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    6 months ago

    I hate that man SO much.

    Slowest pitch in American history (except maybe Hilary who just HAD to rig the DNC and legitimize Trump) and he is still hellbent on losing.

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      Unlike the precision guided munitions, the new F-15s would need to be built from scratch. A US official said there are no plans to expedite delivery of the jets to Israel so, if approved, they would not be delivered to Israel for at least five years.

      Is that enough time to vote in some Dems who will stop it?

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        Sadly, the 5 dems I would have voted for are all hanging back and letting the rest of the Dems shut them out.

        Time to make another run at ending the 2 party system.

        It will hurt, but when you let it stay 51/49, everything rapidly goes right.

        Also, I would imagine the military contractors have already pocketed the 18 billion that was moved from public trust to Israel to the contractor.

        If the deal were cancelled, that’s another 18 billion out of the public trust refunded to Israel to buy something else from the military contractors.

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          The two major national parties are rushing rightward no matter what you do. Best I’ve come up with is moving to a state where the controlling party is as left as possible.

          The only way out is through. Best case scenario I believe we can expect is patchwork fascism across the country, so choose your enclave wisely. After things really collapse, and after the fighting is settled, we can do our best to set things right. But as long as we are going to be shackled to the whims of previous generations going back to the 18th century, actual progress is a dream.

          The foxes have run the henhouse since the late 70s, and they’re not about to give it up.

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          Actions speak louder than words. Right now the words are many and inconsequential, and the actions are damning.

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    Be sure to get out and vote for a piece of shit in November everyone!

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    Our God here in the US is Mammon, even though he usually goes by other names; rational self-interest, the invisible hand, etc.

    Mammon would never let genocide get in the way of glorious profit.

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      Why would they do that? Everyone is going to vote for him regardless of what he does (other then die of natural causes, but even then.) There is absolutely no downside for the people behind this decision, and they all stand to benefit either monetarily or for future career prospects.

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        Except a majority in the US disapproves of Israels recent actions and they are risking their victory - which is likely gonna be a close one - for next to nothing. Even if they really don’t give a fuck, they could have just postponed the decision.

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          So what? Do you think the dems care about what “blue no matter who” liberals approve of? What are they gonna do vote for trump?

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            What are they gonna do vote for trump?

            They might choose to sit it out, abstain. This election is not a sure thing for Biden, and the polls are pretty clear that Biden needs to stop supporting Israel like yesterday. Hilary had hubris in 2016, and so too does Biden seem to have hubris right now.

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    Here’s a fascinating piece of what appears to be censorship or extremely selective transcribing from transcripts of yesterday’s press briefings. You won’t find this in the transcript of C-SPAN, or the WhiteHouse.gov transcript.

    During the White House press briefing yesterday, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby remarked the following — note that’s in brackets was cut from the transcript:

    REPORTER: THESE ARE VERBAL URGINGS, NOT COMMITMENTS.

    MR. KIRBY: [I KNOW, YOU WANT US TO HANG SOME SORT OF CONDITION OVER THEIR NECK] WHAT I AM TELLING YOU IS WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ISRAELIS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AS PRECISE AS THEY CAN BE AND MORE AID IS GETTING IN AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THAT APPROACH.

    Yes, verbal conditions would be excellent. He claims the weapons are for defense, but they are clearly being used for disastrous offensive effect to civilians.

    https://www.c-span.org/video/?534613-1/white-house-daily-briefing

    Starts around 15:15.