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AOC still thinks the genocidal ethnostate should be receiving US interceptors which are "used to keep innocent civilians safe" but is rich enough to pay for it (lemmy.ml)

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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

In no part of the quoted post does AoC say she thinks Israel "should be recieving US interceptors".

She in fact very clearly spells out that she will be continuing to vote against approving any new military funding to Israel. She cannot vote against existing funding.. that is a stupid suggestion.

OP post (from both OP and OP in image) are dumb as hell..

'One of the very few people in Congress whom are against funding Israel's genocide, and vote accordingly & consistently, are saying they'll continue to vote against.. But they've not said it in the exact way I want them to - this makes me big mad!' 😡

Pick your battles jfc.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Blocking funding isn't voting to block the weapons. AOC came out saying she wants Israel to get the interceptors stop defending Zionism and genocide.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think they're playing with a full deck

Or they're disingenuous

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago

they either have a learning disability or are lying

Should name yourself HeilingEnthusiast

[+] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

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[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

and we all know that if someone is not a yankee their opinions don't matter aren't you like german or something?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 26 minutes ago

No, they're inserting themselves into local US elections. AOC represents less than 1 million people in a country of over 300 million.

This person is acting like it's their fucking job to interfere in the local elections in a district in a country they do not live in.

They are not just doing it here, this is their main goal across this entire site.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Literal Zionist going all over the fediverse to defend Zionism with ad-hominems. The irony.

[+] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 28 minutes ago* (last edited 28 minutes ago)

Lol funny that this comment got removed.

The ones after being accused of a Zionist. Gotta keep up the bullshit narrative that anyone that disagrees or adds even a bit of nuance to an incredibly complex situation is a Zionist.

If you remove the comments, then anyone reading this will KNOW he's a Zionist. Well done!

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 8 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Look at you going all over the internet to defend genocide and failing to address all facts. Good on you.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 21 minutes ago

Fuck Israel and fuck you

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 minutes ago* (last edited 22 minutes ago)

"all over the Internet"

Lol

Your entire argument is based on straw men and ad hominems.

Any time I've attempted to debate the facts, you've refused to engage and instead call me a Zionist in order to terminate the discussion. And it clearly works so good job.

[+] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes so if Israel did need more funding she would vote for it.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Given the US Billions given as military subsidies to Israel over the past years, chances are US taxpayers already paid for the Golden Dome.

What she appears to be saying is that Israel is the equivalent a horribly spoiled child, and that no matter how much it kicks and screams, it shouldn’t be given any more toys.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What she's saying is that she doesn't want to give Israel more toys unless Israel goes broke spending all its money on toys (genocide)

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

No she isn’t. She’s saying I won’t vote to give Israel any more funds because it has a lot of money. I understand why you believe your version, but I think it’s a false equivalency. Just because you say you won’t do something for reason X, it in no way implies that you will do it if X is removed.

Maybe if you stated your personal opinion on US Taxpayer funding the Israel war machine, it might help.

If not, it sounds like you’re just here to do a demo job on AOC.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

She’s saying I won’t vote to give Israel any more funds because it has a lot of money.

Okay so if Israel stops having a lot of money what happens?

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Great question. I suspect it won’t be able to fund it’s massive military build up any more, or it’s population will suffer - You know, like Trump just admitted when he said we cannot pay for Childcare because of war. I’d like think the Israeli government was reasonable and started to for peace instead of continuing the invade the region and continue it’s genocide.

However, as I said before, what AOC said does NOT mean she’ll vote to give them money. I expect (hope) like most politicians, she is constantly reforming her position as new information becomes available.

And I’ll also say again: maybe if you said what we were actually for instead of pursuing this naive “gotcha” on AOC.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

what AOC said does NOT mean she’ll vote to give them money.

correct, she only voted to give them weapons and before iran entered the picture.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago

I expect (hope) like most politicians, she is constantly reforming her position as new information becomes available.

She won't if turbolibs jump in to defend her at every slight criticism. That why she's only changed her position after getting blasted for it and her new position is still milquetoast

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 2 points 22 hours ago

She still is in favor of selling pissrahell weapons. She isn't in favor of giving them away for free. Like, that's obvious.

[+] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Don't engage, this user's entire MO is making people not like AOC.

He compared my views in another thread to being like a "football match," so I suspect they're not even a US citizen.

[–] DudleyMason@lemmy.ml 8 points 21 hours ago

this user's entire MO is making people not like AOC.

I see operation "point out the things she says" is going splendidly

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean if all he has to do is point to AOC's support for genocide and apartheid then it seems to just be a case of pointing of telling others about how shitty a politician is. "You're only posting about Hitlamar Ben Gbil's picture in an execution cell dedicated to palestinians to make people dislike Hitlamar"

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 25 minutes ago

AOC's support for genocide and apartheid

If you just say it with confidence, then it means it must be true.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

I'm lucky enough to not be a US citizen

Unfortunately, 'Murica pollutes the whole world with their shit.