Trump doubles down on Gaza takeover proposal despite bipartisan opposition
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Let's also not forget that his whole grand idea to "take over" Gaza was discussed with nobody (apart from maybe sycophants) before he threw it on the table. Netanyahu himself had no idea until immediately before they took the stage together. Nobody in the State Department or Pentagon had any idea. Congress had no idea. WH Press Secretary had no idea.
Somebody planted that idea in his head and he just went with it.
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“As planned” - Undecided
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You don’t seem to have a clear understanding of politics. He doesn’t have a choice. Like all leaders, Trump’s power comes from his supporters. If they don’t follow him then he can’t do a damn thing.
Now I think it’s possible he may be able to drag them along but the fact that people on the right are already rejecting this idea is a good sign.
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I just stopped reading at your initial personal attack. Not even a little interested.
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It’s not an attack it’s just a lack of knowledge that almost all people share. But we need to understand these things to fight back.
But whatever, I can’t force you to be interested.
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It is, in fact, an attack to tell someone that you know nothing about that they are ignorant about a vast topic based on a single comment.
But whatever, I can't force you to not act like you're a superior being. You're not "almost all people" after all.
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Trump imagines himself a real estate magnate who builds luxury vacation properties, this might genuinely be one of his own ideas this time. It's terrible enough that I'd believe it.
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I could certainly see this coming out of his own demented brain, but it is definitely Jared in this case.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/jared-kushner-gaza-waterfront-property-israel-negev
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there is widespread consensus in American society that we don’t want any more foreign wars or adventurism.
the USA has been at war for over 90% of its history, if what you said is true it will probably change very soon
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The White House attempted damage control, calling relocation "temporary,"
It's the usual pandemonium we saw in the first term. People who are loyal to Trump started trying to make what he said sound even somewhat sensible. But then Trump came back out and contradicted the walk-backs.
AP had a good story on this a couple days back. In their own words: What Trump said about Gaza and how top administration officials contradicted him.
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I can’t predict the future, I’m just speaking to what I see in the culture today. I heard from a lot of Trump voters that their perception of him as an anti-war candidate was a factor in their support, so I do think this is true in this moment. How deeply held that conviction is and how easily it will be swayed when our rulers decide war is to their favor remains to be seen but at minimum it will require political capital to drag people along with their imperialism.
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That's the best thing about a Trump presidency. He's constitutionally incapable of self-control, and his absurdity usually leads to some unintended positive side effects.
