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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Supreme Court says what?

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

The author, Josh Marshall always stops short of accountability for war crimes. He usually concerns himself --at length-- with what Iran and Hamas are plotting, the nature and use of Hamas tunnels, etc. The focus is always on shadowy others. He claims Oslo itself was the fault here, not Ben Gurion's abuse and violations of it. The Nakba? Evidently no Israeli is to be blamed for that. And the attacks on Palestinians are seen as a recognition of reality from the "realist-minded" Israelis, Josh claims.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/is-a-two-state-solution-really-no-longer-possible

While he is against netenyahu and bloodthirsty settlers, he is a pro israeli-state pundit, and wont make any call to halt the IDF war on Palestinian civilians. Cheap logic from a partisan hack who cant admit that whats going on is exactly what he wants and supports. He's drinking tea with his pinky in the air, and a handkerchief at his nose so he doesnt have to smell the disgusting odor of the murdered.

He was rabidly against what he called "rhetorical excesses" in campus protests, not bothering to address why people were protesting. Club those students till they are silent, for their "rhetorical excess" eh Josh. What a fine American.

While I agree with Josh that we must all start following our laws, we need to start with the first ammendment protecting political free speech and acknowledging that what Biden did was criminal and violated numerous existing laws implemented for exactly this reason. Biden aided and abeteed war crimes and a massive genocide. And he and congress abridged the publics civil rights, using state violence to silence legitimate and peaceful political dissent, brutalizing students who were concerned about basic human rights. Disagreeing with the way zionists conduct what the world says are war crimes is not antisemitism and it never was. Even if it was antisemitism, it would be protected as political free speech. For many years people openly talked about keeping black skinned people down, even with violence, and it was free speech. But today if you question zioinisms methods at all you are instantly labeled as supporting Hamas. thats unamerican, fascist bullshit and a gross misuse of power by the president and congress-- done during a democratic party administraton no less. Just Shameful.

If we cant be honest about that then our calling out republicans for their own gross lawbreaking falls a little flat. Its always rules for thee and not for me, even within our own party. And then we wonder why the voters lose faith.

While he is certainly well spoken and educated, Josh Marshall is filthy-- he is a disappointment, he is a thug, he is a bad person, and he can suck it.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I say we hang them all or cut their heads off. Fuck them.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

if their corpses aren't on display in the national mall, there will not be a nation.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

probably hyperbole but i wonder if a lot of people do want to try saudi arabian justice

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Last moments of Gaddafi would be more fitting.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

so you agree with that nature of justice?

Unless if comes from an armed and coordinated leftist militia, then it ain't coming. Everyone anywhere near politics is too afraid and cowardly to act.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

If only there was law and order in the US. Lol

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You know, I miss the days when one’s enemies’ heads were placed on pikes on the roadway(s) into the city.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Don't assume you'll get that from the legal system.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah the death sentence

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Narrator: "There won't be."

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's on us to push to make it happen

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Everybody give up on everything, somebody who trump and putin both are definitely happy with has stated there's no hope.

Look, there's no normal answers. Which means we know the answers are all non-normal. That, weirdly, is something progressives and maga both want. Pick the least violent and most effective ones, and don't play favorites.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is a dangerous time to be apathetic.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Agreed. Unfortunately its a dangerous time to exercise your right of free speech too. And it has been for the last several years.