this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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[–] Linearity@piefed.zip 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Of course I’m not assuming anyone supports Israel or that the people and government are the same
This rant was purely against governments, sorry if I worded it wrong

[–] LeninWeave@lemmy.ml 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

The Saudi, UAE and (to a lesser extent) Egyptian (edit: governments) are all for whatever Israel does. It’s more complicated in other countries because the people are against it but the government isn’t, so you have to be against Israel just enough to please the people but not too much that you displease the government ❤️

What did you mean by the bolded section if not "it's not complicated in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt because the people and the government support it"? I don't mean to be confrontational here, but I don't see how else that sentence can be interpreted.

[–] Linearity@piefed.zip 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Other countries the people are against the genocide but the governments aren’t really (some may at least “condemn” Israel for their public image)

[–] LeninWeave@lemmy.ml 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

But are the people in favor of the genocide in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt?

[–] Linearity@piefed.zip 1 points 12 hours ago

Mostly no, but you’d be surprised how many are okay with it in Saudi and the UAE
Happens because they’re nationalists, support whatever the government does

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Very bad wording, it makes it seem like you're accusing the Saudi, uea, and Egyptian people of doing so