That’s silly. Rent controls, an aggressive rental board, expansion of non-market housing, strong tenant unions, and the abolition of restrictive zoning, these are the things we actually need.
Unless we are also abolishing wage slavery and private property, in which case, sure ban renting.
That’s a bad headline. Watch his video, he makes a much more nuanced argument.
if by “the occupation” you mean the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank
Yes, exactly. Including the control of their borders of course.
until peace is established there, that isn’t going to happen
That’s entirely the wrong framing. Without these things happening, whatever it is that you think will be established, it won’t be “peace”, is is only a return to the oppressive status quo ante. It’s a cliché but in this conflict, quite literally “no justice, no peace”. My laundry list above is not a desirable outcome after some imaginary unjust “peace”. It is the precondition for peace. Without dismantling the apartheid, the occupation, etc, you’ll only have a temporary lull in the brutality and they go again.
Pierce Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan actually, holy shit
Absolutely. And the Israelis should dismantle the apartheid, end the occupation, get the fuck on their side of their 1967 border, and recognize the sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. Plus, they should hand over their war criminals to the ICC and start a Truth and Reconciliation process. Throw in paying reparations, because why the fuck not.
Somehow I don’t think though that Pierce Piers Morgan would accept that as a valid answer when he was asking “what should the Israeli government do”. Do you? Because if you do, I will also accept your answer about the terrorist groups. 100%.
By dismantling the apartheid, ending the occupation, getting the fuck on their side of their 1967 border, and recognizing the sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. Plus, by handing over their war criminals to the ICC and starting a Truth and Reconciliation process. Throw in paying reparations, if they really want peace.
There. Instantly, 90% of Hamas and Hezbollah support has just evaporated. Their neighbours are ready to normalize relations with them. The vast majority of world public opinion is now solidly behind them.
We are only to assume that so long as they phone ahead, or put out a tweet or some shit, and then if they say that some IDF-affiliated (or even some Israeli government affiliated) random person was in the general vicinity, it’s super fair game to just bomb houses, hospitals, schools, etc, right? RIGHT?
To repeat immortal words of the sage Pierce Piers Morgan, “what should the Iranian government do?”.
He is the leader of a party that is literally called Jewish Power (“Otzma Yehudit”) so yes, he runs a named group with political goals and motivations.
Jewish Power (“Otzma Yehudit”) is literally the name of the Israeli National Security minister’s political party, just like Hamas is literally the name of the Gazan Health minister’s political party.
What’s good for the goose is good for the fucking gander.
But not too democratic because then the economy suffers amirite? Like, in the democracies, the poors must always be kept on a leash otherwise they might start getting ideas, right? RIGHT?
We don’t call Israeli prisons “Jewish-Power-run” just because they are currently run by Ben-Gvir. Maybe we should though.
Oh no? Because what, the far right settlers who form the base of Jewish Power and Religious Zionism are not terrorists? If you really believe that I know some olive groves in the West Bank that could really use volunteers for the harvest. Or are the settlers justified because they are the chosen whites?
Not to mention that the Jewish-Power-run Ministry holds about 3000 Palestinian hostages:
In August 2023, 1,264 Palestinians were held in administrative detention in Israel, without charge or trial, the highest number in three decades.[42][95][96] After the start of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, the number of Palestinians held in administrative detention rose from 1,319 to 2,070 between 1 October 2023 and 1 November 2023.[97][98][99] The number of prisoners in administrative detention continued to increase to 3,291 in January 2024.[100][101]
So we should also be calling it the Otzma Yehudit-run Ministry of National Security of Israel?
Heh, might as well have some fun with it: The Jewish-Power-run National Security Ministry of Israel. Sounds pretty fucking fascist.
And the Religious-Zionist-run Ministry of Finance of Israel.
They start sounding pretty cooky aren’t they?
I thought your laws for example had standards about news vs entertainment, which is why the idiots at Fox keep getting away with misinformation.
There should be a law for owners of media being kept at arm’s length.
Donate to the Hind Rajab Foundation. Many IDF criminals are dual citizens, and the HRF is going after them in their other countries.
That’s why Mitbestimmungsgesetz can be goddamn fucking awesome.
A theocracy and an autocracy collaborating to contain a genocidal apartheid ethnostate.
I fucking hate the 2020s.
I would love to hear what’s their proposed tactic to pressure Israel to stop oppressing the Palestinians. Becausez motherfuckers, if violence is not an acceptable taxtic, and (peaceful!!!) boycotts are not an acceptable tactic, the what the fuck is an acceptable tactic that people who disagree with your stupid ass rosy picture of this apartheid state are allowed to use? Painting their toenails?