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[-] elbucho@lemmy.world 92 points 1 day ago

"Were there not an Israel, the United States would have to invent an Israel to protect her interests in the region."

-- Joe Biden

Israel is good for 2 things, as far as 60% of Congress is concerned: destabilizing Muslim countries to prevent a strong coalition from forming, and donating money to US politicians. What's a little genocide in the face of that?

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

That's far too generous. At the very most, 10% of congress is on the right side of history when it comes to America's favorite fascist apartheid regime.

The public in general is closer to 65-35 the opposite direction.

[-] elbucho@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

That may be true, but only 60% of congress is receiving Israeli bribes. Hence the number I chose.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Again, overly generous. Almost all of them are either receiving bribes from them or running against someone who is in both primary and general elections. 60% is hella optimistic.

[-] elbucho@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

60% is hella optimistic.

It's hyperbolic, actually. According to opensecrets.org, the actual number is only 52.5%. Of course, I'm sure that there's some back-room deals that aren't recorded publicly, and so the number is higher than that. 60% seems like a good, round, umbrella-like figure.

[-] buttfarts@lemy.lol 2 points 21 hours ago

Israel is an Islamic hate sponge that allows US huge force projection within the ME.

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