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Israel-Hamas war: ‘Heavy bombardments’ in Gaza, hospitals at risk (www.aljazeera.com)
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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

American here. I definitely do not support Israel's actions. Why Western governments fall all over themselves to claim their unwaivering support for Israel, regardless of how poorly they behave, is baffling to me

[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Military industrial complex and imperialism in a nutshell.

Also you didn't need to call out being an American with that pfp

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Also you didn't need to call out being an American with that pfp

LOL. True this week, but I tend to change it often. Also, I'm seeing it used or worn by more and more non-Americans. It has developed this weird tongue-in-cheek iconic status.