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Now, the state of Israel ā not AIPAC, to be clear ā is running television ads in Iowa, a key Senate battleground state that may only be in play for Democrats thanks to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
In one TV ad, Israel specifically touts its willingness to wage war. āIsrael confronts Iran and its network of proxies directly, addressing those dangers at their source,ā the ad says, claiming that this helps ādeter aggressionā and āstop a wider conflictā ā as if America isnāt currently at war with Iran.
āFor Americans, the benefit is straightforward,ā the ad claims
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Because Israel has taken over our government through blackmail and bribery.
Israel has less money than California alone. Donāt be silly.
USA founded Israel as our base of operations in the middle east. Itās our baby, and it wouldnāt last long without US support.
Our government has been taken over, you can tell who took it over quite easily. Theyāre international interests that control our monetary system, who control all of the wealth. Look at who āservesā at the Fed, and who they work for before and after their term.
JP Morgan Chase. Goldman Sachs. Vanguard. BlackRock. Thereās a reason Amazon pays no taxes, and itās not because theyāre Israeli.
USA founded Israel
No, the UK did that.
We give billions of dollars to Israel for defense and grants. They in turn funnel that back us via AIPAC.
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But the USA has always been a willing participant, one could even say it started the other way round.
Not quite. Israel was allowed to act like it took over your government due to its interests aligning with those of your ruling class. The Musks and Zuckerbergs of America would be acting very differently if they didnāt like what they were seeing.
I fully expect Chuck Schumer to use this as a reason why the Democratic Party needs to be more visibly friendly to Isreal. Something like, āIf we donāt want Isreal to give money to MAGA, we have to support their genocide.ā
Itās not even like a Democrat admin would do things much differently. Israel is just maximising profits.
Because dollars are free speech
May Anthony Kennedy be remembered for this treason.
Apparently foreign countries have more free speech than Americans do in america
ācaNaDaāS IntErFerRiNg in the mId-TeRms!!1!ā
No names of the people who agreed to run the ad, Iām sure.
US law strongly needs an enema.
Until the criminals are out of the justice department, or the executive thereof, no one is receiving justice.
So: a foreign country interfering in our elections. Iām sure the GOP will be outraged about that.
/s
I mean, the real punchline in this is how Democrats will refuse to be outraged even as Israel is running attack ads to undermine their chances at a future Senate majority.
Most powers try to influence elections for various reasons its just part of the game
I mean, source? Whatās France doing to influence US elections?
Hate to be that guy, but do you recall that little war they helped us win about 250 years ago?
I donāt hate to be that guy, but I said ādoing,ā not ādid,ā so it needs to something happening in the present.
Good point. Iām sure they have far too much going on right now to care.
France isnāt dependent on US aid for survival, why would they bother?
Israel is another thing. US aid is vital to their survival.
Russia and China have other motivations, but do what they can.
Type āRussia usa election influenceā or āChina usa election influenceā in your favorite search engine for examples
Also, note that OP said āmost powersā and āvarious reasonsā, which doesnāt mean āFrance is trying to influence US electionsā, so your response isā¦ well. You know.
France isnāt dependent on US aid for survival, why would they bother?
Well clearly itās causing trouble for them to have Trump around.
Also, note that OP said āmost powersā and āvarious reasonsā, which doesnāt mean āFrance is trying to influence US electionsā, so your response isā¦ well. You know.
But āmost powersā means more than just Russia and China; by sheer numbers it should include a good chunk of US-aligned powers. France was just the first example that came mind; you can replace it with Germany or Italy or what have you. The point is: What Israel is doing is in no way typical; most countries donāt try to manipulate their stronger alliesā political process (because usually theyād get shut down hard) and most countries donāt allow their weaker allies to manipulate their political process.
