15 countries voting, they lost 13-1 (UK abstained), literally only the US voted against the resolution and yet they can veto it.
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It is clearly US and UK vs Gaza children.
"Oh hamas did this and that so lets kill them all, stop water food and aid and move 2 million around" is not justified ...
This was always the plan.
People are wising up but I doubt anything can stop it now.
Cat is out of the bag.
Username checks out.
No but seriously, you're right.
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Does a "no" vote by the US automatically veto it? Or did they have to take an additional action? If the vote alone didn't veto it, that's the perfect place to hedge your bets. Vote no, then don't veto it. You can claim both sides then to appease everyone.
No by the US (or China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom) means veto.
Well that's dumb. But rules are rules.
aww shucks we have to allow genocide its the rules
It was more meant that they couldn't vote no then not veto. That being the case they should have at least abstained like the UK.
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US refuses to block Israeli genocide of Palestinians.
US actively supports Israeli genocide of Palestinians.
I don't expect Joe Biden to act against his interests, but I also can't believe he thinks this is in his interest! Are there that many people in America who think this is the right thing to do? People danced when Henry Kissinger died, who fails to see the legacy of this?
Middle America. Specifically people in purple states. Biden is coming into an election that’s sounding like it’s going to be won by 5 votes or lost by a million. He’s trying to win support in swing states. Unfortunately those swing state voters tend to be union guys, who are more conservative. They like a blue collar guy, but they want him to have hardline stances on things. We’re hearing conflicting things from this administration for a reason. A veto on the UN makes headlines and sounds like the US is being supportive, but we’re also hearing about back room conversations where the administration is voicing their disapproval of the bombing and threatening to withhold funding. I imagine if this was before the war in Ukraine we would see a different reaction by the Biden Administration. Plus Israel gives us a launch point into middle eastern operations.
That makes little sense. Why would blue collar workers support Israel’s genocidal bombardment campaign? It’s not in their interest. The UAW is even calling for a ceasefire.
Also, the Biden administration can claim all day that they are in back room negotiations with Israel. However, those claims ring hollow when they’re simultaneously trying to pass bills in congress that unconditionally give Israel military aid. People see that and naturally lose faith in anything the administration says.
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He's banking on "trump bad, I good". So many idiots are falling for this and will chase you out of the room with their pitchforks if you said you won't vote for genocide Biden.
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These are times when I'm ashamed to be an American.
I'm 70 years old. Of course it's not the first time. Cute meme though.
Trump years aside, I've rarely been so ashamed of my country. And I'm no spring chicken.
UN is the change.org of the real world. The idea is great but it only works on extremely rare cases. I know its purpose is to stop next world war but it should stop trying to seem like a platform for discussion as there is no discussion to be had when you give someone power to veto any resolution.
No one should have veto power, it makes any organization extremely undemocratic. And given the American arsenal, it's already difficult to be democratic.
Every civilian death in Gaza going forward is a direct consequence of US actions. US is directly responsible for facilitating a genocide.
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The UN with their permanent members are a disgrace. All they do is uphold imperialism and say please don't do that.
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