Oh, the opinions are just now changing? What a fucking disgrace
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I hate linking to anything in the NYT. They’ve been on the slow path to manufacturing consent for fascism for years now.
Kind of ironic they're discussing changing opinions on Israel. NYT has been the leader in perpetuation antiquated opinions and pushing the "anything anti-Israel is antisemitic" narrative.
Decades even, with how they helped sell the Iraq WMD myth to the public.
fuck them, it is clear where their interest align
Senate Democrats overwhelmingly reject restricting US arms sales to Israel (for the second time)
A Jewish Senator sponsored the resolution to block further weapons sales, so at least some people are able to separate the Jewish religion from the Israeli government.
On the one hand, I do not want politicians' opinions to constantly chase polling numbers. They shouldn't cynically change their views like their underwear as it suits their electability, only learn and evolve gradually as we all do. And when they firmly believe in something, they should have principles and stand by those principles. For those that are doing that, I admire their resolve and integrity. On the other hand, their principles are shit, and they need to go.
The internet's opinion of Israel is changing, not sure how much is actually changing in the real world. The last election should have been a wakeup call to a lot of folks that the opinions they hear in their online echo chambers don't match the opinions of the general public. The average voter is uniformed and doesn't follow the news.

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