▲ 720 ▼ Senate votes against Sanders resolution to force human rights scrutiny over Israel aid (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by lettruthout@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments Senator’s bid to make US military support conditional on whether Israel is violating human rights in Gaza fails by 72 votes to 11
[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's there to be confused about? Ron is a soft-spoken man who stood firm in his convictions, and was quietly friendly with white nationals and other horrible people. He's retired now. Rand is a bit of a blow hard with no convictions, and is loudly friendly with white nationals and other horrible people. He's a sitting senator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because compared to other nameable Republicans, he occasionally votes in ways that are agreeable with many leftists. But like you said, he's also still a massive piece of shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Even a stopped clock is right twice a day... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because compared to other nameable Republicans, he occasionally votes in ways that are agreeable with many leftists. But like you said, he's also still a massive piece of shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Even a stopped clock is right twice a day... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Even a stopped clock is right twice a day... permalink fedilink source parent