International Politics

[Neil]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

Netanyahu running out of allies in Democrats.

 

when have Israel ever bowed to foreign pressure??

[steviewevie]

 

[clarkete]

"Justice Ginsburg’s Family Decries Bestowing RBG Award on Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch" 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/justice-ginsburgs-family-decries-bestowing-rbg-award-on-elon-musk-and-rupert-murdoch/

[steviewevie]

 

 

[Neil]

5 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

 

seems like macron is thinking about a military defeat of russia, can't see that happening, i reckon the war finishes in another way.

[steviewevie]

Apparently Putin has won a huge majority.

[steviewevie]

Wow...nearly 90%...Putin really is very popular.

[Neil]

good on chumbawamba for still caring! 🙂 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68606669

[philipsteak]

10 hours ago, Neil said:

good on chumbawamba for still caring! 🙂 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68606669

Winston Peters was doing the crazy populist thing for years before it became fashionable again everywhere else. He was a major irritant when I lived there 15 years and had been for years before. Probably helped by the fact not much happens in NZ and he's always good for a story.

[Nobody Interesting]

Farage interviewing tRump!

OMFGG. 

and then some journalist says tRump would be great as he is 'a nutter' as so other leaders would be scared as they would not know what he will do.

Yeh, cos nutters have a great track record of not causing huge problems.

[steviewevie]

[kaosmark2]

8 hours ago, Nobody Interesting said:

Farage interviewing tRump!

OMFGG. 

and then some journalist says tRump would be great as he is 'a nutter' as so other leaders would be scared as they would not know what he will do.

Yeh, cos nutters have a great track record of not causing huge problems.

One of my friends watched this and said you could see in Farage's face that he thought Trump was far too nutty and right-wing.

I'm taking his word for it, but if so... wow.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

 

[Nobody Interesting]

20 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

Israel wil just ignore it like they have all the others they have against them.

[steviewevie]

11 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

Israel wil just ignore it like they have all the others they have against them.

Maybe, but the fact that this is coming from the US will matter.

[Nobody Interesting]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Maybe, but the fact that this is coming from the US will matter.

The only thing that will change it is if the USA stops arming Israel.

Other UN Resolutions that Israel are in breach of had US support.

[steviewevie]

 

[Neil]

4 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

the USA have not blocked attempts to achieving a truce., cos how have the blocked Hamas or the Israeli's from putting down their weapons.

only two parties can achieve that truce!  people who say otherwise want to divert the responsibility for what is happening.

[steviewevie]

4 minutes ago, Neil said:

the USA have not blocked attempts to achieving a truce., cos how have the blocked Hamas or the Israeli's from putting down their weapons.

only two parties can achieve that truce!  people who say otherwise want to divert the responsibility for what is happening.

yes, but those two sides want to destroy the other.

Anyway, this is a signal from US. Previously they have vetoed any UN ceasefire votes...but now they have their own. Soon enough Israel will be isolated...but as NobodyInteresting says the main thing will be arms supplies, because then it starts to become existential for Israel (although they have plenty of their own arms which everyone seems to forget, big export market for them too).

[steviewevie]

Anyway, as I keep saying..there needs to be an intervention...to preserve borders and rebuild Gaza and provide security. This can't carry on like this. Israeli leadership needs to change, as does Palestinian leadership...there needs to be a whole load of compromises that both sides won't like...and then go from there.

[Neil]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

es, but those two sides want to destroy the other.

yes, they want that more than either wants a ceasefire

[Neil]

wonder if several generations of men will now sue the govt for the 5 years less pension they got, i think every male since the equal opportunities act (late 70s i think?) would have a case

[steviewevie]

19 minutes ago, Neil said:

wonder if several generations of men will now sue the govt for the 5 years less pension they got, i think every male since the equal opportunities act (late 70s i think?) would have a case

Wrong thread 

[Neil]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Wrong thread 

Whoops my bad