cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53430132

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53430129

Now, the state of Israel – not AIPAC, to be clear – is running television ads in Iowa, a key Senate battleground state that may only be in play for Democrats thanks to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

In one TV ad, Israel specifically touts its willingness to wage war. “Israel confronts Iran and its network of proxies directly, addressing those dangers at their source,” the ad says, claiming that this helps “deter aggression” and “stop a wider conflict” – as if America isn’t currently at war with Iran.

“For Americans, the benefit is straightforward,” the ad claims

  • Freeposity
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    You’re reading too much into it. I chose Kamala and Biden because they are more distinctive than Harris and Joe and I was too lazy to write out full names.

    Yes, if Kamala Harris had stepped down, before naming a VP candidate, the money they had in their war chest could not be spent on that ticket.

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      You were lazy, but for some reason you wrote the longer “Biden” instead of the shorter “Joe” 🤔

      She could have named a VP and then stepped down. She chose not to because she wanted to force us to vote for her.

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        You were lazy, but for some reason you wrote the longer “Biden” instead of the shorter “Joe” 🤔

        I get it, you have a hobby horse you like to ride.

        Don’t believe me.

        to force us to vote for her.

        That’s just nuts.

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          I’m just pointing out an obvious trend: people call Joe Biden “Biden” and they call Kamala Harris “Kamala”

          It’s very common, but no one ever really seems to think about why they do that. They just get mad when I point it out.

          And we were fucking forced to vote for her! It was extortion: vote for Harris or we’ll let Trump kill you!

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            Some of the people who were witnessing their family get brutally murdered in an ethnic cleansing campaign, overlooked funded and supported by Democrats, chose not to vote.

            They literally thought “my loved ones are dying on your watch as it is. Why should I stfu and reward you for it?”. Which is their right. Yet these people have the audacity to blame the powerless citizens instead of blaming the assholes that told the victims and their family to STFU and die quietly!

            No remorse for how their party and preferred candidates conducted themselves. Just blaming the victims and voters for not doing their bidding and vote blue no matter who…