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@Alsephina@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

AOC decries ‘unfolding genocide’ in Gaza, urges halting weapons to Israel

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AOC decries ‘unfolding genocide’ in Gaza, urges halting weapons to Israel

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@Alsephina@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago
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Progressive US legislator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers impassioned speech condemning abuses against Palestinians.

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  • @Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works
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    I really do wonder how much of Gaza and its people are left standing and alive? Like what the real numbers of deaths are as the fog of war makes it so hard to really know. I fear once the world really reacts it will be too late. Maybe already is. So upsetting. All the wars are upsetting to me and so unnecessary.

    • @underisk@lemmy.ml
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      Targeting the hospitals was a deliberate tactic to make this kind of information harder to reliably gather and disseminate.

      • @filister@lemmy.world
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        Targeting journalists and UNRWA was also a deliberate attack to suppress the information going out of Gaza and also to cause the biggest possible suffering to the civilian population.

        • @underisk@lemmy.ml
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          I feel its also important to note that they target more than just the journalists themselves, they also target their families. It’s really is staggering how deep the depravity goes.

        • @IndustryStandard@lemmy.world
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          Targeting all network and power infrastructure also prevented many people from sharing information on their phones.

    • queermunist she/her
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      If Israel succeeds, we’ll never know.

      • @Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works
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        Is it not the opposite?

        • sadreality
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          We will see the result but not the details of the war crimes committed. IDF is working to cover their tracks, they know that once info starts coming out they will face backlash.

  • @Alsephina@lemmy.mlOP
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    Better late than never I guess

    no world in which the forced famine of 1.1 million people cannot be considered genocide

    She should consider also applying this knowledge to the embargo on the Cuban people

    Edit: Obviously not trying to downplay the genocide in Gaza if it came across like that.

    • Otter
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      I think she’s done that as well

      https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-rep-ocasio-cortez-demonstrations-cuba

      We also must name the U.S. contribution to Cuban suffering: our sixty-year-old embargo. Last month, once again, the U.N. voted overwhelmingly to call on the United States to lift its embargo on Cuba. The embargo is absurdly cruel and, like too many other U.S. policies targeting Latin Americans, the cruelty is the point. I outright reject the Biden administration’s defense of the embargo. It is never acceptable for us to use cruelty as a point of leverage against every day people

      • @Alsephina@lemmy.mlOP
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        15•1 year ago

        Ooh based

    • Lemmy
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      She looks like a 60 year old cat lady in that photo

    • @FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml
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      Dont be fooled. Shes doing this to not be voted out, not because she cares

      • rigatti
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        Why do you think she doesn’t care about people dying? What would make you think that?

        • @FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml
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          Something about waiting after 40000 deaths to take a position

          • @jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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            Here she wants a ceasefire on Oct. 9: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-rep-ocasio-cortez-violence-israel-and-palestine

            And here she calls one of the methods a war crime: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-introduces-amendment-banning-israel-using-us-aid

            Nov. 15 looks like where she’s solidified the public position more firmly, and with associates https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/24-members-congress-call-biden-administration-establish-ceasefire-protect

            • @FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml
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              “I condemn Hamas’ attack in the strongest possible terms. No child and family should ever endure this kind of violence and fear, and this violence will not solve the ongoing oppression and occupation in the region.”

              Yeah, cant take it seriously.

              • @jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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                Yes, completely expected that despite her calling for a ceasefire, you would find something objectionable that is also 100% disqualifying. Weird that what you chose is the condemnation of a terrorist attack but okay.

                • @FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml
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                  Resistance to colonization is not terrorism. Its a really weird point coming from people who praise so much your own fight against the British colonization

          • @Kalysta@lemm.ee
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            If you want actual quotes from AOC, look at her social media. The mainstream media, where you likely got these false notions about when she called for a ceasefire from, is invested in getting her out of office.

  • @psycho_driver@lemmy.world
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    Nothing ‘unfolding’ about it. It’s been mission genocide since day one.

    • Muad'Dibber
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      AOC knows this, and still votes for or present on all of Israel’s military aid packages.. Like most democrats, she knows how to say one thing for optics, but do the exact opposite.

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  • @linkshandig@lemm.ee
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    Oh good, the bullying worked

    • @RealFknNito@lemmy.world
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      The focus groups on whether or not using the term genocide would lose or gain support finally reported in.

      A reminder that even the good politicians fucking aren’t.

      • @sheogorath@lemmy.world
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        It took a special kind of sociopath to think yourself the best person to decide on which laws should be followed by millions of people. Civilization is inherently doomed to collapse. You just need to know whether you’re at the tail end of one to make a decision whether you want to prepare for the collapse to survive to live few years longer or just welcome the destruction and maybe your consciousness will reform sometime in the future.

    • @Tinidril@midwest.social
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      10•1 year ago

      AOC has had this position from the start. I’m getting so sick of edgy cynicism. If you really gave a shit then you would be paying more attention instead of seeking it.

      • @geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml
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        Not calling it a Genocide is complicity

    • Muad'Dibber
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      She has yet to actually vote no against any Israel funding bill. The bullying hasn’t worked yet.

      https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aoc-iron-dome-criticism-failed-attempt-defending-vote

  • Muad'Dibber
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    I really wish people would see through AOC’s crocodile tears when it comes to Israel… she has consistently voted FOR all of Israel’s funding bills in congress.

    She’s even to the right of the rest of “the squad”, and was the only member to not vote against a 1B USD package to fund Israel’s Iron Dome.

  • @gmtom@lemmy.world
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    Pls run for president in 2028

    • @Boiglenoight@lemmy.world
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      1•1 year ago

      Agree.

  • Goku
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    • @Nudding@lemmy.world
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      Do you think Biden will face accountability for aiding in a clear as day, blatent genocide?

      • @Glytch@lemmy.world
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        US Law states that we’ll do anything and everything in our power to make sure no US official ever sees justice. So, no I highly doubt it.

      • Muad'Dibber
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        Unfortunately no US president will ever face a war crimes tribunal, despite the devastation and mass murder they’ve caused. In 2016 alone, Obama dropped an average of 3 bombs every hour on the middle east and north africa. Its a sad truth that none of these people will ever have to pay for their crimes.

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  • ihatebirds
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    the most present politician in congress

  • @Pussykat69@lemm.ee
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    • @hexabs@lemmy.world
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      Oh no… It has begun

    • @robocall@lemmy.world
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      Maybe I don’t want to get fucked while you are doing yoga.

      • @ikidd@lemmy.world
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        Is that you, step-guru?

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    • @Ross_audio@lemmy.world
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