☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Geopolitics : News and discussion@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 days agoThe United States is named as the biggest threat to the world (even by Americans)lemmy.mlimagemessage-square174linkfedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: geopol@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1387arrow-down1imageThe United States is named as the biggest threat to the world (even by Americans)lemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Geopolitics : News and discussion@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square174linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: geopol@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareKrono@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up10·12 days agoOr 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.
minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·12 days ago 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?
minus-squareLenin's Dumbbell @lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 days agoIf you’re a country in West Asia, Israel and US are pretty indistinguishable. Whatever Israel does, the US will support unconditionally
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days agoisreal simply doesnt exist without US support, for all intents and purposes they are the same country
minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 days agoSo, 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?
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 days agoboth, it’s really not a hard concept to grasp
minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoAh yes, enlightened centrism. One of the easier concepts to grasp, indeed. Great to hold on to if you want to stop thinking about something.
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.
Okay, now explain how that turns into driving US policy to such an extent that other nations should see Israel as the real threat?
If you’re a country in West Asia, Israel and US are pretty indistinguishable. Whatever Israel does, the US will support unconditionally
isreal simply doesnt exist without US support, for all intents and purposes they are the same country
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?
both, it’s really not a hard concept to grasp
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.