"There were so many burned and charred bodies all over the place," said one survivor. "The amount of fire and explosions was enormous. We witnessed one of the most horrible and brutal nights."
Words are powerless to describe the irrepressible nausea and oppression that grip us at the sight of this sinister spectacle, this debauchery of cruelty and violence, a veritable descent into hell, all these acts are accomplished with the support (at least tacit) of the Israeli population, victim of a profound sociopathy and the indifference, even the condescension, sarcasm and contempt of a complicit international community. It is certainly easy to overcome the protests of a few dozen or even hundreds of demonstrators who legitimately protest against these horrors, by a militarized police apparatus, part of which has benefited from the lessons of crowd management by Israeli experts. Is it not time for millions of citizens, yes, millions, to take to the streets of American cities and demand accountability, to demand that this scandal like no other be put to an end? Is it not time to stop this downward spiral which is, without a doubt, only the prelude to other tragedies, other violence, of a completely different magnitude? Warnings are flying from all sides! No one can claim that they did not know!…
Hachemi, I agree. The callous indifference of most Americans to the horrors we are participating in is as shocking as it is predictable.. Speaking as a one-time journalist and retired psychotherapist, Americans are truly the most propagandized population on the globe. Given the result of our numb, propagandized complacency, we are even more propagandized than the people of North Korea. I live in a community of about 11,000 and other than one person, there is nobody here talking about what "our" government is doing.
Later today I will go to counter protest a weekly street side rally the local Democrats will do for Harris/Walz. Usually there have been a dozen or so. Last week about 100. They wave hundreds of dollars of signs. I have a couple homemade signs ( https://mark192.substack.com/p/gotchya-suckers-us-putting-troops ). I know some in the rally. They are pretty much all boomer generation, comfortably retired college-educated professionals. Nice people. Nice but gullible. And complicit. I've been out there four times and thus far nobody has joined me.
When the inevitable blow back of this genocide comes, most Americans will blink their eyes and say, "Why us? We're such good and generous people. They must hate us for our freedoms!"
And it's off to another disastrous failed war of empire.
Hachemi, I just came across this great commentary by Norm Finkelstein on resistance. I'm going to use it in a post but wanted to make sure you saw it. Pass it along.
Est. "liberal" shills for Cabala Harris and Orange Bolshevist worshippers of Mar-a-Lago's aging mango are the respective left and right wings of a despicably unique reactionary creature thanks to the spoiled culture rampant in America -- nothing is more hateful to them than the thought of repenting, and in their selfish hardheartedness they will perish into being remembered for their borne everlasting shame.
I remember just a few days ago seeing a social media liberal Democrat I personally know (essentially) saying, "I know the Israeli war crimes in Gaza are terrible... *BUT* think about all the poor Americans that will suffer under a Trump presidency, so vote Kamala!"
Yep. And when I reply that there is no such thing as a "nice" or "polite" or "joyful" genocider and run through the Democrats record of war, industrial/eco-terrorism of Nord Stream and now the genocide they kind of sputter and go "yeah, BUT" and wander off.
Check my reply to Hachemi's comment in the thread.
Exactly, the Ku Klux Kamala shills' arguments always rest on the premise that luxurious American convenience trumps brown peoples' literal lives in the Middle East.
I'm not being facetious. Stein represents everything I support. AND is there ANY chance for her to win? I despise the Ds & Rs. The only remote reason I can offer my conscience about not voting Green and voting for Ds is the courts. The GOP had stacked the courts, DJT and his lot will most assuredly not stop the genocidal zionists running amok. What the actual hell is anyone with an operating brain cell supposed to do? 💔🤬
Skamala just accepted $6 million from the Zionist PAC JStreet. She is "honored" to be endorsed by war criminal Dick Cheney, whose "public service" was recently "honored" by Skamala. She will be every bit as vicious in Gaza, Lebanon and the coming Iran war as Trump. She will take orders from Netanyahu and the Zionist PACs as obedientlyt as Trump. There is no difference and there is no such thing as a "nicer" or more "joyful" genocider. Any degree of genocide is absolutely evil and depraved..
