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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25627002

By Yasmine El-Sabawi in Washington
Published date: 5 February 2025 02:09 GMT

"On Tuesday, at a stunning joint press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump announced the US will be taking over and running Gaza, potentially for the foreseeable future.

“Everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent,” Trump told reporters after a three-hour meeting with Netanyahu. "

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[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They will tell you that this result was inevitable and to look at the positive side of things (what ever this may be). Which is easy to do or say since they are not Palestinians

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which means their protest votes were meaningless. So it's a weird excuse that they're making.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No, their protest votes were not meaningless

They actively put trump in the whitehouse.

The American electoral system gives a voter the choice of potentially improving things (Dem) or actively making things worse (Rep). Given FPTP and the heavy use of propaganda, all other options (spoiling, abstaining, third party voting) equate to a republican vote, there is no other reality.

If an American did not vote Democrat in the election that just passed, they voted for complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the gutting of human rights in the USA—they didn't even try to hide what they were going to do this time. There is zero excuse.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Sorry, to clarify, I mean they were meaningless in terms of doing anything about stopping any genocide.

And now we can add more genocide in the U.S. to what is going on in Palestine.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

all other options (spoiling, abstaining, third party voting) equate to a republican vote

no, only a republican vote is a republican vote.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Equate doesn’t mean it’s literally a republican vote, I see what you’re trying to say but mathematically they’re correct.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

mathematically, a republican vote is +1 for Republicans. any vote that is not for Republicans is +0 for Republicans.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If an American did not vote Democrat in the election that just passed, they voted for complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the gutting of human rights in the USA

this just isn't true. even most republicans weren't voting for that.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I voted the fascist megalomaniac because eggs were too extensive. Who could have seen this coming?"

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the people who voted for him probably don't think he's a fascist megalomaniac.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't make that generalization. A lot knew and liked the idea.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

i think 20 is a lot of nazis, so i don't know what you mean by a lot knew, but i seriously doubt it's a majority of his voters.