U.S. guided-missile cruiser crosses Panama Canal, warships deployed to Venezuela

Re:U.S. guided-missile cruiser crosses Panama Canal, warship... by tick_tock_tick on Saturday August 30, 2025 @06:30PM (#45078558)

Gaza is the exception rather then the norm. I don't want to say propaganda because that implies some moral value on the campaign to make it relevant but lets be clear there is a campaign it's not organic in any way. Without said efforts Gaza would have been treated just like Libya or Syria. Probably worse because of Oct 7th.

> In some ways, it has been - despite public anger in the west to the Gaza genocide, most western superpowers have gotten away with doing nothing.

What do you mean gotten away with? In the USA right by are large fine with the events happening and the only people on the left who are anger barely both to vote on a good day. I absolutely think if Harris had come out firmly condemning Israel her lose would have been even more dramatic.

There are no other "western superpowers" Europe is completely ineffective and has to rely upon the USA even for things literally on their doorstep. Which is why they do meaning less PR moves like recognizing them for statehood.

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Re:U.S. guided-missile cruiser crosses Panama Canal, warship... by thisislife2 on Saturday August 30, 2025 @09:25PM (#45079499)

What do you mean gotten away with? - Meaning that by not taking concrete political actions, they are tacitly supporting the genocide by Israel. (By western superpowers, I mean US, UK and France).

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Re:U.S. guided-missile cruiser crosses Panama Canal, warship... by tick_tock_tick on Saturday August 30, 2025 @11:25PM (#45080101)

I mean how is that gotten away with? Your statement implies the western governments have gotten one over their people rather then just following the will of the voters (voters not people).

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Re:U.S. guided-missile cruiser crosses Panama Canal, warship... by thisislife2 on Sunday August 31, 2025 @05:47AM (#45081879)

Yes, that is what I am implying. Even Trump pretended to care about Gaza, during his campaign. (But his political actions are all to the contrary, after becoming President). This highlights how even his campaign managers were acutely aware that he couldn't stand on a platform openly supporting Israel's genocide, if he wanted to win.

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