Everyone has a decision to make, but the usual "lesser of two evils" choice is what has brought to having two far right, pro-war, pro-genocide fascist parties. ANY gesture of support reinforces the momentum to even further right-wing fascism AND war (the war is inevitable, but any resistance is essential).
I'll vote for Stein in hope of raising some momentum for third parties. Not voting is also a valid option as ever voter not voting undermines the legitimacy of any "winner" and the system.
I feel that. You're not wrong. Trying to find ONE SCRAP of legitimacy, and the courts are literally the only difference, which of course are barely moral.
THAT SAID: how to stop a genocide? Not voting? Voting Stein? I want to stop the genocide (as well as the madness with Ukraine.) It feels like Darth Vader: resistance is futile.
And Pelosi out there promoting her book! From Code Pink, she, "...mocked protestors’ focus on killing children, saying that sometimes you have to “throw a punch” and after a pause for emphasis, added “for the children.”' So, kill children, for the children? Sounds like Madeline Albright.
Escalate to de-escalate? Have people forgotten what WORDS mean?
A) Either the Israelis say they are done having us kill and start building resorts and casinos on the Gaza beaches, or,
B) The Arab leaders listen to the rightful wrath of their citizens and take down Israel ... which of course would most likely trigger Zionist-led nuclear war.
Pelosi is the poster hag of the toxic corporate blob.
I don't know what the answer is. I have a post with some commentary from Norm Finkelstein on maintaining resistance coming out within the hour you might find of interest.
The world would be entitled to turn away from a country that is largely funding this deliberate genocide on innocent starving civilians - which is far from over and in fact expanding as Israel’s expansionist actions in Lebanon clearly demonstrate. It is truly beyond appalling and totally evil.
And with the ever-growing BRICS economic alliance that is what is happening . Israeli and the US are destroying themselves. I just hope in their final death act they don't trigger worldwide nuclear hell. I don't put it beyond us to do so.
Words are powerless to describe the irrepressible nausea and oppression that grip us at the sight of this sinister spectacle, this debauchery of cruelty and violence, a veritable descent into hell, all these acts are accomplished with the support (at least tacit) of the Israeli population, victim of a profound sociopathy and the indifference, even the condescension, sarcasm and contempt of a complicit international community. It is certainly easy to overcome the protests of a few dozen or even hundreds of demonstrators who legitimately protest against these horrors, by a militarized police apparatus, part of which has benefited from the lessons of crowd management by Israeli experts. Is it not time for millions of citizens, yes, millions, to take to the streets of American cities and demand accountability, to demand that this scandal like no other be put to an end? Is it not time to stop this downward spiral which is, without a doubt, only the prelude to other tragedies, other violence, of a completely different magnitude? Warnings are flying from all sides! No one can claim that they did not know!…
Hachemi, I agree. The callous indifference of most Americans to the horrors we are participating in is as shocking as it is predictable.. Speaking as a one-time journalist and retired psychotherapist, Americans are truly the most propagandized population on the globe. Given the result of our numb, propagandized complacency, we are even more propagandized than the people of North Korea. I live in a community of about 11,000 and other than one person, there is nobody here talking about what "our" government is doing.
Later today I will go to counter protest a weekly street side rally the local Democrats will do for Harris/Walz. Usually there have been a dozen or so. Last week about 100. They wave hundreds of dollars of signs. I have a couple homemade signs ( https://mark192.substack.com/p/gotchya-suckers-us-putting-troops ). I know some in the rally. They are pretty much all boomer generation, comfortably retired college-educated professionals. Nice people. Nice but gullible. And complicit. I've been out there four times and thus far nobody has joined me.
When the inevitable blow back of this genocide comes, most Americans will blink their eyes and say, "Why us? We're such good and generous people. They must hate us for our freedoms!"
And it's off to another disastrous failed war of empire.
Americans are incapable of learning.
Hachemi, I just came across this great commentary by Norm Finkelstein on resistance. I'm going to use it in a post but wanted to make sure you saw it. Pass it along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANiP12J7_RI
Thanks! Yes indeed, Awareness and resistance remain the key words!
