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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 25 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

Just a not even remotely friendly reminder that if you are American, eligible to vote and didn't vote for Kamala then you actively voted for this. Actively voted for genocide. If you didn't vote you're even fucking worse because at least the Republicans were willing to openly say what horrible people they are. You just don't care.

The United States is a failed country, a terrorist state and should be wrenched away from its people. You do not deserve to have a country that large with that much power when you are incapable of agreeing on a singular fucking thing. The United States should be forcibly broken up into at least 2, if not more, countries that can make up a trade bloc. This bullshit of getting everyone killed from coast to coast because of your pathetic patriotic ego of "wahhhhhhh but my countryyyyyyyyyy"

Fuck the United States.

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 hours ago

"Shock", only people getting shocked are the centrist that arent far righters but actually believed in the shit they spread. But as always nobody learns from anything.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Trump is a real estate guy. That's why he wants Canada and Greenland: lots of undeveloped real estate. Never mind that the reason for this is given by being non-developable.

And now Gaza: he actually thinks that he just has to move a few million people somewhere, and turn it into his personal luxury resort.

Do you want another 9/11? That's how you get another 9/11.

[–] melvisntnormal@feddit.uk 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

That is a problem that I also noticed.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 14 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Its not shocking because he told us this plan last month.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 hours ago

I recall reading months ago that Jared Kushner visited and was calling it prime beachfront property then. 🤷‍♂️

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Based on what I have been seeing on Lemmy so far this morning, I fully expect to see someone say they care more about Palestinian genocide than Palestinians by the end of the day.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I love threads like this. I can now block all the people who are here to lie and manipulate us. They are not here to have honest conversations.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 155 points 6 hours ago (80 children)

You did it "undecideds" and "both sides" people: You saved Palestine! /s

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 22 points 4 hours ago (9 children)

I agree with you. To anyone who still pretends Trump and Kamala were equally terrible with regard to Palestine: Kamala vocally supported an end to the war* and a two-state solution**, a prevailing US diplomatic philosophy. Please watch what Trump said tonight— it is so much worse than that. He advocates for the full removal of Palestinian people from their homeland. 

*it is a genocide and not a war, I disagree with her. 

**a two-state solution is not adequate as long as Israel continues to act as it does currently. Free Palestine. I disagree with her.

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[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 34 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"The gang saves Palestine"

Cue sunny intro

[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago

This is so fitting it's uncanny

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 52 points 6 hours ago

'but we had no choice' - dumbfuks

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[–] regrub@lemmy.world 75 points 6 hours ago (5 children)

Their strategy is to overwhelm the news cycle with distractions. Stay focused.

[–] JOMusic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

I mean, a huge number of his own supporters are questioning this. I wouldn't call this a viable strategy.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

On what? It's all crazy. "We're going to invade Gaza" is just as insane as "we're going to put 18 year olds in charge of the Treasury", "eliminate the department of education" or "win the war on diversity".

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah people keep saying "this is just a distraction" to, like, very single story. So what are they distracting from? Please tell us, because all of it is fucking awful.

[–] regrub@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Distracting us from their actions to enact Project 2025 plans, mostly. The degradation of human rights (starting with immigrants and trans people, for example). It seems like they're gonna keep threatening to invade countries and they're gonna keep playing tariff chicken, but pay attention to what they're doing within the US.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly what that they are doing is not a distraction? Because every single time they say or do anything, someone on Lemmy says it's a distraction.

Now even announcing they will invade Gaza is a distraction?

Literally what is not a distraction?

[–] regrub@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Direct actions taken to degrade civil rights and human rights within the US in pursuit of their Project 2025 plans

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

So... like taking over Gaza?

[–] aaron@lemm.ee 44 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

All, please read this article (NYT gift link) - this IS and has been the strategy. Blitzkrieg policy while distracting the "stupid" media with outrageous, ultimately meaningless distractions.

From the ever flatulent Steve Bannon: "All we have to do is flood the zone. Every day we hit them with three things. They’ll bite on one, and we’ll get all of our stuff done."

[–] Waldschrat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Steve Bannon said six years ago on Bill Maher: "You seperate the signal from the noise. Watch the signal. There's a flashbang grenade every day as far as noise goes. Watch the signal."

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Worst. Strip. Ever.

All his billionaire crones are going to be pissed. Think of all the jobs that will create. How will they be able to abuse the average worker when thier aren't enough of them to go around. It's going to drive up wages. And the investment capital that goes to gaza isn't going to the billionaires tech companies.
Sooner or later, one of them is going to off him.

[–] Magister@lemmy.world 62 points 6 hours ago (6 children)

Panama, Greenland, Canada, Gaza, what else? The world?

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 57 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

new zealand's underground movement to keep it off world maps about to pay off.

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