▲ 340 ▼ The United States is named as the biggest threat to the world (even by Americans) (lemmy.ml) submitted 6 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/geopolitics@lemmy.ml 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.niradata.com/global-pulse-2026
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 months ago* (9 children) Israel is not Judaism. Can you please not with the false equivalency? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net -2 points 6 months ago (8 children) Israel is not Judaism, but Israel being the puppetmasters behind empire requires reading every rich person that knows a Jew as an Israeli agent and is taken straight from the long history antisemitic conspiracy theories. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Krono@lemmy.today 7 points 6 months ago (5 children) Or people simply understand that our government is controlled by lobbyists, and one of the most powerful is the Israel lobby. No antisemitism or conspiracy theory is required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (4 children) one of the most powerful Okay, now explain how that turns into driving US policy to such an extent that other nations should see Israel as the real threat? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) isreal simply doesnt exist without US support, for all intents and purposes they are the same country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) So, which is the real threat, the part of the country that wouldn't exist without the other par of of the country's support, or the part of the country that has over 40% of the world's military budget? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) both, it's really not a hard concept to grasp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Pray tell, what is #3? https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/top-pacs/2024 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Pray tell, are there any numbers other than 3? Maybe even ones that come before it? Israeli lobbyists exists. The Mossad exists. Israeli propaganda exists. The problem is turning that into Israel controlling the US as if Israel isn't being outspent by the American aviation industry alone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net -2 points 6 months ago (8 children) Israel is not Judaism, but Israel being the puppetmasters behind empire requires reading every rich person that knows a Jew as an Israeli agent and is taken straight from the long history antisemitic conspiracy theories. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Krono@lemmy.today 7 points 6 months ago (5 children) Or people simply understand that our government is controlled by lobbyists, and one of the most powerful is the Israel lobby. No antisemitism or conspiracy theory is required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (4 children) one of the most powerful Okay, now explain how that turns into driving US policy to such an extent that other nations should see Israel as the real threat? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) isreal simply doesnt exist without US support, for all intents and purposes they are the same country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) So, which is the real threat, the part of the country that wouldn't exist without the other par of of the country's support, or the part of the country that has over 40% of the world's military budget? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) both, it's really not a hard concept to grasp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Pray tell, what is #3? https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/top-pacs/2024 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Pray tell, are there any numbers other than 3? Maybe even ones that come before it? Israeli lobbyists exists. The Mossad exists. Israeli propaganda exists. The problem is turning that into Israel controlling the US as if Israel isn't being outspent by the American aviation industry alone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krono@lemmy.today 7 points 6 months ago (5 children) Or people simply understand that our government is controlled by lobbyists, and one of the most powerful is the Israel lobby. No antisemitism or conspiracy theory is required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (4 children) one of the most powerful Okay, now explain how that turns into driving US policy to such an extent that other nations should see Israel as the real threat? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) isreal simply doesnt exist without US support, for all intents and purposes they are the same country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) So, which is the real threat, the part of the country that wouldn't exist without the other par of of the country's support, or the part of the country that has over 40% of the world's military budget? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) both, it's really not a hard concept to grasp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (4 children) one of the most powerful Okay, now explain how that turns into driving US policy to such an extent that other nations should see Israel as the real threat? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) isreal simply doesnt exist without US support, for all intents and purposes they are the same country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) So, which is the real threat, the part of the country that wouldn't exist without the other par of of the country's support, or the part of the country that has over 40% of the world's military budget? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) both, it's really not a hard concept to grasp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) isreal simply doesnt exist without US support, for all intents and purposes they are the same country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) So, which is the real threat, the part of the country that wouldn't exist without the other par of of the country's support, or the part of the country that has over 40% of the world's military budget? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) both, it's really not a hard concept to grasp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (2 children) So, which is the real threat, the part of the country that wouldn't exist without the other par of of the country's support, or the part of the country that has over 40% of the world's military budget? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) both, it's really not a hard concept to grasp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) both, it's really not a hard concept to grasp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago Ah yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Pray tell, what is #3? https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/top-pacs/2024 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Pray tell, are there any numbers other than 3? Maybe even ones that come before it? Israeli lobbyists exists. The Mossad exists. Israeli propaganda exists. The problem is turning that into Israel controlling the US as if Israel isn't being outspent by the American aviation industry alone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Pray tell, are there any numbers other than 3? Maybe even ones that come before it? Israeli lobbyists exists. The Mossad exists. Israeli propaganda exists. The problem is turning that into Israel controlling the US as if Israel isn't being outspent by the American aviation industry alone. permalink fedilink source parent