Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
American propaganda has created so many people with vengeance boners. Zero nuance. Just hate filled dreams of being Rorschach, Joker, etc.
None of them come together to make anything better. They just target the nearest person they believe is the enemy. It’s so sad and dangerous.
Tough time to be an American Jew I imagine. Saw a video of an American Palestinian who was bitching about all the stupid questions she's constantly asked. Like do you like Hamas? She said she didn't like terrorists.
American Jew here. It's been a tough time since people in Charlottesville were chanting, "Jews will not replace us," and the president called them very fine people.
I'm far more wary of right-wing white Americans finding out I'm a Jew than I am of any Palestinian in this country.
Yup, that’s about the same time I started not volunteering anything about my Jewishness to anyone who didn’t already know. Based on the genuinely alarming shit I’ve heard from my neighbors over the last few years, I guess we’re back to hiding.
I’m also way more afraid of white right-wingers than of any Palestinian-Americans. Even in my bright blue state, I can’t help but feel the hate all around.
As for Palestinians, I feel nothing but solidarity and sympathy. If anyone should understand what they’ve been going through over the decades, ironically, it’s us Jews.
I wish I didn’t have to say this, but targeting civilians is wrong. Full stop.
My fiancee's sister's old college roommate (yes, really) was recently asked by her landlord to take down a Mezuzah from outside her door. This item isn't pro-Israel or anything political at all -- it's similar to hanging a cross, as a Christian, it's a religious item.
She’s probably being asked since most Palestinian Americans ive seen posting online aren’t even addressing whether or not they support Hamas while plenty of Jews are quick to call for peace and Netanyahus ousting.
Should we go ask every Jewish American if they support bombing hospitals? Illegal settlements? Every time the IDF shoots and kills a Palestinian child?
You just hate Palestinians because they are brown and Muslim. Stop pretending it's about anything other than justifying your bigotry.
So is this what world wars feel like at the beginning ?
As I understand it, the lead-up to WWI was a maze of increasing tensions and political maneuvering between many countries during the lead up combined with a web of complex alliances, rampant nationalism, imperial ambitions of Germany, and pan-Slavism. Against that backdrop the assassination set a match to tensions between Serbia and Austria-Hungary resulting in retaliatory declaration of war which then spread rapidly across euroopr
I don't know enough about geopolitics prior to 1939 to say anything useful.
I confess I am a bit more nervous than before seeing more countries rattling their sabers over the Israel / Palestine situation. I hope things calm down but with Israel's talk of invading I fear the tensions will escalate before subsiding.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Speaking from prepared remarks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in San Diego, Wray acknowledged an increase in domestic threats due to the “heightened environment”, calling for increased vigilance and requesting that police continue to share intelligence.
“Whether that be from foreign terrorist organizations, or those inspired by them, or domestic violent extremists motivated by their own racial animus, the targeting of a community because of their faith is completely unacceptable.”
In his remarks on Saturday, Wray offered “heartfelt condolences to the people of Israel, and share the outrage I know we all feel at the sheer brutality and disregard for innocent lives there”.
In a post on the FBI’s website last week, the agency said that while it did not have “specific and credible intelligence indicating a threat”, it was “closely monitoring unfolding events” and would “not hesitate to adjust our security posture, as appropriate”.
About two dozen US or dual US-Israeli citizens are believed to be among hundreds of people killed or missing from last Saturday’s Hamas attack.
“Reports of deceased, injured, or unaccounted for Americans are being treated with the utmost urgency and aggressively investigated,” the agency added.
The original article contains 300 words, the summary contains 194 words. Saved 35%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!