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Uncle Joe

(62,523 posts)
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 06:41 PM Friday

Why is the US silent about the starvation in Gaza? CNN NewsNight panel debates



More than a hundred aid and human rights groups are calling on the world to help the thousands of people starving in Gaza. CNN's Abby Phillip asks her NewsNight roundtable why the US isn't doing more.
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Norrrm

(2,559 posts)
1. Has there been much said or done by the oil-rich Arab nations? Fellow Muslims with the wherewithal to help.
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 06:56 PM
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Uncle Joe

(62,523 posts)
2. Personally I don't care what the Arab nations say or do, we're complicit in this genocide, and that's all that matters.
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 07:18 PM
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The Arab nations have no democracy, they're just ruled by oligarchs and autocrats, they don't support democracy anymore than the racist war criminal Netanyahu.

The only nation that we truly control is our own.

When we're morally strong, our influence around the world is magnified, but when our stated ideals' ring hollow with disingenuousness, our power and influence is eroded abroad while our democracy is weakened here at home beginning, but not ending with the 1st Amendment.

The way I see it, saving the Palestinians from genocide and promoting justice saves ourselves, but to date we have done neither.


BOSSHOG

(43,454 posts)
3. Trump has priorities
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 09:15 PM
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Putting people in cages
Doing away with due process
Suing corporations for doing first amendment stuff
Lying about democrats
Playing golf
Obfuscating Epstein because he loves stupid people
Negotiating with a sex trafficker to help him obfuscate
And on and on

Good Lord with an agenda like that and all the lies required to keep that train rolling how can we expect our convicted felon and adjudicated rapist to reign in brother Netanyahu? No doubt miller tells him constantly that’s not white people starving and getting slaughtered. And maintaining conservative values is hard work. Christian Mike Johnson should be so proud.





Uncle Joe

(62,523 posts)
4. I believe it's highly doubtful,
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:05 PM
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*rump has to see it as a transactional loss in order to truly be (act) Presidential on this subject.

A united American People are the only ones that can do that.

If Netanyahu isn't mad, he's flat out evil and *rump recently told Netanyahu to "finish the job," that can be read two ways depending on what Israel's Prime Minister does.

I believe the Republican Congress has more capability to be persuaded or grow on this issue, but again a united American People are the only ones that can do it.

BOSSHOG

(43,454 posts)
5. While republicans are being persuaded and growing
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:13 PM
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Human beings are starving, those not starving are being blown up.

Uncle Joe

(62,523 posts)
6. By a united American People to speak out against the genocide,
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:35 PM
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when the GOP quits enabling Netanyahu, that's when I believe they will have grown.

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