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[-] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

This pier has got to be one of the most expensive examples of virtue signaling ever. Since Israel controls the land that the pier connects to, aid that comes off this pier would always get the exact same treatment as aid that hits an Israeli overland checkpoint, the pier is a pointless + very costly edifice.

Imo the only reason that it exists is so that the USA government can claim to be helping by throwing money at the problem, without actually doing anything about the problem.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Same with the airdrops. They dropped food for 40k people, lasting them 1 day, a couple of times. Gaza has 2 million people. Just a token gesture.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

Better then no aid I guess, especially if you know where people are most hungry.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Ah yes, "the ocean" is where they are most hungry. You do know people died trying to get the aid since it drifted from shore and they were desperate, right? Deaths which could be prevented by opening crossings and driving the necessary aid in

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago
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