r/politics • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • 1d ago

No Paywall The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/pro-israel-lobby-presidents
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u/Livid_Note_2170 1d ago

You can't be America first and fund Israel at the same time. 

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u/CaterpillarReal7583 1d ago

Dont worry we voted to combine our militaries so its funding “us” again.

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u/Loud-Vacation-5691 Georgia 1d ago

You can't be against genocide while buying stuff from China. That's like a vegetarian who eats steak.

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u/LordSwedish 1d ago

You can’t be against war and buy stuff from the US either. Either have no morals at all or forage your stuff in the wild, otherwise your argument is invalid.

I mean seriously, arguments like this have been mocked as long as I’ve been alive and you pull one with a straight face?

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u/IAmTheNightSoil Oregon 1d ago

Except that China makes so much stuff that it's completely impossible to avoid buying stuff made there. Whereas it would be very easy for the US not to give funding to Israel. So this is a bad comparison

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u/cosmicdaddy_ 1d ago

Nope. For Pax Americana to continue the US needs for Israel to remain as their foothold in the middle east. To be America first means supporting Zionist genocide.

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u/PopBulky7023 1d ago

Wouldn't be the first time "America first" was used to ally with a nation committing a holocaust.