• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 months ago

    No, like people saying “Biden could stop this today with a phone call if he wanted to”

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      5 months ago

      He probably could, netanyahu would have a hard time saying no, for one good reason. We’re supplying the weapons and money, we can end his resources for the genocide with or without his say.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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        5 months ago

        He probably could

        And yet you also think

        No ones criticizing him for not stopping it

        If you think he is capable of doing so, why wouldn’t the criticism not only exist from others on the left, but also be warranted?

        • Soup@lemmy.cafe
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          5 months ago

          You actually just got this person to call themselves out without them even knowing.

          Bravo!

          • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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            5 months ago

            Bad wording, of course people want him to stop it. Not criticizing him for doing nothing maybe.

            If I’m off the mark, what IS this trying to express? In ‘good wording’, if you will.

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                5 months ago

                The second sentence?

                Sure. What does “Not criticizing him for doing nothing maybe.” mean?

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                  5 months ago

                  Hes not an innocent bystander thats not taking action to stop this genocide. Hes taking action to cause the genocide. If he did nothing instead the genocide wouldnt have the funds and weapons to do what its doing.

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                    5 months ago

                    Then you agree that there are people are operating under the delusion that Biden can stop the genocide with a snap of his fingers and are criticizing him for that, making your original objection to the guy with a smiley face avatar utterly pointless.

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                    5 months ago

                    They’d absolutely have the funds and weapons to do what it’s doing.

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          5 months ago

          Nuclear weapons don’t really provide room to maneuver when you’re on the phone with the US President, unless you’re willing to threaten a nuclear strike on the US.

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            5 months ago

            Obviously Israel isn’t threatening the US. They’re threatening Iran