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by Chance-Device3 hours ago |
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upvoteby dryarzeg3 hours ago|
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This saddens me as well, because that's the type of thing that happens every day where I live, but...

> I don’t understand why it is allowed to continue.

The answer is even sadder. It's even worse. And it is as follows: because there's not enough people who are taking action, and from those taking action there's not enough people in power to change something significantly. At least that's how I see it. And... I can't even blame those who don't take action - because many people feel completely powerless, they feel like "what you can do to stop this war/other thing if you're just a regular human?"

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upvoteby jampekka2 hours ago|
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There's also a huge cost for taking action about this especially in the US. You can easily get thrown out of school, have your career destroyed or be deported.
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upvoteby iugtmkbdfil83442 minutes ago|
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This. There are entire groups dedicated to rooting out any sign of deviation from per-authorized storyline and verbiage. It is particularly striking given that US considers itself 'free speech' bastion.
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upvoteby dvfjsdhgfv1 hours ago|
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This is mostly a US thing. Netanyahu and Putin are two war criminals according to International Court of Justice. Although Trump threatened the ICJ, this doesn't change that basic fact.
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upvoteby jampekka38 minutes ago|
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Already in 2002 US passed the "American Service-Members' Protection Act" that allows USA to deploy military to prevent U.S. or allied officials and military personnel from being prosecuted or detained by the ICC.

It passed via bypartisan vote well in time before US launched the illegal invasion of Iraq in which it committed various war crimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr...

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upvoteby andsoitis58 minutes ago|
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> Netanyahu and Putin are two war criminals according to International Court of Justice.

You mean the ICC, not the ICJ. The latter is a separate body that handles disputes between states.

Both have warrants for arrest by the ICC but note that neither Putin nor Netanyahu have been tried or convicted by the International Criminal Court.

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upvoteby kashunstva53 minutes ago|
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> Although Trump threatened the ICJ

I’ve wondered, in the immediate aftermath of his recent genocidal threats, whether Mr. Trump was feeling left out of that club.

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upvoteby Chance-Device2 hours ago|
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This goes beyond direct action by individuals, it’s completely obvious what’s happening and it happens because the US political system has been captured.
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upvoteby cassianoleal2 hours ago|
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The US political system is this. It has not been recently "captured". This is business as usual for them.
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upvoteby ajkjk50 minutes ago|
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it... feels... more captured than usual, lately
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