• Andy@slrpnk.net
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    15 hours ago

    Netanyahu is. The Israeli public is highly racist, but much less enthusiastic about total war than Bibi. Unfortunately, they don’t get a say. This isn’t a democracy.

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      10 hours ago

      The people are damningly complicit with their leaders and killing others.

      It is telling the world a very dangerous message.

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        27 minutes ago

        I wanna push back on that.

        Israel has a population of 5.2 million people, and 2 million of them are Arab Muslims.

        The representation of Israel that we see in their media and culture is a reflection of Apartheid. It erases the presence and will of literally millions of people who are the target of the brutality that we’re talking about.

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      13 hours ago

      I guess we’ll never know, huh?

      If tomorrow Netanyahu get removed from office, there are probably 10 or 12 other genocidal war-mongers who could take his place.

      I agree that the Israeli public is far more split on this issue, but the ultra nationalists have a pretty strong hold on power.

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        25 minutes ago

        I honestly disagree.

        He’s like Trump. There are certainly no shortage of knock-offs who are eager to try and replace him if he falls, but what we saw during the Republican primary is that none so far can quite achieve what he does. They’re all lesser copies.

        Netanyahu is an extraordinary politician. Not a lot of his peers have what it takes to be as effective, dangerous, and destructive as he is.