Newsflash! This country HAS been run by oligarchy for at least 15 years now. Let's not pretend or if you are not pretending that our government consists of millionaires that are paid by oligarchs than you are plain du$b or living in your fairytale where USA is democracy and fighter for the justice! Foh sick and tired of this bs
There are some things we can do to try and change the likely outcome of this ceasefire, which is that Israel will not complete all the ceasefire phases.
This is Trump's deal, or at least he believes it is. If the deal makes him happy, he'll want to see it continue. If he gets more good feelings from those supporting the ceasefire, than those who are unhappy with it, we can pretty much count on which side a narcissist will favor.
We need to encourage an on-going campaign to send praise, along with "thank yous" to Trump, on Inauguration Day and every day thereafter. Let him feel the love. He may decide he likes it. Encourage the idea of him deserving a Nobel Peace Prize, because he will have earned it, unlike Obama. Flattery has never had a higher calling. We owe it to Gaza, to humanity, and even possibly to Trump, to give it our best try.
It's too clever by half, to support a racist fascist, on the grounds that you think you can manipulate him.
Prostituting yourself to a fascist narcissist, by showering him with "praise and thank-yous" — thereby broadening his appearance of popular support — would NOT be more persuasive than the greed & racism that have defined his personality for eight decades.
Additionally: The overwhelming majority of his "praise & thank-yous" come from racists. Your attempts to manipulate through "flattery," would not only be an ineffectual countermeasure to his greed, but they would go UNNOTICED (drowned out by the praise of racist fascists). The behaviour you're describing would only serve to terrify your friends & neighbours.
To be in a position to manipulate him, you would have to be one of the billionaires, or fellow dictators, that have his ear.
You can't manipulate him. Every Palestine-supporter, together, can't manipulate him. Not in any meaningful way.
And you can never reclaim your integrity — or the trust of your friends & neighbours — once you've licked the boot.
Yeah, Miller and Patel are also pretty horrible people. I'm not sure you could try them for war crimes though, given that they just served propaganda to reporters. They weren't the ones sending the bombs.
"The same Democrats who insist they are the last line of defense for democracy have helped normalize nascent fascism and oligarchy in the US. So, is the ‘uniparty’ real?"
...
Yes, the uniparty is real.
It is not all some sort of innocent accident, that Joe appointed Merrick to obstruct justice & preserve Donald.
The two-party facade is an act they use to feign helplessness to do good, while wielding tyrannical authority to do evil.
In addition to perpetrating a genocide, Joe upheld (and escalated) Donald's most racist border policies, Joe refused to remedy Donald's corrupt SCOTUS, Joe obstructed justice on Donald's behalf, Joe spat in the face of BLM while building a fascist "cop-city" infrastructure, Joe further-legitimized militarized attacks on peaceful protesters, and then Joe — as well as the rest of the scum that rose to the top of the Democratic Party pond — topped that off by overtly attacking the democratic base, consistently, in the run-up to the election.
The white supremacist power-structure shepherded the US, seamlessly, from Donald, to Joe, back to Donald.
What are you are you complaining about? You voted for Jill Stein. We told you to vote for Harris then protest Harris but you refused. So call Jill Stein to file your complaints. Now, I am going to Starbucks to drink some coffee and watch the consequences of you supporting the AIPAC administration come to power. You F... around and now you will find out.
When the Democratic Party rigged its 2020 primaries to shove its trumpiest candidate down America's throat — and "centrist" drones reacted by spending four years making Blue-Magats of themselves, instead of adding their voices to those who demanded that Democrats offer up someone electable in 2024 — it is not the anti-genocide demographic who lost their right to criticize evil.
As if only ONE, of those two administrations of bloodthirsty whores, is "The AIPAC administration."
As if anyone saying, "I am going to Starbucks to drink some coffee and watch the consequences," holds any moral high ground.
Are you done with your philosophical bullshit? You forgot to throw imperialism and all the other bullshite labels that are irrelevant to the 2024 election.
Your claim of a moral high ground just gave you an AIPAC administration. Your claim that the Biden administration is similar to Trump's AIPAC administration is false. You will learn very soon how much of a difference there is between the Biden administration and the AIPAC Trump administration after they conduct a false flag attack on US soil. When they start rounding up Pro Palestinian activists and putting them in concentration camps for security reasons, ponder how similar a Harris administration and the AIPAC Trump administration are.
