• IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    "In a video, Mast can be seen calmly telling the demonstrators, “It would be better if you kill all the terrorists and kill everyone who are supporters.”

    When asked if he has seen the images of Palestinian babies killed in Israeli attacks, Mast says, “These are not innocent Palestinian civilians.”

    “The babies?” the activists asks in astonishment.

    Mast then says that the “half a million people starving to death” should have elected a pro-Israel government.

    When one protester points out that much of Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed, Mast says, “And there’s more infrastructure that needs to be destroyed.”

    “Did you not hear me? There’s more that needs to be destroyed,” he says again for emphasis."

    This guy has no business being anywhere near public office. Fucking Florida again.

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      11 months ago

      Ah yes, they should have elected a pro-Israeli government in the checks notes 2006 election when over half of Gaza’s pre-genocide population either wasn’t born yet or wasn’t old enough to vote.

      Fuck this fucking pro-genocide bastard.

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        11 months ago

        Not to mention that even back then, they had already been depriving them of food and supplies, taking their territory, killing or imprisoning them randomly without charge, uprooting their olive trees and other forms of livelihood, killing their civilians wars, etc for 50 years. Neither Fatah or Hamas or the PFLP support Israel, that wasn’t an option in that election because no one would’ve fucking voted for that!

        It would be like saying if the most recent generation of Native Americans didn’t want to die, their parents should have all elevated pro-American colonies chiefs after years of genocide had been already ongoing. In what universe would that make sense?

      • prole@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        Also, why the fuck would they vote for a “pro-Israel” government after that state has violently oppressed them, to the point of genocide, for several decades at that point?

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        11 months ago

        Lots of us would love if about half our government played buckshot roulette with each other but it’s real tough to get anything done with wave after wave of “Be afraid, Be angry” propaganda every 30 minutes.

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      11 months ago

      Dead babies are abhorrent no matter the side or reason and should be investigated as war crimes.

      But I’m honestly not surprised that a democratic society disapproves of the use of violence to achieve political goals against Israel. Fundamentally hard to get people to care when Israeli babies were burned in their cribs.