• DarkGamer@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    How dare he… checks notes… prevent a national financial crisis but still worked to get the unions everything they wanted, and stand by our international allies in a crisis even when Congress won’t.

    I guess you’d prefer a reality where he takes the fall for the consequences of the strike, Republicans win, and Israel is thrown under the bus, providing an example to our other allies that we will do the same to them as soon as it’s politically convenient. Brilliant politics.

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      prevent a national financial crisis

      He did no such thing. That was just his bullshit excuse. The crisis from the next major derailment, one that could happen anywhere, including in major metropolitan areas, will likely be much worse than anything caused by upholding the rights of striking workers.

      stand by our international allies in a crisis

      Yeah, when those allies are operating an apartheid regime committing genocide, it’s not a good thing to pretend that automatically taking their side is the principled thing to do. The crisis is of their own making and US support in the form of weapons and funding is making it worse, not better.

      Republicans win, and Israel is thrown under the bus

      Bullshit. Republicans are MORE staunchly in favor of the Israeli government, being fellow fascists.

      we will do the same to them as soon as it’s politically convenient

      Yeah, because not enabling genocide by an apartheid regime is all about convenience! Gtfo with that bullshit!

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        9 months ago
        • You seem to be under the impression that the strike was about safety, it was not. It was about sick days.
        • Israel is neither genocidal nor an apartheid state, this is total hyperbole, and I’m very glad the Biden administration does not share your warped redefinitions of these terms. Biden is now putting sanctions on those who go too far in Israel, which I appreciate. I hope he goes after their right wing politicians next.
        • The comment I was responding to wanted Biden to throw Israel under the bus, not the Republicans that would replace him due to the financial consequences of a national rail strike.
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          You seem to be under the impression that the strike was about safety, it was not. It was about sick days.

          It was about both. You can repeat your narrative as many times as you want, doesn’t change the fact that you’re lying.

          Israel is neither genocidal nor an apartheid state,

          False. It’s by definition a case of both.

          this is total hyperbole

          Wrong again.

          your warped redefinitions of these terms

          Those aren’t my definitions. They are those of the Genocide Convention and South African Apartheid survivors.

          Biden is now putting sanctions on those who go too far in Israel

          Nope. He’s frozen assets of a handful of civilian murderers from the West Bank, but is still supporting the Israeli government genocide with weapons, funding and lying about the extent of their atrocities.

          The comment I was responding to wanted Biden to throw Israel under the bus

          Israel IS the bus and he’s throwing his own re-election prospects under it. He’s already alienated significant portions of crucial battleground states like Michigan and he’s hemorrhaging support from every voter who doesn’t consider massacring civilians the cost of doing business.

          the Republicans that would replace him due to the financial consequences of a national rail strike.

          Again, a purely fictional hypothetical invented to excuse the ongoing gross violations of labor rights by some of his favorite owner donors.

          I swear you Biden stans are just as blind to the many faults of your Dear Leader as the Trump cult sometimes 🤦