• Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
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    They might have a stronger case if they haven’t proven to be a ‘do nothing’ Congress. They can’t even put together a budget.

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      Congress signed over the rights to just do war crimes whenever you feel like it back under Reagan.

      Now the President can do the thing, Congress can call a hearing to complain about it, elections happen, power changes hands, and the only people who suffer are the ones getting bombed.

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    I don’t think it’s his actions that are the problem. I think it is WHO did them that is the problem which can be seen by the charge being led by the infamous Rashida Talib from Michigan.

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    Biden when Americans need help:

    I’m just a president I can’t do anything without Congress!

    Biden when far right ethnostate wants to do another genocide in the Middel East:

    Fuck congress, I’m a president! Vote trump if you don’t like it.

    Motherfucker is 80 years old and has no idea what he’s doing. We deserve better than our only two options

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      Oh, is that what this is about? We’re attacking the Houthis in defense of Israel?

      Don’t be fucking daft, or disingenuous, which is worse because it displays complete moral cowardice.

      We’re attacking the Houthis because they’re indiscriminately attacking civilian ships in one of the most valuable shipping lanes in the fucking world.

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        So it’s about money, as it always is. Going to war is always about money… I’m so tired of the U.S. being at war. We’ve been at war all but maybe 12 years of the U.S.'s existence. Don’t believe me? It’s surprising but true.

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          Unless your ideal is an autarkic Festung Amerika, shipping lanes kind of have to be able to operate without the civilian sailors who go through worrying about getting fucking killed.

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            Globalization isn’t a requirement. In fact, it’s completely destroying our planet and its habitability. But yeah, let’s worry about the shipping lanes.

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              Yeah, alright, you have fun with the idea that people exchanging goods without murdering each other is what’s destroying the planet. Terribly evil, globalization. Or that the collapse of shipping lanes wouldn’t result in incredible human suffering.

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                It’s called CO2 emissions, I’m sure you’re aware of it. The suffering climate change is going to cause in the coming decades will dwarf anything we’ve ever seen, unless we see a sharp decrease in emissions to zero very very soon, ideally 20 years ago. But, the next best time to do it is right now.

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                  The core issue of CO2 emissions isn’t “People now communicate, travel to, and trade with each other across the globe” but “Massive use of fossil fuels where they are not necessary due to corporate lobbying”

                  Cargo ships and planes combined emit ~5% of our CO2 output. The major offenders are elsewhere.

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      Iran is a whole ass country, the Houthis are a rebel faction, for lack of a better term. I think this whole situation is kinda different… Matter of opinion I guess…

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        Houthis are the de facto government of Yemen which is important because the US is claiming the right to self defence which is only available between states.under international law. That’s why for example Israel’s argument of self defence is nonsense because Gaza is not a separate country.