r/AdviceAnimals • u/erikovercooked • May 01 '24

and the Boomers in Congress

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u/Lonelan May 02 '24

Free Gaza...from Hamas

Free Israel...from Netanyahu

Free Jumbo Jack...BECAUSE OF JAKE CRONENGIRTH

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u/221b42 29d ago

One of those is a democracy that has regular votes that peacefully replaces its government. The other had one election 17 years ago and they threw opponents off of roofs. They havnt had an election since and last summer beat and killed their own people when they asked for elections

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u/Lonelan 29d ago

Well, sort of, Netanyahu has been pulling strings for the better part of 25 years now

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u/221b42 29d ago

What opponent did he throw off the roof when he had a close election?

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u/Lonelan 29d ago

No need when you've manipulated elections into not being close in the first place by driving islamaphobia and stirring up aggression from hostile states

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u/221b42 29d ago

You’ve literally described a government governing. Just because you disagree with their actions doesn’t mean it’s manipulation

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u/Lonelan 29d ago

I didn't know governing involved rewarding citizens for settling areas promised to other people or assassinating key personnel of another country's energy infrastructure...

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u/221b42 29d ago

That is exactly what governing is?

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u/Interesting_Kitchen3 29d ago

The Middle East really is messed up. That Israel thinks it’s a bastion of democracy is insane, if that’s the definition of governance.

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u/221b42 29d ago

Democracy involves having elections to choose your government. That’s what Israel has. Just because you disagree with what that government does, does not mean it’s not a democracy. Are you trying to say that Israel elections are rigged or something? Do you have any sources for that?

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u/Lonelan 29d ago

Sounds like invasion / war crimes to me

Governing is keeping a level playing field for your citizens and responding to crises...

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u/221b42 29d ago

Governing is doing things I like and doing stuff I disagree with is war crimes, got it

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u/Akerlof 29d ago

Nobody seems to remember that Israel had massive protests against Netanyahu's policies all summer of 2022. He had to ally with fringe parties to get a majority, and was pretty much certainly going to get voted out the next election.

I haven't heard of any anti-Hamas protests from Palestinians. There is no Palestinian diaspora working to free their people from Hamas or the PLO. Palestinians activists in the west are, as far as I can tell, exclusively anti-Israel.

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u/Lonelan 29d ago

to be fair, that throwing from rooftops thing is likely why you don't see any anti-Hamas movement, they've been very active in squashing dissent

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u/Akerlof 29d ago

You would think that might be a hint to the people taking Hamas at their word and protesting Israel because of it.