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[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The Houthis are a tribe. The majority (though not all) represented tribe within the government of Ansarrallah, a government that formed during and won the civil war when Saudi Arabia tried to steal Yemen.

Calling them Houthis is racist and makes as much sense as calling Americans 'Kennedys'

They have not been attacking shipping. They have been enforcing a naval blockade of a country committing genocide, something that is a legal requirement under international law. When Israel was "abiding" (or abiding as much as Israel ever abides) during the peace treaty, Ansarrallah dropped their blockade. If this is about shipping, the easiest way to stop this would be to stop applying arms to a state engaged in ethnic cleansing.

America has never been at war with Yemen. We got sucked into supplying Intel and support and weapons to Saudi Arabia under Obama because of all three weapons purchases from Saudi Arabia.

Finally, Iran has done very little in support of Ansarallah, in comparison to other countries that are majority Shia.

Calling Ansarrallah Iranian controlled is about as accurate as calling Israel American-Controlled. It's just another racist way to try to justify the murder of civilians. You know, the unjustifiable except to fascists like the person I'm responding to.

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How do we feel about the Houthis killing civilians on trade vessels not bound for Israel?

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't know, since a single tribe (a good amount whom aren't members of the government) hasn't done that.

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago

Oh cool. OK, how do we feel about the armed combatants from Yemen repeatedly attacking civilian trade ships not connected to Israel?