I hope they have only Starbucks at those facilities so that you can only eat from Starbucks when you get hungry. I am sure you will because you are too much of a coward to go on a hunger strike
Never mind the first half of your reply, with its pissy snark, and imbecilic straw man arguments that "debunk" shit I didn't say.
What you're BEST characterized by, is the violent malice of the SECOND half of your reply.
Not only are you so incensed by Kat not doing as you "told her to," that you spew malice into the comment section of her piece, but you're so enraged by my observations about Blue Magats, that you "hope" for maga concentration camps that add YOUR OWN malignant flourish to them.
Much to no sane human being's surprise, I MAINTAIN my estimation that you do NOT have any moral high-ground over Kat.
Too many impotent authoritarians are blaming powerless individual voters, who did the only thing they could POSSIBLY do, to stop their votes from being portrayed as support for genocide. Too many impotent authoritarians are refusing to attribute any responsibility for this outcome, to the people who did more than anyone else on the planet, to alienate the democratic base, and facilitate trump.
Your childish outrage is precisely that: childish. Your immaturity is why Trump will torpedo the ceasefire Biden forced on Netanyahu, and the killing of Palestinians will commence. The fact you cannot see that speaks volumes. With supporters like you of the Palestinians, who need enemies. I prefer an intelligent enemy than a dumb friend
Citizens United did this... the wall came down from 1 person 1 vote to money ruling our democracy... how we get back the last many years of corruption is beyond me
Newsflash! This country HAS been run by oligarchy for at least 15 years now. Let's not pretend or if you are not pretending that our government consists of millionaires that are paid by oligarchs than you are plain du$b or living in your fairytale where USA is democracy and fighter for the justice! Foh sick and tired of this bs
There are some things we can do to try and change the likely outcome of this ceasefire, which is that Israel will not complete all the ceasefire phases.
This is Trump's deal, or at least he believes it is. If the deal makes him happy, he'll want to see it continue. If he gets more good feelings from those supporting the ceasefire, than those who are unhappy with it, we can pretty much count on which side a narcissist will favor.
We need to encourage an on-going campaign to send praise, along with "thank yous" to Trump, on Inauguration Day and every day thereafter. Let him feel the love. He may decide he likes it. Encourage the idea of him deserving a Nobel Peace Prize, because he will have earned it, unlike Obama. Flattery has never had a higher calling. We owe it to Gaza, to humanity, and even possibly to Trump, to give it our best try.
It's too clever by half, to support a racist fascist, on the grounds that you think you can manipulate him.
Prostituting yourself to a fascist narcissist, by showering him with "praise and thank-yous" — thereby broadening his appearance of popular support — would NOT be more persuasive than the greed & racism that have defined his personality for eight decades.
Additionally: The overwhelming majority of his "praise & thank-yous" come from racists. Your attempts to manipulate through "flattery," would not only be an ineffectual countermeasure to his greed, but they would go UNNOTICED (drowned out by the praise of racist fascists). The behaviour you're describing would only serve to terrify your friends & neighbours.
To be in a position to manipulate him, you would have to be one of the billionaires, or fellow dictators, that have his ear.
You can't manipulate him. Every Palestine-supporter, together, can't manipulate him. Not in any meaningful way.
And you can never reclaim your integrity — or the trust of your friends & neighbours — once you've licked the boot.
Thank you Lisa!
Someone should also put it in his head that he could have Biden, Sullivan, Blinken, etc. tried for war crimes.
And the smirking dude, Mathew Miller who ran the press conferences and lied through his teeth for Biden, his boss.
Yeah, Miller and Patel are also pretty horrible people. I'm not sure you could try them for war crimes though, given that they just served propaganda to reporters. They weren't the ones sending the bombs.
Furthermore yes, War Crimes on Blinken Biden, and Sullivan! In that order!
"The same Democrats who insist they are the last line of defense for democracy have helped normalize nascent fascism and oligarchy in the US. So, is the ‘uniparty’ real?"
...
