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[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

US President Donald Trump is facing widespread criticism and accusations of proposing ethnic cleansing after stating that he would like to “just clean out” Gaza and relocate its Palestinian population to neighbouring countries.

Speaking aboard Air Force One during a flight from Las Vegas to Miami on Saturday, Trump described Gaza as a “demolition site” and suggested moving its residents to Jordan and Egypt.

“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” Trump said. “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing.”

He added that the move could be either temporary or long-term, saying, “something has to happen”

To everybody who voted against Kamala Harris because she didn't change her stance on Gaza, how does it feel to be played harder than a tenor saxophone?

[–] AfricanGrey@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Funny that you think Gaza genocide was the reason people didn't vote vs pure laziness. The Gaza thing was a scapegoat for 90% of them.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Genocide is the word you're looking for

[–] Anti_Face_Weapon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Genocide is a form of ethnic cleansing. V

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Oh I know, but one word has a much bigger social impact than the other.

Its the same difference between molested and raped. You typically see in news headers that an adult male raped a little girl, but an adult women molested a little boy. One sounds much worse than the other, yet both are the same thing

[–] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I can't believe there are actually people who are surprised about his 'proposal' at all. Like.. everyone saw this coming, right? Plenty of people have been warning other people for years that Trump would do this sort of shit.

But hey, what do I know. I'm just an alarmist fearmonger. Or whatever they used to call me.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Plenty of people have been warning other people for years that Trump would do this sort of shit.

Frankly, he is just saying the quiet part out loud.

Or, do you think Israel ever didn't intend to do genocide?

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[–] wildlyfist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I don't mean to defend the Democrats, but the Pro-Palestine crowd has been throwing all the blame on the Democratic Party for the Gaza genocide. Which was wrong-headed as it was pretty obvious that the Trump admin would double down on US support to Israel... where the Democrats did do something to resolve the conflict.

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

You'll often see Zionists condemn Egypt and Syria for not taking the Palestinians "oh the Palestinians are so bad that even the other Muslim countries won't take them". No, they just don't want to be complicit in ethnic cleansing.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Backlash only matters if he or anyone he surrounds himself with actually gives a shit.

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago
[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 136 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don’t see any appropriate backlash to any of his shit so far.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Of course it is ethnic cleansing. But in his opinion, it is the good kind of ethnic cleansing. Just like deporting immigrants, or sometimes even Native Americans...

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 95 points 3 days ago (139 children)

I guess all the “Genocide Joe” commenters aren’t getting paid to skew the election anymore, so they won’t be here to comment.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 48 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I haven't seen "Genocide Don" yet. Funny that.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They're still around unfortunately, but they are fewer in number.

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[–] kittehx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 76 points 3 days ago

What a shock that no one could've ever seen coming.

Oh wait:

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well at least it's not genocide!

/s

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (14 children)

The "two parties are the same," "Genocide Joe" people are literally quibbling about that just to maintain their arguments and it's depressing.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Well after all, if you argue with them, you're a genocide supporting liberal troll. Sometimes in all caps, even!

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (7 children)

when utilitarianism seems less burdensome than whatever twisted knot the "genocide joe" folks have to tell themselves justify their actions, you gotta wonder about the choices they made.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago

when utilitarianism seems less burdensome

How burdensome was it to watch 40K Palestinians die at the hands of weapons made, and supplied, by the US, and fully supported by Biden?

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Clean out that whole thing."

He doesn't even pretend it's something other than ethnic cleansing. Just literally "clean out" the Palestinians.

And we're powerless to stop him.

[–] nepenthes@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

And once again the media is creating apologetic headlines. I guess they want people to only realize the leopards ate their faces when they only have their Lying Eyes left.

“Does no one in the media know what it’s called when you ‘clean out’ an ethnic group and expel them from their land?” one commenter asked, adding: "Trump Calls for Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians From Gaza," that is your headline.”

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

definitively yes

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