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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

France, Germany, the US, and UK are all issuing official statements in full support of Israel's attack, and the US is moving some naval vessels to the ME to defend its little brother. Only China and Russia are going to oppose them on the UN security council.

How's it going "enlightened democracies"?

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 37 points 1 year ago (12 children)

None of them want Iran to have nuclear weapons. They are probably fine with Israel doing the dirty work.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Countries allowed to have nuclear weapons (or energy) check:

[–] hobovision@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Countries allowed to have nukes:

  • countries that already have them
  • countries that make them before someone stops them

Don't forget China, India, and Pakistan all have nukes.

It's like working on a nintedo fan game, only announce it once you're done.

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"If we support Israel with their very own holocaust we'll be even for what we did right?"

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

Two Holocausts don't make a right.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Fuck Germany for this and fuck Israel.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Iran is illegally building a nuclear weapon for illegal self defense and Israel is doing a Jack Bauer to stop them.

Obviously, Germany - a country with a long and storied history of liberal democratic values and anti-war principles - will come down on the right side of this conflict. There's no way they'd just align with a Middle Eastern Imperialist power looking to dominate and ethically cleanse a region of its native people.

[–] briever@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Israel has nukes - what about that Non-proliferation treaty Germany?

[–] stray@pawb.social 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In 2023, Germany said: “Confronted with an openly aggressive Russia, the importance of nuclear deterrence has increased for many states, including for [Germany].

Germany is one of five NATO members to host US nuclear weapons on its territory as part of a nuclear-sharing agreement. The German air force is assigned approximately 15 B61 nuclear bombs, which are deployed at the Büchel air base.

In 2016, Germany voted against the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.

https://www.icanw.org/germany

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Germany: Nuclear weapons are good actually

Also Germany: Ban nuclear power return to burning coal

Guess they don't like nuclear if it doesn't involve killing people

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago

I have a bucket of blood. Do you think I took too much?

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Albert Einstein was 100% correct. I am ashamed of the politicians in Germany who fail to learn the lessons from WWII.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Implying they ever had the plot to begin with

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Worse hypocrisy than "Russia has no right to defend itself". Prior to US led nazi coup in 2014, Russia and Ukraine had close economic/political ties, even as supposed Russian stooge President was exploring in good faith EU membership. Coup was designed to sabotage that relationship, with direct NATO/nazi threats to Russia.

Israel's relationship with neighbours and Iran has never been defensive. Europe's rulers always siding with US empire, even as US attacks it, is deeply traitorous. JCPOA process, appears to be the same EU deception as Minsk accords or 2 state solution Norway/Camp David BS. Germany, specifically has no chill between nazi and zionazi extremes.

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