Est. "liberal" shills for Cabala Harris and Orange Bolshevist worshippers of Mar-a-Lago's aging mango are the respective left and right wings of a despicably unique reactionary creature thanks to the spoiled culture rampant in America -- nothing is more hateful to them than the thought of repenting, and in their selfish hardheartedness they will perish into being remembered for their borne everlasting shame.
To be fair, "shut up and fall in line" has been the Dems slogan since at least 2016.
Point taken!
I remember just a few days ago seeing a social media liberal Democrat I personally know (essentially) saying, "I know the Israeli war crimes in Gaza are terrible... *BUT* think about all the poor Americans that will suffer under a Trump presidency, so vote Kamala!"
Yep. And when I reply that there is no such thing as a "nice" or "polite" or "joyful" genocider and run through the Democrats record of war, industrial/eco-terrorism of Nord Stream and now the genocide they kind of sputter and go "yeah, BUT" and wander off.
Check my reply to Hachemi's comment in the thread.
Exactly, the Ku Klux Kamala shills' arguments always rest on the premise that luxurious American convenience trumps brown peoples' literal lives in the Middle East.
New levels of Zionist depravity. I wish them all to burn in hell for eternity times four.
Thatz Great. The comics are my favourite 🙏🏽🔥🙏🏽
Thanks. Best way for me to let off steam.
Biden weak and wimpy
Fuck off demorats vote jillstein2024.com
I'm not being facetious. Stein represents everything I support. AND is there ANY chance for her to win? I despise the Ds & Rs. The only remote reason I can offer my conscience about not voting Green and voting for Ds is the courts. The GOP had stacked the courts, DJT and his lot will most assuredly not stop the genocidal zionists running amok. What the actual hell is anyone with an operating brain cell supposed to do? 💔🤬
Yes, a tough time for people who care.
Skamala just accepted $6 million from the Zionist PAC JStreet. She is "honored" to be endorsed by war criminal Dick Cheney, whose "public service" was recently "honored" by Skamala. She will be every bit as vicious in Gaza, Lebanon and the coming Iran war as Trump. She will take orders from Netanyahu and the Zionist PACs as obedientlyt as Trump. There is no difference and there is no such thing as a "nicer" or more "joyful" genocider. Any degree of genocide is absolutely evil and depraved..
Everyone has a decision to make, but the usual "lesser of two evils" choice is what has brought to having two far right, pro-war, pro-genocide fascist parties. ANY gesture of support reinforces the momentum to even further right-wing fascism AND war (the war is inevitable, but any resistance is essential).
I'll vote for Stein in hope of raising some momentum for third parties. Not voting is also a valid option as ever voter not voting undermines the legitimacy of any "winner" and the system.
For what it's worth, that's my opinion.
I feel that. You're not wrong. Trying to find ONE SCRAP of legitimacy, and the courts are literally the only difference, which of course are barely moral.
THAT SAID: how to stop a genocide? Not voting? Voting Stein? I want to stop the genocide (as well as the madness with Ukraine.) It feels like Darth Vader: resistance is futile.
And Pelosi out there promoting her book! From Code Pink, she, "...mocked protestors’ focus on killing children, saying that sometimes you have to “throw a punch” and after a pause for emphasis, added “for the children.”' So, kill children, for the children? Sounds like Madeline Albright.
Escalate to de-escalate? Have people forgotten what WORDS mean?
Unfortunately, the genocide won't stop until:
A) Either the Israelis say they are done having us kill and start building resorts and casinos on the Gaza beaches, or,
B) The Arab leaders listen to the rightful wrath of their citizens and take down Israel ... which of course would most likely trigger Zionist-led nuclear war.
Pelosi is the poster hag of the toxic corporate blob.
I don't know what the answer is. I have a post with some commentary from Norm Finkelstein on maintaining resistance coming out within the hour you might find of interest.
The world would be entitled to turn away from a country that is largely funding this deliberate genocide on innocent starving civilians - which is far from over and in fact expanding as Israel’s expansionist actions in Lebanon clearly demonstrate. It is truly beyond appalling and totally evil.
And with the ever-growing BRICS economic alliance that is what is happening . Israeli and the US are destroying themselves. I just hope in their final death act they don't trigger worldwide nuclear hell. I don't put it beyond us to do so.