45 Democrats vote with GOP to pass bill sanctioning ICC over Netanyahu warrant.
45 Democrats vote with GOP to pass bill sanctioning ICC over Netanyahu warrant.
“Republicans want to sanction the ICC simply because they don’t want the rules to apply to everyone,” one lawmaker said.
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I can’t be an American. There’s no way my politics are this divorced from the average person and I’m still an American.
(https://act.represent.us/sign/problempoll-fba/)[The bottom 90% of income earners have a statistically zero level of influence on policy.]
It's not you who isn't American, it's the current governing body.
Then why is it every time we vote I feel less American?
Because the options you get to pick from are also unamerican. And you get to choose between supporting unamerican and supporting facism. And that’s not a choice that leads one to patriotism.
No, the options are entirely American, and that’s the problem.
It’s “the land of the free and the home of the brave”
Not the intelligent.
Not the compassionate.
Not the effective
Free and brave.
I mean sure, if you look at the average citizenry. But if you look at the goals, it’s no surprise you are disappointed.
I’m a (non-combat, undeployed, medically discharged) veteran, and tbh I regretted it within a few years of joining up because I realized a lot of things. And it’s really the same thing as civic participation. We are sold a myth, and over time realize the truth is that the people we have to pick from don’t share the same ideals we were led to believe they would have.
So I totally agree with you, but our current crop are, indeed, unAmerican regardless of what the population has been led to believe is totally fine.
Cue Lionel Hutz:
"Oh no, those printers messed this all up.
It's the land of the Fee and the home of the slave.
Better remove this bar logo."
You're not a 1%er, the only people our government represents. Culture wars are a distraction
If that were the case then people wouldn’t be continually voting the way they do. This is what we collectively want. It’s not like it’s a dictatorship.
Only approximately 30% of the eligible voters in this country voted for Trump. They are not the average person.
What we need now is some polling on the average person's views on the ICC and this in particular.
Why bother? Polling on issues doesn't matter. If it did, we would have universal healthcare, a higher minimum wage, and universal background checks for purchasing firearms.
EDIT: and legal cannabis nationwide.
I agree that it doesn't matter, but I was commenting within the context of what the other person said.