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@liamerven Yeah that's pretty fucked up.

Dixie Chicks, from their first album. Oh God I think I just dated myself.

Dixie Chicks, from their first album. Oh God I think I just dated myself.

You have it exactly right this is how things work on the fediverse.

@jmb Nope definitely not.

@jmb OK I'll admit I forgot about that line.

@jmb God damn it I remember when this fucking song came out and I lived in the south at the time so yeah everybody was basting this thing.

@jmb Oh God don't remind me.

@bryansmart Man this sucks and I hope she raises everything she needs.

@noalevi I don't agree with Bibi's stand on an eventual two-state solution, and I completely agree with Bibi's position on Hamas. They cannot be allowed to maintain a foothold anywhere.

@dukepaaron Also I do not recall any other nation being required by the rest of the worl to put up with what Israel is being asked to put up with, and if October 7 happened literally anywhere else 98% of the people currently scolding Israel and the Jews would be silent. And if the rest of the left wants anyone to take it seriously then it needs to quit applying the double standards to Israel because at this point even people who would normally ally with the left have had enough of the holier than thou complex.

Sorry but you can't be driven to terrorism. And the whole electing leftwing governments has already been tried, with the result that terrorism is still a thing. And at some point the Palestinians who are not citizens of Israel and who live in Gaza in the West Bank have to collectively decide that pursuing a state is worth more then this anticolonial conflict. Because neither Palestinians or Israelis, including the Arab ones, have anywhere to go. And I don not see a single person on the left taking the position that yes the Palestinians absolutely have a right to self-determination but their leadership has made tons of bad choices and it needs to be pressured to not continue making bad choices. And blaming Israel for everything isn't that.

Sorry but you can't be driven to terrorism. And the whole electing leftwing governments has already been tried, with the result that terrorism is still a thing. And at some point the Palestinians who are not citizens of Israel and who live in Gaza in the West Bank have to collectively decide that pursuing a state is worth more then this anticolonial conflict. Because neither Palestinians or Israelis, including the Arab ones, have anywhere to go. And I don not see a single person on the left taking the position that yes the Palestinians absolutely have a right to self-determination but their leadership has made tons of bad choices and it needs to be pressured to not continue making bad choices. And blaming Israel for everything isn't that.

@knizer No problem.

@jmb Yep. And I'm not saying don't get rid of Netanyahu. He's an asshole. But he's not the reason terrorism happens to Israelis, and the way the Israeli public mood is right now, best any of these people are getting is a center-right government.

Because they're an asshole?

Yeah probably.

Wait they're not accusing you of working for Mossad?

@jmb If the world wants Israelis never to vote for the right wing in large numbers, all it has to do is send its troops in and ensure that Palestinian terrorist groups don't have the power to make the lives of Israelis miserable. Also getting rid of that whole thing where Palestinians are perpetual refugees would also be good, but let's just start with the first agenda item. Since the world is unwilling to do any of this, Israelis will vote for whoever promises to rid them of the terrorist problem. Because unfortunately every single leftwing promise, especially from the outside Israel left, has left Israelis holding the bag, with October 7 being the final straw. And this isn't just about Israeli Jews. It's about Israeli Arabs too, who are, by the way, Palestinians.

Ug that sucks.