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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I'm wondering how Netanyahu manipulates these western politicians who weren't compromised by Putin.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Same MO as always. If you’re not with Israel (the country) you are anti-Semitic, have forgotten about the Holocaust (which you should feel ashamed of letting happen), and support terrorism.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

By having better intelligence?

Though mostly I think these governments are just aligning with the wishes of the US, coupled with the knowledge that they can afford to be cavalier with the rights of citizens who might have attended, and... they want to avoid the complexity of policing this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It helps if they're already pretty authoritarian to begin with.