"As the president of the United States, you have power to change the course of history, and the responsibility to save lives right now," the staffers wrote.

“As the president of the United States, you have power to change the course of history, and the responsibility to save lives right now,” the staffers wrote.

  • mutchEnglish
    61·
    7 months ago

    About the genocide? The most you’re willing to demand from you government is that they ask their client state to stop doing genocide? Sanctions, pull all aid, condemnations, anything. They’re slaughtering civillians by the thousands.

    • m_r_butts@kbin.social
      21·
      7 months ago

      I’m asking a careful question to know what the other person supported. That doesn’t mean I believe nothing else should be done beyond saying “please stop”. The US has a terrible history of unilaterally imposing its will on self-governing nations, and however horrid the events in Gaza, I’d like our response not to continue in that tradition.

      • mutchEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        We give them billions of dollars per year in cash and weapons. This blood is on our hands because American taxpayers are funding every bomb. Also “unilaterally” just wouldn’t be true. The overwhelming majority of the international community would also like the genocide to stop.

        I think you should deeply reflect on how evil your last sentence reads considering the circumstances.