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submitted 11 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/politics@beehaw.org

^Alt text for screen readers: Most voters want a ceasefire, but hardly anyone in Congress supports one. This chart shows the percent in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. Among Democratic voters, 80 percent; House Democrats, 8 percent. Republican voters, 56 percent; House Republicans, 0 percent. All voters, 66 percent; all House members, 4 percent. Data comes from House Resolution 786 and an October 20, 2023 poll from Data for Progress. More at stephensemler.substack.com.

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[-] P1r4nha@feddit.de 6 points 11 months ago

You could even formulate the call for ceasefire in a way that shows the US has learned from the "war on terror" blunders. They could even point to already public war crimes and point out this should not happen to them.

There has to be a path to reform and correct past mistakes. The US does not do that, not because of a controversial past, but because of the intent to continue past and current policies in the future. You don't call out war crimes if you want to keep your options open to commit your own in the future.

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