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[–] 91 points 1 year ago (16 children)

This is the kind of scum we choose as our allies. Disgraceful.

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  • [–] 55 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    They also assassinated Kashoggi, who was living in Germany at that time. But give it 2 more years and you will hear similar news from the US

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    Why wait? Cops are already shooting rubber bullets at journalists during protests and doing all kinds of illegal things to them for the crime of-well there is no crime, actually, except for what’s being committed by the cops.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    As an American I give it one year, maybe less.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In spite of the speed run, the calendar is ticking quicker than I imagined. I think the vibe around the midterms when primary season kicks off, will paint a picture of what's next.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Or who's next. My guess is that he will return to lying about mexicans and either his regime, or some of his fanatics, will create/stage an incident, which Trump will use to declare emergency on everything and start sending the military to round up legal and illegal immigrants, gays, jews, disabled people, people believing in something different than jesus and god, people on a different mobile phone than the t1 trump chinese phone (dis a joke but the rest ain't)

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Saudi Arabia and Israel. The best allies.

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    Did nobody open a history book before two years ago? We've been the imperial iron fist of the West for a century. Since manifest destiny and the Monroe doctrine even.

    I just came to terms with not hating our past, bc better us than Russia, North Korea, Iran, et al running the show. But bruh - we've got our warts. Covered in em.

    Cheap consumer goods come from advantageous trade relationships. Trade is impacted by regimes, culture, military size differences, etc. Do the math. Lookup Dole and why them bananas so cheap. Need faster cheaper shipping, let's buy Panama! The list is endless.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    the kind of scum that the mobsters in government choose as allies.

    Not sovereign countries that were attacked because another Mob state unilaterally decided they dont get to exist anymore, like Ukraine , Not oppressed people who've been systematically denied representation and genocided for centuries, Like the Kurds

    Instead, We cosy up with Regimes with abhorrent human rights abuses who win favor in the west with bribery.

    Countries that wage war against us from the inside, trying to convince us they're friends whilst having no intentions other then destroying us, like Russia,

    Wasting money trying to prop up regimes that want nothing to do with us other than our money, like Afghanistan and Iraq.

    or the never ending blank check to Israel who freaks out every time someone sneezes, Who will never run out of enemies, and make new ones when they do. citing the Holocaust as an excuse to butcher 80,000 people in a month all while threatening to use nukes if they fail.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I mean.. death penalty is a thing, prison is another. Whatever the punishment, the law being applied on a f*ing tweet is quite extreme already. And all countries do this. So, before blaming perhaps some reflection is due.

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