▲ 208 ▼ Double standards or something, I don't know... (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by w00t@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 167 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] surge_1@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (2 children) Dumb meme, the 2 situations are not similar. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) They're not identical but there are many similarities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sock@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You clearly don't. permalink fedilink source parent [+] generalpotato@lemmy.world -62 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yes, one is recent, impacts the West directly and a bunch of white people and the other is Palestine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] surge_1@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago Nope, try again permalink fedilink source parent [–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) How does a long time NATO ally not impact the west exactly? The Israel/Palestine confict has been in the news since I have paid attention to international politics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago That was the point. When it impacts the West directly, the we in the West decide to make things about right and wrong and morals and cook up excuses to throw more and more money because it serves our interests. When it’s Palestine… we decide to throw all of that out of the window and decide fund Israel (the aggressor) instead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chunk@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* This entire weird conversation aside, Palestine/Israel conflict does not currently affect the West. It could hypothetically escalate until it affected the West I suppose. Also, Israel is not in NATO. They are a "NATO partner" but are not legally tied to the security alliance. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Empricorn@feddit.nl -3 points 2 years ago 2edgy4me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) They're not identical but there are many similarities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sock@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You clearly don't. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sock@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You clearly don't. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] generalpotato@lemmy.world -62 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yes, one is recent, impacts the West directly and a bunch of white people and the other is Palestine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] surge_1@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago Nope, try again permalink fedilink source parent [–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) How does a long time NATO ally not impact the west exactly? The Israel/Palestine confict has been in the news since I have paid attention to international politics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago That was the point. When it impacts the West directly, the we in the West decide to make things about right and wrong and morals and cook up excuses to throw more and more money because it serves our interests. When it’s Palestine… we decide to throw all of that out of the window and decide fund Israel (the aggressor) instead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chunk@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* This entire weird conversation aside, Palestine/Israel conflict does not currently affect the West. It could hypothetically escalate until it affected the West I suppose. Also, Israel is not in NATO. They are a "NATO partner" but are not legally tied to the security alliance. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Empricorn@feddit.nl -3 points 2 years ago 2edgy4me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) How does a long time NATO ally not impact the west exactly? The Israel/Palestine confict has been in the news since I have paid attention to international politics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago That was the point. When it impacts the West directly, the we in the West decide to make things about right and wrong and morals and cook up excuses to throw more and more money because it serves our interests. When it’s Palestine… we decide to throw all of that out of the window and decide fund Israel (the aggressor) instead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chunk@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* This entire weird conversation aside, Palestine/Israel conflict does not currently affect the West. It could hypothetically escalate until it affected the West I suppose. Also, Israel is not in NATO. They are a "NATO partner" but are not legally tied to the security alliance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago That was the point. When it impacts the West directly, the we in the West decide to make things about right and wrong and morals and cook up excuses to throw more and more money because it serves our interests. When it’s Palestine… we decide to throw all of that out of the window and decide fund Israel (the aggressor) instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chunk@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* This entire weird conversation aside, Palestine/Israel conflict does not currently affect the West. It could hypothetically escalate until it affected the West I suppose. Also, Israel is not in NATO. They are a "NATO partner" but are not legally tied to the security alliance. permalink fedilink source parent