#or putin! or bibi!

[tunneldweller]

DING DONG THE SHITHEAD'S DEAD

[mysharona1987]

[rotzaprachim]

MOTHERFUCKINF PLEASE GOD PLEASE PLEASE

[charlesoberonn]

All three of these men have active criminal proceedings against them.

Two of them are currently the leaders of their respective countries and the third is a former leader and the frontrunner of one of the only two major parties in his.

All three are fascists who did much to dismantle whatever democracy their country had.

The world would be better off if all three dropped dead this moment.

[serioussideblog]

With Biden stepping out of the race, now is not the time to get complacent. Now is not the time for apathy. This is the time to reckon with ourselves. This is the time to support whoever DOES end up being the Democratic nominee.

Because the only real options are a Democrat, or Trump.

A Democrat, or a convicted felon.

A Democrat, or a rapist.

A Democrat, or the guy who put kids in cages.

A Democrat, or the guy who told us to inject bleach.

A Democrat, or a religious bigot.

A Democrat, or a homophobe.

A Democrat, or a transphobe.

A Democrat, or a climate change denier.

A Democrat, or an ableist anti-vaxxer.

A Democrat, or a misogynist.

A Democrat, or an insurrectionist.

A Democrat, or the guy whose statement inspired the term “both-sides-ism”.

A Democrat, or Putin’s favorite.

A Democrat, or Netanyahu’s favorite.

Any questions?

[aunti-christ-ine]

Pootie's deliberate distraction

[gregor-samsung]

“ La Guerra fredda aveva un senso. Fu una guerra ideologica in cui il vincitore, verosimilmente, avrebbe imposto al nemico sconfitto, per usare parole ormai screditate dal troppo uso, la propria filosofia e i propri valori. Può sembrare retorico, ma vi era in quello scontro fra giganti una certa nobiltà. Due grandi idee – la dittatura del proletariato e il capitalismo democratico – offrivano al mondo due strade diverse verso un futuro migliore. Le due diverse prospettive hanno creato speranze, attese, impegno e sacrifici che non sarebbe giusto ignorare. Oggi ogni traccia di nobiltà è scomparsa. Il comunismo è fallito e, come accade sempre in queste circostanze, la memoria collettiva ricorda soltanto le sue pagine peggiori: i massacri della fase rivoluzionaria, la fame ucraina, la persecuzione del clero, le purghe, i gulag, il lavoro coatto, i popoli trasferiti con la forza da una regione all’altra. La democrazia capitalista non è in migliori condizioni. Il trasferimento del potere economico dai produttori di beni ai produttori di denaro ha enormemente allargato il divario fra gli immensamente ricchi e i drammaticamente poveri. Il denaro governa le campagne elettorali. Le grandi piaghe della prima metà del Novecento – nazionalismo, militarismo, razzismo – si sono nuovamente aperte. Il linguaggio della competizione politica è diventato becero e volgare. Le convention americane sono diventate un circo equestre in cui i candidati esibiscono i muscoli della loro retorica. Il meritato riposo e un busto nel Pantheon della nazione, che attendevano gli uomini di Stato alla fine della loro carriera politica, sono stati sostituiti da posti nei consigli d’amministrazione, laute consulenze e conferenze generosamente retribuite (come i 225.000 dollari pagati da Goldman Sachs a Hillary Clinton per un dibattito dopo i suoi quattro anni al Dipartimento di Stato). Anziché affidarsi a leader saggi e prudenti, molti popoli sembrano preferire i demagoghi, i tribuni della plebe, i caudillos. Anche Putin appartiene per molti aspetti a un club frequentato da Erdoğan, Al Sisi, Orbán, Jaroslaw Kaczyński, Bibi Netanyahu, Xi Jinping, Lukašenko, per non parlare dei loro numerosi cugini in Africa e in Asia. Ma ha anche altre caratteristiche.

