cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33487836

By MEE staff
Published date: 21 July 2025 21:11 BST

The New York lawmaker voted against an amendment by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene last week that sought to block $500m in Congress’ annual defence spending bill for Israel’s Iron Dome programme.

Fellow Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar [as well as Democrats Al Green of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky - PL] had supported Taylor Greene’s amendment, which eventually lost in a 422-6 vote.

In a post on X on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Greene’s amendment did “nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza”.

  • Count042@lemmy.ml
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    6 hours ago

    Only person here making pro-genocide arguments here is you.

    Fucking both-siding genocidal fuck.

    You’re not clever and it is clear what you are doing.

    Edit: to be absolutely clear: you are pro-genocide and you’re trying to justify it by sounding anti-genocide. But you, personally, are bad at rheoteric, and it would be clear to a child what you are doing.

    Israel should be their own nation. No money for anything to a country committing genocide.

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      9 hours ago

      Israel should be their own nation. No money for anything to a country committing genocide.

      Agreed

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        8 hours ago

        Only one country is committing genocide.

        Furthermore, resistance against occupiers is not only legal but enshrined in international law.

        Apartheid countries, like Israel, are inherently occupiers.

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          7 hours ago

          I agree on the first part.

          On the rest, are you saying you support the Oct 7th attacks?

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            1 hour ago

            Are you saying that you think violent resistance against people killing and kidnapping your children is wrong?

            How would you resist people killing and kidnapping your children?

            Do you condemn John Brown? Do you condemn the ANC’s violent resistance against the apartheid government of South Africa? Do you condemn the black people of Rhodesia fighting their occupiers?

            Or, maybe a better example of your moral cowardice, you would have condemned the Warsaw Uprising.

            EDIT: Do you you also demand people condemn Nat Turner?

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              5 hours ago

              You really called me pro-genocide because I said you should be careful justifying “consequences”, and you’re out here advocating BUTCHERING women and children.

              You’re literally the same as them. Bye.

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                4 hours ago

                I called you pro-genocide because you are trying to imply that the palestinians are morally the same as the IDF. Get it right if you’re going to try and reference what I said.

                You’re literally justifying genocide. Bye.

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                  5 minutes ago

                  I condemned IDF’s genocide and Hamas’ terrorism. Killing babies is bad no matter who pulls the trigger. You’re the one making the justifications.