bearboiblakeYSK: Israel is ethnically cleansing Lebanon, and the mainstream media aren't covering it
mannycalaveraThey’re covering it here in Europe it’s on the news regularly. The problem is that nobody cares in Europe to do anything.
EvotechSanction Israel for genocide for a start. Cut off diplomatic economic educational and financial ties with them. Like the world did with South Africa.
But Europe doesn’t give a fuck about genocide unless it’s on their soil.
Fair. But if any bloc in the world can do it it’s the European Union. But their members don’t give a shit otherwise they would have by now.
The fact is no one in Europe cares about it. Years, decades, of weasel words and inaction. Years of illegal occupation and ifnoryof UN mandates. Years of on going genocide. But the people dying aren’t white Europeans… oh well too bad for them I suppose?
I think sanctions have been tried a few times
Yeah, and Pakistan and Indonesia have done what exactly? The Saudis have sanctioned and oil embargoed the US? Egypt has forced aid through the Gaza border? Turkey has seized American military bases? Right? Right? No.
Everyone is complicit. More or less every nation would rather have peace and comfortable political discussions, rather than stand up against the world hegemon. Some tried, Libya, Iraq, Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran. Find me one country that has opposed the US in this? And before you say Spain, let me note that they haven’t even kicked out their ambassador. What do you want from Europe that no other country is willing to do?
The difference is that European countries regularly proselytise how open and kind they are and how they respect the rule of law and international human rights. Pakistan / Saudi Arabia doesn’t 😄.
Everyone is complicit.
Yes. They are. But Europe should take a lead in this if I am honest. Lead by example that if you genocide people you can’t do business here.
But that’s not going to happen.
I agree 100%, and as a European I am disgusted by the political elites here and have been since the Iraq War when I marched in protest against their obvious violations of international law. But the so called democracies of Europe are in many ways plutocracies beholden to the plutocracy of the US.
I’ve voted, protested, written in the papers and been part of organizations, yet my opinions are by the majority considered radical and unrealistic. But at least in Europe, people like me are not put behind bars.
The US $ is the world currency for oil. Sanctioning America = sanctioning yourself.
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Spain and switzerland show that you can refuse the usa orders and restrict stuffs from the usa
MulligrubsWhy are you (whatever your country is) supporting America? Why is half the world using the US Dollar for international trade? How is your country enabling the USA?
Do you think the USA are Nazis? Do you think if you sit at the table with Nazis, you’re a Nazi? Is your country sitting at the table?
Oh no, not pressured! I guess you’ll just have to keep supporting genocide
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bthestYes. That is the solution.
Wyatt should we do? Go to war with America essentially?
Believe it or not, all people would have to do to stop the government is as simple as stop watching netflix or buying from amazon: the market would panic and so would the government.
To clarify, they cover the facts of the matter in a very abstract, passive way - they’ll say that Lebanon is being struck by Israeli missiles and that IDF forces are telling people to leave their homes, but no one will even come close to suggesting that what’s happening is ethnic cleansing.
ExtremeUnicornWhich is, in all honesty, the correct way to cover news reports.
The problem is that nobody cares in Europe to do anything.
Many do care but can’t do much about it. Decades of government and capitalism propaganda have empowered authorities beyond control and have make it hard for people to do something outside their work.