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For the First Time Ever There Will be a Vote in Congress on Blocking Weapons to Israel (scheerpost.com)
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[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 55 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I hope you're prepared for a lot of "abstain" votes.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Still tells me everything I need to know. Silence is violence

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago

Abstaining is pro genocide imo

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

That is a perfectly clear message for me actually.

It's about opposing genocide or not. "Do nothing knowing that will cause the genocide to continue" is close enough to "continue the genocide" for me.