*whispers* where’s their money, Donald?
by achrilock
by achrilock
*whispers* where’s their money, Donald?
by achrilock
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All
by achrilock
by achrilock
| https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/21/trump-fundraising-fraud-bond | Trump pleads with supporters for cash to help pay soaring legal bills |
[…] ““But worst of all? They think that YOU will abandon me, and that you will GIVE UP on our country. Here’s one thing they don’t know: WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER!”
Trump did surrender last August, to state authorities in Georgia in a case now concerning 10 election subversion charges.”
by achrilock
You cannot broker a truce between two diametrically opposed sides while practically and ideologically supporting one while calling for the destruction of the other as an absolute imperative. I would suggest that US executive actors remember which country they represent, as you cannot represent two countries at once under the present state model.
Strong, influential states must avoid alliances and entanglements if they are to set agendas rather than become disenfranchised participants of circumstance and unintended consequences. Israel is supposedly not a US colony, except when it needs weapons, money, legal support, propagandized media validation, or international political support. You cannot continue to treat it like a 51st US state while at the same time assuming a posture of impartiality.
I would suggest an immediate freeze on all weapons and aid to Israel, and a coherent and demonstrative, conspicuous downgrade of diplomatic relations and security cooperation. I would also suggest that negotiations be carried out in good faith with the people who the Palestinians actually trust and support. If the political future of one party cannot be determined by a third party, then that is also true of the other. “Terrorist” is simply another word for someone power doesn’t like.
I would also suggest that future peace efforts go through the United Nations, bundled together with a broad legal accountability regime to investigate and prosecute the crimes of both parties in the conflict. No more back room stuff. If you want this resolved with finality, with a sustainable one or two state solution moving forward, it requires, as I said at the beginning, an even-handed and transparent approach based upon objective justice.
Recognize both parties for what they are, problematic centers of power with a long, complex, adversarial history. And most importantly, recognize them as independent, outside factors and not internal antagonists or allies. The word “superpower” means that a state is above the nonsense of others. If a state chooses to ally itself in colonial projects or the resulting disputes, that state is simply another empire on its way to destruction. Don’t be that guy.
If you wish to be recognized as benevolent peacemakers and saviors of those in need you have to earn that, which means making difficult choices and looking beyond ideological, economic, or self-serving political factors. It means using your power to create justice, rather than hoping that others or happenstance will create it for you. It means taking action, not waiting for others to do so. It means creating an environment where justice and peace can actually take shape. Can’t have it both ways.
by achrilock