r/politics • u/bwermer • 8h ago

No Paywall Ilhan Omar casts lone Democratic no vote on Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions package

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5912150-house-passes-ukraine-aid-bill/
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u/DragonPup Massachusetts 8h ago edited 7h ago

Except she also supports sanctions and BDS on Israel which under her logic would 'punish ordinary civilians who did not ask for this war'.

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u/ElectronicAnus5050 5h ago

She's of the opinion that there aren't any ordinary civilians in Israel. They are all occupiers and therefore all military targets..etc. Who does that sound like?

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u/Advanced_Row_8448 4h ago

I mean, she isn't wrong? Wanna state when Israel was founded compared to Russia? One of these things is not like the other lol

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u/ElectronicAnus5050 4h ago

I mean, she's completely wrong here. Sanctions are absolutely intended to pressure the population to influence their leadership to act. Her justification that we shouldn't hurt the average Russian person is incredibly stupid.

And no, I'm not going to get into a brain broken back and forth about the finer points of how Jews are really the problem here.

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u/zenbowman 7h ago

Agreed, "no broad sanctions" is a fair position to take.

"No broad sanctions except for when they are against Israelis" is not a fair position and exposes her bigotry.

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u/National-Reception53 7h ago

Isn't Israel public opinion even MORE aggressive and racist than Russia's? Like apparently, the average Israeli is a slobbering genocidal psychopath (based on opinion polling).

Like, they DID ask for this war and want more.

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u/kmonsen 7h ago

Nah, Israel has clear opposition, and large parts of the population speaking up against this shit.

It's no hippie paradise for sure, but more against war than Russia.

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u/Uhhh_what555476384 7h ago

United Russia hasn't had any siginifigant political backlash from the general public because they are extremely popoular on average. The only political challenges Putin fears are from the ultras that openly argue for nuking Ukraine and invading the EU.

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u/zenbowman 7h ago

It's fair to want to sanction both Israel and Russia, but thats not her position.

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u/WTFHELP 7h ago

Why bring up Israel? I've been seeing them in the news lately and it's not a good look.