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Kamala Harris makes an official statement in support of political assassinations (www.whitehouse.gov)
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[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 54 points 1 month ago (2 children)

President Biden and I do not want to see conflict in the Middle East escalate into a broader regional war. We have been working on a diplomatic solution along the Israel-Lebanon border so that people can safely return home on both sides of that border. Diplomacy remains the best path forward to protect civilians and achieve lasting stability in the region.

...and that is why we've handed billions upon billions of dollars worth of military equipment to the side actively committing a genocide, and why I'm putting out a statement condoning the political assassination of one of the people who we would theoretically be working with to create peace in the first place.

Death, and I cannot emphasize this enough, to America.

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago

In the mouths of western politicians, the word "diplomacy" is synonymous with unconditional surrender. They would rather burn the world to the ground than accept that they can't get all of their maximalist demands and engage in actual good faith negotiations with their adversaries, trying to work out a compromise.

[–] RageAgainstThe@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Death to Israel. Death to Amerikkka and it's facilitation of child murder and ethnic cleansing

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 54 points 1 month ago

HEZBOLLAH destabilized the Middle East? A US Vice-President is saying this?

[–] sweatersocialist@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago

hezbollah never killed an american who wasn't where they weren't supposed to be

the idf has killed multiple americans in the west bank where they had a visa and permission from the country to be in

[–] Nobilmantis@feddit.it 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A lot of angry downvotes

[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago (6 children)

My downvote wasn't in anger. It's more about the fact that this isn't a news article which makes it questionably breaking the rules of this /c/. Combined with the headline being serious editorializing via broad generalization of what the statement is. Not saying it's not true, just that it's a unnecessarily sensational.

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 44 points 1 month ago

i-spil-my-jice MODS MODS an official statement from a politician isn't news 3 tiny paragraphs have to be filtered through a journalist or i can't read it

the headline being serious editorializing

what do journalists do i wonder blob-no-thoughts

[–] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's a press release from the White House. Why would you need a journalist to stenograph it for it to become news?

And OP's description is good, it helps cut through the typical liberal mealy-mouthed framings that are, otherwise, the only ones you would ever hear.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 month ago

But who will chew up this statement and feed it to me like a baby bird. How am I supposed to form an opinion without a media propagandist telling me what to think!

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Why would you need a journalist to stenograph it for it to become news?

Because like Yogthos said, the only consumption liberals do comes pre-digested by the Jake Tappers, Rachel Maddows, and Wolf Blitzers of the world. It'd be funny in a disgusting way if these milquetoast know-nothing partisans didn't have hands on the levers of the world.

[–] IWantToMakeProgress@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To be honest i would trust Yogthos who has been posting news threads for years than some paid journalists that has an agenda to whatever news they report. It resembles the old forum era where if you hang around long enough, you can trust/trust a little some users.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Trust no one, especially not yourself. Fuck that guy.

[–] TC_209@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

...this isn't a news article... the headline being serious editorializing... Not saying it's not true...

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

I think you might be the worst person ever

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Liberals...

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I downvoted and I'm not angry. I just recognize that this post is intentionally inflammatory and trolling. As is common from OP.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is it inflammatory? As a mod I'm genuinely surprised people are upset by this, it is a white house press statement with an editorialized title that summarizes the event quickly and without any commentary on it.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You said it in your reply. An editorialized title--an extremely editorialized title, which was clearly crafted specifically to garner outrage.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I dont see it garnering outrage? It seems in line with what Kamala Harris said.

[–] LemmeAtEm@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Posting news in a news comm of a presidential speech that is literally a link to the official government website of that president is "intentionally inflammatory and trolling"? This is a joke, right? You're doing a bit and playing a caricature of a typical lib clown?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's the title that is inflammatory and trolling. Do you really not understand that editorializing is a thing?

[–] LemmeAtEm@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you really not understand that titling any fucking post ever is doing the same thing? Fucking clown.

If the title was a NYT headline with two words changed: "Kamala Harris makes an official statement in condemnation of political terrorism" you wouldn't be clutching your pearls, now would you? OP's title is far more factual though, and that's what you actually don't like. You people are so transparent it's laughable.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

You sound ridiculous.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Joy Reich will secure living space.

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

"They must secure the existence of their people and a future for joyful children"?

Death to Amerika.

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

amerikkka

Death to Amerika; death to the settlers, death to the empire, death to its vassals.