[-] Venat@hexbear.net 47 points 2 weeks ago

The situation appears to be an attempt to redirect the narrative away from Israeli football fans being provocative. The counternarrative being presented is that these incidents are indicators that Europeans, the Dutch, and the residential Arab & Muslim populations of Europe are hostile to Jewish people.

Promoting the notion of Zionism that Jewish people are inherently unsafe in Europe, and that any current "bigotry" is not really European but an import of MENA immigrants, and ultimately the price of tolerance by these liberal democracies.

There's plenty of video evidence denying the narrative there, but that doesn't let the press stop them.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 82 points 2 weeks ago

https://x.com/WVanwagenen/status/1855366838437150767

YNet says Netanyahu, Smotrich, Ben Gvir are waiting for the hostages to die. The issue of the hostages in Gaza will be solved 'naturally and tragically.'

They will then use these deaths as further pretext to permanently occupy and establish Jewish settlements in Gaza, YNet says.

Netanyahu's cabinet has always wanted the hostages dead after the plan to kill them all with helicopters before they reached Gaza on 7 October was not entirely successful.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 46 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I understand your posts on this thread seem to underlie the assertion that the existence of a Palestinian people and their aspirations of agency, self-determination, and aegis of defense against oppression, apartheid, and genocide are an existential threat to the Jewish people.

A lie meant to dehumanize Palestinians and enable and encourage Israeli Jews to pursue genocide, which itself is a deformation of what Judaism itself stands for.

Your account is obviously a troll account, but I just wanted to point out not only your depravity but to the extent Zionism is so inherently heretical and deforming of Judaism. When people say Zionism is anti-Semitic, here it is.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 46 points 1 month ago

Woke up this morning, all the ducks are gone.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 76 points 1 month ago

I've seen a lot of articles and youtube videos about how this war triggered Israel's death throes, and the parallels between Israel and apartheid South Africa & Rhodesia, but those media which highlighted the internal contradictions of Israel, its collapsing economy and international standing, often overlook how desperate the US is to have a satellite state in the West Asia enough to brazenly establish its support for Israel.

All this, despite the damage to US prestige and diplomatic credibility (notwithstanding that the US state does not nor needs to care about internal dissident or crisis) because the US can brute force its support and suffer little to no economic or political repercussions.

Israel is a nuclear powered state with very powerful supporters in the US and Europe, as part of a symbiotic relationship these powers have with each other, to ensure the economic and political dominance of the larger political community known as the "West".

My larger concern is what Norman Finkelstein has been saying recently: Israel has defeated Hamas in Gaza by destroying Gaza itself. Therefore, the probability that Israel has the power and support needed to enact its depraved agenda of ethnic cleansing and genocide, and survive its repercussions on the world stage for a decade before it goes back to the status quo of pre October 7th, is a very plausible future.

Israel has managed to pursue this for over a year now.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 50 points 1 month ago

Is it even viable to live in Florida anymore

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 53 points 1 month ago

Don't mean to be a pedant, but I've a question in search of primary or strong secondary sources:

  • According to the USDA, the average American eats one tonne or ton (2k and 2.2k pounds) of food a year.

How many tons/tonnes of food got into Gaza for the past year? (Maybe Israel revealed this data itself but tried to divert/obfuscate it)

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 54 points 3 months ago

whats going on in the West Bank now?

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 80 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What you are trying to assert in your quote is that Trump is more dangerous because he is more deranged, bombastic, and depraved. The truth is that this is only in appearances, and you and I both know that it is the appearances that upset you. If the Republican did it with more poise, they'd be as rehabilitated as Bush is.

Trump's fantasy and hypotheticals are taken more egregiously and strongly than the living actions that the persons and administration of the US federal government take in regards to living people. (e.g: Trump's role in January 6th is described as eating pork on Yom Kippur, and yet his role in letting thousands of people die in Puerto Rico from hurricane damage are all but forgotten.)

In this same vein, Biden has the blood of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians by actively financing, distributing, and providing legal and diplomatic cover for the state of Israel. These are active policies that take effort and discipline to maintain; they are not inevitabilities and natural disasters but active designs and permissions being assigned.

Your contention is that Trump makes you feel bad and you wanna feel happy. Democrats do the same policies of Republicans, but at least they pretend to be nice and remorseful and that's good enough for you.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 74 points 3 months ago

I love these bunjee jumper commenters who just make outlandish claims and assertions, refuse to defend them, but let the Hexguard dunk on the comment anyway.

Brace on TrueAnon made an observation that the more affluent Americans just don't want to deal with politics anymore. They find it exhausting and discomforting. Which is why liberals were so quick to ghost Biden and relieve that he stepped down.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 71 points 3 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

For those that need to use as reference or reminder.

19

Your Answer doesn't have to be that criteria, but I'm wondering how your journey began or is going. Some people begin their lives early or late, and others shift in the middle to a new career.

While I am essentially asking for advice - I currently have a routine and path which I am looking for alternatives for - I am also just curious to see how others can, are, or have turned their lives in another direction.

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 49 points 4 months ago

How do you cope with seeing Zionist dismissals of genocide accusations, using October 7th victims as , or trying to obfuscate the ICJ's decision like Joan Donaghue with "we didn't mean what we said" to underplay accusations of genocide.

I believe on some level it is brainwashing but it is heartbreaking that there are so many outside of people in orgs like JVP that buy into Zionism.

view more: next ›

Venat

joined 4 months ago