto power at the UN is blocking Gaza’s chance for survival.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://truthout.org/articles/why-are-americans-letting-israel-starve-us-to-death-in-gaza/


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[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Because aipac tells them to

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Because if I go try to make my government stop the senseless killing they will shoot me in the head.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Reminder: Americans != The U.S.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

United-Statesian directly voted for this. US foreign policy is controled by the president or at this point king. It might not have been every United-Statesian, but it is on them. Well over 50% country still support ongoing genocide.

So yes, United-Statesian are not the same as US, but the damage done is theirs to carry for decades to come.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It would not have mattered if they voted differently.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For ongoing genocide, I agree. She did hire the same Biden "strategists" that sank her campaign. Food aid is a different question. I do believe she would have allowed aid and wouldn't have vetoed multiple resolutions at the UN. Not because she would have cared but to continue promoting the fake idea that "US are humanitarians".

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I do believe she would have allowed aid and wouldn't have vetoed multiple resolutions at the UN

Gonna be honest, I think when Israel continued to use the aid sites as mass killing grounds she would have looked the other way, and I absolutely do believe she would have vetoed UN resolutions.

It was even during Biden's regime that Palestinians were reporting (with video) that they were being given rotten food.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Honestly I think all of this highlights what is happening politically around the world. I think polarization is tearing people apart. Government policy is less and less being driven by individual citizens and more by bureaucracy and political policy.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That is a pretty hot take honestly

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's how many people feel outside of the US.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

South Park did it best with the "a little bit country" song, where the government can do whatever because half the people are pro war (country) and half are against it (rock and roll). So whichever seems convenient, they can say on the geopolitical stage they were "against" or "for" it.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

"Ouside the US"
What's that

[–] shani66@ani.social -3 points 1 week ago

Not really. Most Americans are horrible people. Savages, what we used to think animals were like. We thrive off of self interested cruelty, but don't even have the intelligence to be self interested about it.

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

They are now.

[–] Tillman@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago

A little confused by the naïveté from OP. The US gov lets a lot of Americans starve too, you’re not special. That’s because humans are seen by Americans, especially govt types, as those with and without something of value to give. Gaza was run by terrorists. Israel is run by people who produce valuable exports for American Intel and military communities not to mention a heap load of economic investments. Next time hamas should consider that route instead of using children as shields and sitting around with AKs pretending to be religious. It’s not the pretending to be religious we have an issue with, everyone does that, it’s the lack of paying the piper for the privilege. Not saying we don’t do similar things but like Leary said, “two words, nuclear fucking warheads”.