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As millions of Americans are about to go hungry due to the US government refusing to fund SNAP, just remember that only two countries voted against making food a basic human right. The US and the terrorist colony of Israel
At the risk of getting banned, when I only saw one country in red and “2” in the summary l knew exactly where on the map I needed to zoom to find the second
I had the exact same thought. If you could really be banned for saying that ISRAEL is a scourge on the planet earth for starving an entire population of innocent people, I’d rather not be on .world anyway.
it really is impressive (and terrifying, if i'm being honest) just how...extensive and all encompassing this Israeli/AIPAC propaganda is.
like...it's so bad that I don't even feel comfortable thinking on it too much, because what if I'm falling into some antisemitic rabbithole that blames the jews for everything? the start of some alt-right pipeline?
but then it's undeniable, that there is a concerted effort to suppress any and all information about israel's atrocities across the western world, with plenty of jews in positions of power essentially sanctioning it.
When you make the distinction that there are more christian zionists than Jewish ones calling out their bullshit cant be considered antisemitic
Afaiu having a brain and stating facts are only bannable offenses over at that Reddit shithole.
Nevertheless I wish you luck 😅
I was wondering for a moment, saw this comment. Ohhhh, yes of course.
I didn't realize how small Israel was until now! Your comment definitely helped me find it though.
The US and Israel voted against?! I am shocked, SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked.
food deficiency is useful in producing conservative voting blocs for both countries. hungry people are an angry people,
Or just useful for eradicating a specific ethnic group…
to people saying the resolution is useless theatrics and just symbolic. then if there were no consequences, why the fuck would the US and Israel vote against it?
Because they're assholes on principle.
These resolutions are toothless without the materials and logistics to implement them. Food should be a right and it's an easy thing to vocally support (unless you're manufacturing a famine in Gaza).
But how do you relieve the famine in Sudan if you're unwilling to export agricultural surplus at below market rates from Southern Europe? How do you meet global human demand for fresh produce if you're dedicating enormous qualities of arable land to high profit, low yield livestock? These generic statements of principle don't actually change how and why food is distributed.
And those are just the "capitalism bad" dumb lefty critiques.
What about in a war zone? Should we be feeding Russians occupying Ukraine? What about Israel settlers in the West Bank or Han Chinese in Xinjiang and Tibet or illegal Hamas ISIS Haitian Cartel MS-13 terrorists attacking people's dogs in Cleveland, Ohio?
Shouldn't we be killing these people instead?
Should we be feeding Russians occupying Ukraine?
they should have their own logistics, and if surrendered/captured then yes, 100% we should feed them
What about Israel settlers in the West Bank
Illegal settlers likely already get plenty of assistance and welfare. But if there was justice, they would be captured as invaders and deported back to Israel borders, and fed during custody
Han Chinese in Xinjiang and Tibet or illegal Hamas ISIS Haitian Cartel MS-13 terrorists attacking people’s dogs in Cleveland, Ohio?
I lost track, but if captured, then yes, otherwise as long as you aren't actively blocking food from entering (a literal war crime) then it is acceptable.
I just want to point out that Nov of 2021 was under Biden's watch.
Both sides, I guess. One side wasn't that great, and the other is setting everything on fire. Seems about equal. 😜
More like: "if the one side wasn't consistently shitty (even if not as shitty as the other side), they might find more success in winning elections."
It's like they push the fucking envelope on how much bullshit we'll put up with and still vote for them. And unfortunately for all of us, they lost that bet in 2024.
It was Linda Thomas-Greenfield, appointed by Biden
And typical Democrat fashion they used a black woman to do their dirty work, to cast their vote against it being a basic human right.
I fucking hate USA and Israel
Ironic countries to currently be the most like Nazi Germany, but here we are.
Nazi Germany was directly inspired by the US's manifest destiny, racist laws and racial theorists from the US, we blocked Jewish refugees from coming to the US in 30s and after the war gave several prominent Nazis positions in US organizations, the US is called 'The Great Satan' for a reason.
Yes, but we were also a large part of why Nazi Germany was defeated. Hence the irony.
Reminder to not take "infographics" as fact until you look at the source. Which this post doesn't provide.
It wasn't in November, but December, with 186 in favor, 2 not in favor, and 5 non-voters.
The US and Israel, who would have thought?
On a practical level, what would it mean to make food a human right?
Water is a human right, and there is a somewhat vague statement that, if you have access to a tap and someone asks you for drinking water you have to give it. Already the applications are confusing, since most local laws impose such burden only on public spaces (with varying definitions of public spaces).
For food, what would that mean? How could that ever be implemented? Or is the vibe good enough?
to my knowledge it obligates governments to provide food to people who can't get food for reasons outside of their control such as prisoners, prisoners of war, and victims of natural disasters
Thanks for the clarification
In most countries, if your rights are violated, you can sue the one violating them and get them restored.
If food is a right and you can't get food, then you should be able to sue the government to give you food. After the first won case, further similar cases would be handled by precedent, thus kind of necessiting the government to create a system to get food to people.
"the terrorist colony of Israel"
I like you.
(Edited)
(in the UN) ~~the US is Israel's bitch~~, the US ALWAYS votes the same way as Israel ~~tells them to~~ nomatter how much it hurts Americans.
It's antisemitic to tell the truth about IsraHell.
what about hamburger helper tho
Food is a human right, as declared in the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
Fucking Israel and his lackey.
