| LurkerJ said: The morality of supporting unhinged ultra-religious far right Israeli government and their genocidal tendencies aside, does Biden think his current stance hinders or aids his re-election? Even more baffling for Kier Starmer who had the entire nation in the bag, including Scotland, until weeks ago. I am avoiding the images, videos and headlines coming out of that region during my work days because I know it's heartbreaking, it's the start of the weekend and I am already fuming. What a disaster unfolding in front of everyone's eyes. I used to make excuses for why we didn't feel strongly about what happened to Yemenis and did nothing to help because it never got enough media attention, but for crying out loud, everyone can see what's happening here, the majority everywhere don't support bombing hospitals, refugee camps, and ambulances. |
I have to limit my exposure as well, fuming at how ineffective the UN is. Should be called the DN.
I've already written my MPP as well as the PM, signed numerous petitions for a ceasefire and donated to Amnesty International and others. Canada keeps sitting on the sidelines while censuring any opposing voices just like the US just censured Tlaib Rashida.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-rashida-tlaib-faces-2nd-censure-resolution-criticism/story?id=104693855
Here in Ontario Sarah Jama got booted for using the 'wrong' words
https://www.chch.com/mpp-sarah-jama-to-challenge-censure-motion-reaffirms-support-for-palestine/
In the UK its Imran Hussein that resigned himself so he can keep speaking out
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/08/imran-hussain-labour-frontbencher-resigns-gaza-ceasefire
I've been following the updates on CNN yet while they were pretty complete at the start, they're cherry picking now, or rather trying to keep a balance between IDF 'successes' and the atrocities, ignoring the many protests like this one
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/congressional-staffers-stage-walkout-gaza-ceasefire-1234872959/
No coverage on CNN about this today
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-times-protest-gaza-ceasefire-c1482efbb3f767a0898a3d20f9647bc2
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the lobby of The New York Times on Thursday, demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza while accusing the media of showing a bias toward Israel in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
Nor most of the other protests around the world.
What's happening to free speech in the US? ACLU has to step in
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-open-letter-to-colleges-and-universities-reject-efforts-to-restrict-constitutionally-protected-speech-on-campuses
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/why-we-must-reject-efforts-to-restrict-constitutionally-protected-speech-on-college-campuses
Instead of encouraging people in civil dialog, university campuses are trying to stifle free speech
https://www.vox.com/2023/11/5/23944007/free-speech-israel-palestine-college-universities-campus-protests
Jewish activists against the war are having it even harder. Arrested for protests, often ostracized by their own community, even their own family.
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/28/1208980580/for-some-jewish-peace-activists-demands-for-ceasefire-come-at-a-personal-cost
Meanwhile all Biden and Blinken do is try to whitewash what's going on, trying to give Israel as much time as possible to flatten Gaza. I've been on and off following this conflict over the past 40 years, I never imagined it could get this bad. It's been over a month now, food, water, medical supplies, fuel are running / have run out. The world is watching genocide happening live. Yet everyone is afraid of the US to actually do anything about it.
This inaction from the US, playing lapdog to Netanyahu, these double standards will set the world decades backwards. Antisemitism and Islamophobia are both greatly on the increase already and will only get worse each day there is no ceasefire and more people die. War doesn't solve problems, it only pushes them into the future for our children and grandchildren to solve.
What is going on in congress
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/politics/democrats-israel-divide-deepens/index.html
