Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu's address to Congress as many plan to boycott
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The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago.
    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Shit, it’s the problem over there too…

      They literally all worship the same God but too many people are still wanting to kill each other over the details

      It was true when Emo Phillips said it, it’s still true today.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANNX_XiuA78

      Even if one religion dominates large sections of the globe, over time it will fracture and create conflict again.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    5 months ago

    “I wish that he would be a statesman and do what is right for Israel. We all love Israel,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said recently on CNN about Netanyahu. “We need to help them and not have him stand in the way of that for such a long time.”

    She added, “I think it’s going to invite more of what we have seen in terms of discontent among our own.”

    1. We don’t “all love Israel”.

    2. It’s incredibly concerning leadership understands this hurts the party but won’t even do the right thing for the wrong reasons.

    Hell, it’s not even for the wrong reasons. As they keep saying, it’s vital that we stop republicans. But for some reason that’s not enough of a reason to stop supporting genocidal maniacs threatening WW3