Deve governare un enorme spazio geografico popolato da una moltitudine di gruppi nazionali e religiosi. È il leader di un grande Paese che ha interessi legittimi e ambizioni comprensibili. È responsabile di una potenza che è anche un tassello indispensabile per l’amministrazione di un mondo caotico e pericoloso. Possiamo deplorare molti aspetti del suo carattere e della sua politica. Ma vedo sempre meno persone in Occidente che abbiano il diritto di impartirgli lezioni di democrazia. Occorrono 541 giorni per formare un governo in Belgio. Occorrono due elezioni politiche a distanza di sei mesi per formare un governo in Spagna. Occorrono tre commissioni bicamerali e due riforme costituzionali approvate dal Parlamento, ma sottoposte a referendum popolare, per cercare di modificare la costituzione in Italia. Nell’Unione Europea sono sempre più numerosi i cittadini che invocano il ritorno alle sovranità nazionali, ma in alcuni Stati nazionali (Belgio, Gran Bretagna, Spagna) la sovranità nazionale è contestata da regioni che chiedono il diritto di secessione. Mi chiedo: la democrazia è ancora un modello virtuoso che l’Europa delle democrazie malate e gli Stati Uniti delle sciagurate avventure mediorientali e del nuovo razzismo hanno il diritto di proporre alla Russia? “

Sergio Romano, Putin e la ricostruzione della grande Russia, Longanesi, 2016¹. [Libro elettronico]

[tomorrowusa]

Putin and Netanyahu are both sleazy and corrupt autocrats. They want their sleazoid buddy Donald Trump to win so they can continue their wars and anti-democratic repression.

If Donald Trump wins the election, both wars will get much, much worse.  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both want Trump to win the American presidential election so that they can prolong and intensify their brutal wars without the possibility of American interference. Netanyahu has conducted his war in Gaza believing that the Biden administration can’t rein him in before the presidential election without risking severe damage to the political prospects of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Netanyahu has purposefully sought to put the Democrats in a bind between the conflicting political demands of two components of the party’s base — a progressive constituency appalled by the war and a centrist faction that backs Israel. Netanyahu has thus forced the Biden administration to engage in a difficult balancing act: supporting Israel, while still pushing for a ceasefire and the long-term goal of the creation of a Palestinian state — a compromise stance that has outraged progressives while also upsetting many conservative Jewish voters. But Netanyahu also knows that if Trump wins, he will give Israel a green light to conduct a far more brutal campaign in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and the West Bank than he has during the Biden administration.

The moment that it becomes apparent that Trump lost the election, Netanyahu will immediately start thinking that a ceasefire is in his best interest.

Bibi's war in Lebanon is a last ditch effort to give a boost to Trump.

For Netanyahu, escalating the war into a regional conflict against Hezbollah and Iran also provides an October surprise designed to damage Democratic chances in the U.S. election.

As for Putin, he might as well be on the ballot with Trump and J.D..

In fact, it is no secret that Trump, Vance, and the MAGA cult that now dominates the Republican Party support Putin and want Russia to win the war and conquer Ukraine. Vance is part of the Christian nationalist base of the party, which loves Putin largely because he has cracked down on gay rights. For his part, Putin sees Trump as his puppet who will meekly stand by while he conquers Ukraine and rebuilds the Russian empire in Eastern Europe. Putin is once again working to help Trump win, and just as he did in 2016, he is using the internet to do it. Russian disinformation designed to help Trump is accelerating in the weeks leading up to the election. In September, the U.S. government alleged that a group of right-wing influencers were secretly being funded by Russia. Moscow has worked hard to amplify conspiracy theories and right-wing narratives.

With Trump back in the Oval Office, Putin and Netanyahu will have carte blanche to do whatever they want. A vote for Trump is a vote against American independence.

[tilbageidanmark]

I came back a second time just to snap a photo of this.

A good billboard design about October 7th, "We won't forget - It's your fault", where his head stands for Zero.

[wastedawayagaininmargaritaville]

We will continue to be fucked as long as liberal USAmericans stick to the idea that a given state’s actions are bad not because the mechanisms it wields exist at all, but because of who is behind the wheel.

