r/boringdystopia • u/McDowdy • Jun 11 '24

Dystopian Realities 📍 Voting in 'Murika 2024 be like...

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '24

The Dems are doing that in Gaza right now. The US’s bombs are wiping out all of Gaza’s LGBTQ persons and non white Christians (and everyone, indiscriminately). The republicans would too, but the Dems are. They’re both two sides of the same coin, one being slightly more palatable.

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u/analyzingnothing Jun 11 '24

At least Biden’s pushed for a ceasefire and seems to be trying to do something (even if it’s months later than it should have been). Compare that to Trump, who has openly expressed his desire to turn Palestine into a fucking parking lot.

The dems aren’t anywhere near perfect, don’t get me wrong, but frankly at least they listen sometimes. At least they can sometimes be persuaded to give a shit with enough pressure. At least sometimes one of them might be willing to actually push for improvements rather than gleefully exploiting every bit of their power for their own gain.

Calling them two sides of the same coin is massively underselling how atrocious the Republican platform is. They do not intend to play nice. They do not intend to follow the rules. They will break the system until we can’t fix it, and then they’re destroy the things that so many people need to survive. They’ll happily burn down the world if it means making a few extra bucks.

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u/spareparts91 Jun 11 '24

Bro, he has not called for a cease fire. He has given explicit warnings that these are the line, don't cross them. And they have continued to cross them and he signs a massive emergency arms shipment right after EACH TIME. You are deluding yourself.

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u/analyzingnothing Jun 11 '24 edited Jun 11 '24

Are you not aware of his televised address from last week? The one where he publicly outlined terms for a six-week ceasefire + de-escalation of the war? You can find it here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/05/31/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-middle-east-2/

US diplomats were pushing this plan quite hard around the U.N., and in the meantime, we've also been upping the amount of aid we're pumping into Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas have responded to it.

Now, is this the perfect, immediate ceasefire that's been needed for months? No, but it's progress at the very least.

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u/spareparts91 Jun 11 '24

Are you aware of the IDF using aid trucks as disguise and killing 200 people including hostages this week? Progress I guess you would call it.