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From https://x.com/ggreenwald/status/1881058085764309248

Previously :

From https://www.reddit.com/r/GenUsa/s/IgOY1mDwur

Yeah, i know that it's the same D.Trump that wanted to ban Tiktok in 2020.
Now, he also apparently played a major role in ending the israeli genocide(, « Which would mean that everyone who said a Trump win will make things worse for Gaza was objectively wrong, and that Biden-Harris were undeniably the greater evil. »).
Thoughts ?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

you seem to be fixed on the fact that isreal is going to annex the gaza strip (and eventually the west bank, golan heights, and chunks of syria as well) as if that wasn't already a going to happen under any president; empires expand and the american empire's newest colonial settler project in isreal is exactly that.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 days ago

The idea that Israel’s annexation of Gaza, the West Bank, and beyond is inevitable under any U.S. president ignores how deeply American policy shapes these outcomes. Empires do not expand in isolation because they rely on enablers to fuel their ambitions. Trump gave Israel everything it needed to push expansion forward by recognizing contested territories and legitimizing land grabs. Other administrations, while imperfect, at least made some effort to slow the process. American support through military aid, diplomatic shielding, and economic backing is not guaranteed and can shift with leadership and public pressure. History proves that empires can be stopped when expansion becomes too costly. Calling annexation inevitable is a lazy shrug at injustice, not a serious analysis of power and its limits.