Yes, the uniparty is real.
It is not all some sort of innocent accident, that Joe appointed Merrick to obstruct justice & preserve Donald.
The two-party facade is an act they use to feign helplessness to do good, while wielding tyrannical authority to do evil.
In addition to perpetrating a genocide, Joe upheld (and escalated) Donald's most racist border policies, Joe refused to remedy Donald's corrupt SCOTUS, Joe obstructed justice on Donald's behalf, Joe spat in the face of BLM while building a fascist "cop-city" infrastructure, Joe further-legitimized militarized attacks on peaceful protesters, and then Joe — as well as the rest of the scum that rose to the top of the Democratic Party pond — topped that off by overtly attacking the democratic base, consistently, in the run-up to the election.
The white supremacist power-structure shepherded the US, seamlessly, from Donald, to Joe, back to Donald.
What are you are you complaining about? You voted for Jill Stein. We told you to vote for Harris then protest Harris but you refused. So call Jill Stein to file your complaints. Now, I am going to Starbucks to drink some coffee and watch the consequences of you supporting the AIPAC administration come to power. You F... around and now you will find out.
What are YOU complaining about?
When the Democratic Party rigged its 2020 primaries to shove its trumpiest candidate down America's throat — and "centrist" drones reacted by spending four years making Blue-Magats of themselves, instead of adding their voices to those who demanded that Democrats offer up someone electable in 2024 — it is not the anti-genocide demographic who lost their right to criticize evil.
As if only ONE, of those two administrations of bloodthirsty whores, is "The AIPAC administration."
As if anyone saying, "I am going to Starbucks to drink some coffee and watch the consequences," holds any moral high ground.
JFC!
Are you done with your philosophical bullshit? You forgot to throw imperialism and all the other bullshite labels that are irrelevant to the 2024 election.
Your claim of a moral high ground just gave you an AIPAC administration. Your claim that the Biden administration is similar to Trump's AIPAC administration is false. You will learn very soon how much of a difference there is between the Biden administration and the AIPAC Trump administration after they conduct a false flag attack on US soil. When they start rounding up Pro Palestinian activists and putting them in concentration camps for security reasons, ponder how similar a Harris administration and the AIPAC Trump administration are.
I hope they have only Starbucks at those facilities so that you can only eat from Starbucks when you get hungry. I am sure you will because you are too much of a coward to go on a hunger strike
Never mind the first half of your reply, with its pissy snark, and imbecilic straw man arguments that "debunk" shit I didn't say.
What you're BEST characterized by, is the violent malice of the SECOND half of your reply.
Not only are you so incensed by Kat not doing as you "told her to," that you spew malice into the comment section of her piece, but you're so enraged by my observations about Blue Magats, that you "hope" for maga concentration camps that add YOUR OWN malignant flourish to them.
Much to no sane human being's surprise, I MAINTAIN my estimation that you do NOT have any moral high-ground over Kat.
Too many impotent authoritarians are blaming powerless individual voters, who did the only thing they could POSSIBLY do, to stop their votes from being portrayed as support for genocide. Too many impotent authoritarians are refusing to attribute any responsibility for this outcome, to the people who did more than anyone else on the planet, to alienate the democratic base, and facilitate trump.
Kat....I mean Lisa ... wink wink
Your childish outrage is precisely that: childish. Your immaturity is why Trump will torpedo the ceasefire Biden forced on Netanyahu, and the killing of Palestinians will commence. The fact you cannot see that speaks volumes. With supporters like you of the Palestinians, who need enemies. I prefer an intelligent enemy than a dumb friend
Your convictions and morality are truly outstanding!!! And your thought process….
Thanks, Kat, for saying it out loud.
Biden…is a monster who created another
Let's give President Trump a chance-things might improve compared to
the past four years. The previous administration set the bar soooo low. @kat
So clearly argued. Thank you.
Great comments, Kat!
Sorry. WTF is going on in these comments?
Citizens United did this... the wall came down from 1 person 1 vote to money ruling our democracy... how we get back the last many years of corruption is beyond me
Dems as cringey as Michelle Obama “flirting” with George Bush.
Name every single democrat
Thanks Kat. It's so scary but it's our reality now