[ardentperfidy]

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[mysharona1987]

[haikyou]

Rivolte in canna

Crisi internazionali

Democrature.

Per quante volte

Il vento ha risposto,

Per quante volte ?

Non c’è peggiore sordo

Di chi non sa ascoltare.

BaoUtnaFèretWaka, 2 dicembre 2024 - 8.46, Kontowood.

[scottiestoybox]

Let's talk about Trump, Biden, Putin, and secrets....

[ultraericthered]

Bibi Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin would both love to see Trump voted back into office. Do NOT play into their hands, people.

I need all of you "Biden is a genocidal asshole" folks to just... Think rationally for five minutes.

Do I think he's doing the right thing about Palestine? No, absolutely not. It infuriates me and breaks my heart and makes me want to work harder to push our politicians to be better.

Do I realize that as political allies of Israel, the only choice we have is to uphold our agreements, and that falling to do so means we have zero leverage to push the Israeli government to stop? Yep, sure do.

Do I recognize that as the President of the United States, Biden has zero power over the Israeli government? Yes, because I'm not a fucking idiot.

Do I know without a doubt that any Republican would be 1000 times worse, and actively calling for the continuation of the genocide? Yes.

Will Trump (I do not understand how this is even an option, it makes me incandescent with rage) be even worse? Will he send bombs personally? Will he use his friendship with Netanyahu to gain valuable tips on how to oppress the people of the nation he heads? Absolutely 100%

I know all of this, and if you can think past the immediate outrage and superiority it makes you feel to talk about your protest vote for a third party that will not win and not help anyone and only help elect actual fascists, you know it to! Just get the fuck over yourself and pick the literal only viable option.

[moran-with-a-g]

Tell me, what would you think of someone who respected the Jewish people but genuinely believed that Israel is as bad as their old persecutors now?

That honestly depends on what you mean.

Part of respecting the Jewish people is respecting their right to exist in their homeland, have a country that fits their cultural needs, and knowing that that country's government actions are not a representation of the entire population.

Do they believe Israel's existence as a concept is as bad as Nazi ideology of scientific racism? Do they believe the Israeli government is as bad as Nazi Germany? Do they believe the treatment the IDF ia giving the Palestinian people is as bad as the pogroms the Jewish people went through throughout history?

When you say Israel, are you talking about the country, the government, the people, the military?

When you say as bad as their old persecutors, are you talking about the Nazis? About other people in history?

I have no issues with people who hate the Israeli government, I have no issues with people who hate the actions of the IDF, what I do have issues with is people who say "Israel" without specifying what they mean, and the people who see the need to compare "Israel" with "their old persecutors".

Because you can criticize the government and the military actions as much as your heart desires. I'm not fan of the current government, I'm also very much aware that the IDF is not an innocent force. But when you just say Israel, I would think that actually, you don't really respect Jewish people, because you don't make an effort to seperate the Israeli civilians from the actions of the military and the government.

Because for some reason, people have this obsession of comparing us to the groups who hurt us in the past. Because for some reason, they have this obsession of taking out trauma, our history, and comparing half of our people to those who who hurt us. They have the option of comparing Bibi to Putin, instead they choose Hitler. They treat our past as if it's a lesson we didn't learn, as if we were punished for some great evil we commited and still have yet to change. We're just as bad, if not worse, as the people who burnt away our history, our records and our lineage.

If they properly criticize the government, and the military, and they believe they deserve to be considered between of the worst in human history - while being able to seperate them from the people who live in Israel, the people who believe in Israel's right of existence, and they don't specifically compare them to persecutors of the Jewish people - then I wouldn't consider them antisemitic, and I would love to have a civil discussion with them, and I would probably be able to agree with at least some of what they have to say.

If they can't seperate the concept of Israel into people, government and military, and if they only compare them to persecutors of the Jewish people, while claiming they respect Jewish people - then they never bothered to listen to a Jew when they were told they're being antisemitic.

So you tell me, is that person actually respecting Jewish people, when they don't make the effort to understand what it is they're doing that's antisemitic and why?