←back to thread

Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza

(www.middleeasteye.net)
1332 points Qem | 4 comments | 16 Sep 25 08:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
Show context
therobots927 ◴[16 Sep 25 19:22 UTC] No.45266704[source]▶
I for one will be holding my representatives responsible who continue to vote for the US to enable a genocide. The videos coming out of Gaza have turned me and many others into single issue voters.
replies(16): >>45267088 #>>45267542 #>>45267847 #>>45268465 #>>45268480 #>>45268633 #>>45268878 #>>45269034 #>>45269263 #>>45269527 #>>45269796 #>>45270181 #>>45270992 #>>45274127 #>>45275351 #>>45276704 #
UmGuys ◴[17 Sep 25 00:44 UTC] No.45270181[source]▶
Serious question, will you abstain from voting? There are only 2 parties and they both fund Israel. One maybe slightly less.
replies(3): >>45270205 #>>45270473 #>>45272046 #
sporkxrocket ◴[17 Sep 25 01:25 UTC] No.45270473[source]▶
Yes, I will. I will not vote for anyone who supports Israel. My vote is here for the taking, I just need to see an anti-Zionist candidate.
replies(3): >>45270754 #>>45271613 #>>45271959 #
fatbird ◴[17 Sep 25 04:18 UTC] No.45271613[source]▶
Then you're privileging your own sense of moral purity over the welfare of the Palestinians. The situation is manifestly worse for them now, as was predictable. I hope the cleanliness of your hands makes that bearable.
replies(1): >>45275530 #
sporkxrocket ◴[17 Sep 25 13:20 UTC] No.45275530[source]▶
I'm sure the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed by "your team" would beg to differ. I don't vote for genocide, full stop. I also don't vote for Zionists. What's more important to democrats, Israel or winning elections?
replies(1): >>45278319 #
fatbird ◴[17 Sep 25 16:52 UTC] No.45278319[source]▶
You vote for the options you have, not the options you want. It was your choice, not the Democrats's fault.
replies(1): >>45278478 #
sporkxrocket ◴[17 Sep 25 17:03 UTC] No.45278478[source]▶
Not voting for those committing genocide is an option I have and will take every time. If the democrats want my vote, they know how to win it.
replies(1): >>45278634 #
fatbird ◴[17 Sep 25 17:16 UTC] No.45278634[source]▶
Given a choice between a lesser and a greater evil, you abstained. The welfare of Palestinians is not your priority.
replies(1): >>45278736 #
1. sporkxrocket ◴[17 Sep 25 17:24 UTC] No.45278736[source]▶
This type of false rhetoric to support genocide makes me feel even more confident in my decision. Want my vote? Oppose Israel. It’s as simple as that. People who commit genocide have no moral high ground.
replies(2): >>45279119 #>>45286268 #
2. fatbird ◴[17 Sep 25 17:55 UTC] No.45279119[source]▶
Sometimes your vote isn't to support something, it's to limit the damage.
replies(1): >>45279154 #
3. sporkxrocket ◴[17 Sep 25 17:59 UTC] No.45279154[source]▶
My vote for no one is to limit damage. It’s critical that we end Zionism and not supporting Zionists is the best way to do that. It’s incredible the lengths democrats will go to defend Israel. It’s time to move on (and start winning elections).
4. BriggyDwiggs42 ◴[18 Sep 25 06:39 UTC] No.45286268[source]▶
It’s not about moral fucking high ground, it’s about actual death and dismemberment that is actually happening that wouldn’t have. I can vote for the nazi that kills 100 jews, the nazi that kills 500, or vote for nobody; show me any alternative or else i gotta get in the booth for the first guy. Anything else is pretentious moralizing that costs lives.