Trump says ‘clean out that whole thing’ as part of his plan for Gaza

[pete_link@lemmy.ml]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25231050

By Lubna Masarwa in Jerusalem
Published date: 26 January 2025 10:44 GMT

[some very ominous statements from #Trump]

[modestmeme@lemm.ee]

Gaza protesters got so owned… All that yelling about Biden, Harris, Democrats, while Trump was openly saying this shit all along. And a bunch of you will continue to only complain about Democrats as Gaza gets “cleaned”. You fucking tools.

[distantsounds@lemmy.world]

The democrats could have tried not aiding the genocide. That was always an option. Seems like this was gonna happen either way…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leahy_Law

[markko@lemmy.world]

Exactly. I feel sorry for everyone in the US who has to live through another Trump term, but from my outsider perspective the Dems really screwed themselves on this one.

[small44@lemmy.world]

I don't feel sorry for most. They have decades before trump to work of a multi party system, instead most keep voting for the same two terrible parties and blame 3rd party voters instead

[oakey66@lemmy.world]

This glib self congratulatory nonsense is why Democrats will lose forever. Democrats got owned because they spent 8 or 9 months telling everyone that they were working tirelessly on a ceasefire. And what this whole fiasco is proving is that Biden could have stopped it with a phone call but he didn't. And the polling after the fact shows that would be democratic voters stayed home because they were absolutely disgusted by their party preaching morality doing the right thing while perpetrating/enabling one of the most repugnant acts of slaughter against a trapped population. It all stopped with a phone call from Trump. Whether it was just a temporary pause for the inauguration or a pure attempt at culling the violence in the middle east (it doesn't matter). It just proved that the Democrats are absolutely full of shit and willing to spite their own constituency to keep oligarchy money flowing.

[resin85@lemmy.ca]

It all stopped with a phone call from Trump.

Damn, you are seriously drinking some vile maga propaganda if you believe that. I suggest you choose a better information diet.

https://time.com/7207250/ceasefire-gaza-israel-hamas/

[markko@lemmy.world]

Their system isn't set up to realistically accommodate third parties. Without actually overhauling the entire electoral system (something neither major party wants) the only way to get any third party representation would be a massively coordinated grassroots campaign that would require a huge amount of funding to overcome all the media attacks it would suffer.

In effect, as the system currently works, a third party vote is a wasted vote unfortunately.

[oakey66@lemmy.world]

If you’re going to say something really stupid at least look into before you open your mouth.

https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-pushed-netanyahu-agree-gaza-ceasefire-2016926

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/pressure-from-trump-helped-the-gaza-ceasefire-deal-come-together-but-will-it-hold-13289754

https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-837184