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Still cracks me up that Netanyahu sat there in the oval office with Joe Biden next to him and called him an "Irish American Zionist" right to his face in front of cameras. ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ
And you know what... Biden knows he is too. He's not going to do anything to stop Netanyahu. He's not going to do anything significant to stop the killing. He's going to sit there and be insulted in the White House by someone who.... for whatever reason.... has him by the short grey curlies.
Given that backdrop, why wouldn't US multinationals make dollars?
Biden is a self-admitted Zionist, isn't he? It's not a pejorative to him, or any establishment politician. It's ironic considering Ireland and the Irish people have been vocally calling it a genocide since the beginning.
Still, there are more proponents of a ceasefire on the Dem's side than the Rep's, especially down ballot. If the Dem's capture both House and Senate, there might be enough noise to actually pressure towards a ceasefire. Go vote.
I know he makes a big thing about being Irish and Ireland has a long history of viewing Israel's actions as akin to the oppression they suffered under the British. So saying Irish and Zionist in the same sentence is almost like saying Ireland is part of Britain. Jaysus can you imagine how insulting that is ๐. Yet he just sat there and grinned.
There might be more proponents on the Democrat side for a ceasefire.... but let's be realistic..... the US isn't going to stop Israeli aggression.
Listen, not to generalize a large group of people... but Irish-Americans are a strange bunch. The mix of Catholic guilt and American exceptionalism I have experienced in that demographic of my friends/classmates is definitely something I think about more than I probably should.