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The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel (theintercept.com)
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The Democratic votes on the pair of resolutions from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., were not enough to overcome universal opposition from Republicans.

Still, the votes represented a watershed moment in the party’s relationship with Israel and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel had continued to enjoy strong support from Democratic leaders, despite outrage from the base over the war on Gaza. Sanders said the votes signaled that party leaders are finally taking note.

“This is where the American people are. The polls are very clear: The overwhelming majority of American people do not want to continue to give weapons to Netanyahu and his horrific wars in the Mideast,” he said. “I think the Democrats have caught on to that. It took a little while, but they caught on to that. But Republicans, I think, are standing in opposition to millions of their own supporters.”

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[–] 40 points 3 months ago* (5 children)

If the Ds had enough votes to block passage, magically, just one would vote against.

We need a country to bribe our reps more than Israel does, this is the only way. Oops, I mean donate.

China, you're our only hope.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    We need a country to bribe our reps more than Israel does

    It's a circular scheme. Money we spend arming Israel goes to their weapons manufacturers. Their MIC collects a profit, which is milled back into campaign donations to US Congresscritters. Congresscritters take the money and rubber stamp more tax-dollars to Israel, to buy more weapons, to generate more profit, to bribe more of Congress.

    China, you’re our only hope.

    President Xi, please liberate our people.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    This idea that China is somehow going to save you or the world is brain death.

    Xi loves what Trump is doing. Why would he risk stabilizing the U.S. when he could just not and continue to madly profit?

    Also are you Han Chinese? Because if not, see my first point.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (3 children)

    Why do you want a foreign country to interfere on your country's affairs?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago*

    It would obviously be a net good for global society if the US federal government stopped functioning; if the government continues pursuing its current interests that will never happen, yet if foreign lobbyists whose interests are fundamentally enemical to the US (such as China, but not Israel, which is just an appendage of the US) can influence the US federal government it may happen. At least that seems more proximal than the US working class suddenly gaining the kind of militant political stances and organization that would be necessary otherwise. But if both things could happen that'd be even better.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    We are remarkably lazy, thoroughly beaten down, and a generation or two removed from an education that would have been helpful. Couple that with a people who believe the world is ending and 50 years of bad leadership.

    I'd say the majority of Americans are not yet aware that their government has changed.

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