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Fuck Israel, genocidal scum!

[โ€“] Lumidaub@feddit.org 72 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

How does buyeuropean even suggest any stance towards anything happening in West Asia?


Edit: i just wanted to snark at weird people in the OP and i didn't think this would be somehow controversial. i'm on your and palestine's side but i'm in no mental shape for this discussion and trying to explain what i mean further so i'm out.

[โ€“] SadJustSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Because we send weapons there? You can either be isolationist OR sell guns, not both

Israeli do "buy europeans" all rightL https://www.ontheditch.com/weapons-worth/

[โ€“] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because boycotts are a relevant and powerful tool and part of being a thoughtful consumer is being educated on the ethics of the companies youโ€™re monetarily supporting. That would be my guess anyway.

[โ€“] Lumidaub@feddit.org 14 points 1 week ago (13 children)

I don't disagree at all, I just don't see the connection between being a thoughtful consumer and any opinion on what Israel is doing in Palestine whatsoever. Those are two different things in my mind. I am very open to being educated.

[โ€“] mgnome@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago

Well, if business does... well, business with countries or other organizations actively involved in crimes against humanity - it really should affect their most prized possession in a negative way - the profit margins.

In Europe it should come down to inspecting individual companies for their conduct and judging how ethical it is - on a scale from Nestle to ethical.

So, for example, if company didn't pull out from Israel (or Russia back in '22) - that's a point in Nestle direction.

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[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 16 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I assume because most European countries have, at least until very recently, been staunch supporters of Israel.

[โ€“] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Except for of course, all the European countries who have recognized Palestina as a country.

[โ€“] SadJustSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What a great bunch of heroes. It only took 50k death

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 6 days ago

Europeans are such twats about it...

Did something decades too late then huge pats on the back

Same thing with ukraine war and privacy.

We got gdpr so we good in privacy... As their clown regimes ram chat control up their asses.

I am sure they will issue stern comments while selling weapons for the genocide.

[โ€“] Lumidaub@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same for the US though, no?

[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I assume most people coming to "buy European" are either not American, considering the primary purpose of this Community is to avoid buying American...

[โ€“] Lumidaub@feddit.org 25 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Well yes, but "I don't want to buy American but European instead and the reason is that Europe supports Israel" would be a weird stance because the US too has been supportive of Israel historically, regardless of where people are from.

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[โ€“] finitebanjo@piefed.world 31 points 1 week ago (4 children)

TBH anybody who forces this issue into every single political discussion is probably just trying to form a schism.

[โ€“] cm0002@piefed.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So, .ml is trying to form a schism is what you're saying lmao

[โ€“] SadJustSad@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 days ago

Hey look, the whole denialist is there. Is goat coming too?

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[โ€“] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

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