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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15286301

"A group of Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday which would send “any person convicted of unlawful activity” at a college or university, to do community service in Gaza for six months."

"Strangely, the bill appears to refer to any “unlawful activity on the campus of an institution of higher education beginning on and after October 7, 2023” but does not specifically mention the ongoing student protests, rendering it stupidly broad."

"Ogles spoke with Fox News about the bill, saying that, “If you support a terrorist organization, and you participate in unlawful activity on campuses, you should get a taste of your own medicine. I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity.”

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I honestly thought this was the Onion. Strange timeline. Bring Harambe back.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Can I introduce a bill to ship this republikkklown to Gaza?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

to do community service in Gaza for six months.

Sooooo... these geniuses are proposing to send people who are already (and justifiably) not very fond of Israel on an actual state-funded six month fact-finding mission to witness the horrors caused by Israel for themselves?

Better make sure they don't have smartphones on them... otherwise, they might just record enough Israeli war crimes to fill three TikToks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

No Mr. Bond, they expect them to die.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So when do we get to start calling these guys nazis? Cause I'm pretty sure that calling to send dissenters to camps, where a concentrated ethnic group is actively having genocide committed against them, is some nazi shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I’ve been doing it since 2016

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

You don't need permission.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I propose a law that says any rep introducing or supporting performative, moronic legislation that wastes my tax dollars gets to have their balls kicked off. Who’s with me?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Now hold on just a minute there. They can have their balls or ovaries kicked off. Inclusivity, y'know.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For sure but in this instance the assholes in question are male. In the name of inclusivity, I'm happy to discuss alternatives for women as I'm not sure ovaries can be kicked off.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just wait til MTG and BoBo get to the party.

I'm not sure ovaries can be kicked off.

Anything's possible, with enough enthusiasm!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I have a compromise- male, female or nonbinary, we just bash them in the kneecaps with a tire iron.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Apparently, in the very clear minds of Republicans, if you got busted drinking at a college party at any point after Oct 7 2023, that's sUpPoRtInG hAmAs nOw and you deserve to be deported to Gaza.

...Guess RFK's not the only politician with brain worms

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Just so people don't panic this is blatantly illegal at least for US citizens.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity

Most people don't last long in death camps.

They're basically admitting it's a death camp.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Had to look at the link quite a few times to make sure I didn't eat the onion. These kinds of things are just getting more and more common

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Protest against genocide? Straight to genocide. Be against genocide? Believe it or not, straight to genocide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wait, will that include Matt Gaetz?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

College. Not kindergarten.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

What a great use of their time. Vote these chucklefucks out already.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I had to triple check this wasn't an onion article. This seems too stupid and horrible to be real.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, they probably know there's no chance in hell of that bill gaining traction let alone passing (for so many reasons ‡). It's all performance / pandering to their base in an election year.

The scary takeaway should be that's what the Republican base wants to hear.

‡ The fact that you can't just "deport" a citizen to a random country is the least of the things logically wrong with this bill.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just wait until next year. I wonder if you're post will seem silly or prophetic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

The left need to stop being scared of guns, stop voting for useless gun control measures that only restrict control in their own district and do nothing to reduce crime (meanwhile right wing districts allow you to buy an arsenal of nice ergonomic firearms that can allow even a morbidly obese diabetic to accurately shoot the dick off a fly, delivered to your front door like Amazon), start forming left wing LGBTQIA+ friendly militias and train to protect themselves.

We can do that, or hope the boot lickers and cops don't persecute us. Which is the same as sending hopes and prayers on Facebook.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How can anybody believe that more guns is the only possible solution for everything?

If your only tool is a hammer, every screw starts to look like a nail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It’s another tool for the toolbox. How can being more prepared with a more diverse set of tools be bad for any situation? Right now the only tool seems to be posting outraged comments on the internet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This is what you're voting for, people! Never forgive. Never forget. We cannot let this happen.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Remember folks, a protest vote against Biden just puts us one step closer to fuckery like this actually happening.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And a vote for Biden does nothing to change it since Biden is already Gestapo ing the students.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We live in a 2-Party system. Let me guess: You already vote, donate, and volunteer to abolish it, and are leading a grassroots effort for voting reform.... Right!?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

You only live in 2 party system because you keep screaming that you live in a 2 party system.

Keep endorsing your own oppression. The perfect slave.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

A child's take on game theory.

I wonder what you would say after looking up how many third party candidates successfully gained enough EC votes to be president?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe learn how the world works. It could help you in life, because clearly, you're not even close to reality .

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

Man who says we need to continue doing what has been done for the last 100 years claims this time it's gonna be different.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is a clown doing a performance. It's a bunch of hateful horseshit to feed the ever rabid base.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And yet, another clear as day example that this election is literally the fight against fascism.

Lemmy is full of bad faith arguments about both sides, genocide Joe, etc. Always trying to frame it away from the very obvious truth.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

The obvious truth is, that the Dems can end this genocide, force Israel to hand over all its war criminals and establish a Palestinian state. and gain all the support for it. The fact that they rather want a genocide to continue shows you that they rather want Trump to win, than to not take AIPAC money.

And they successfully gaslighted the people into believing it is their fault, instead of the fault of the leaders that can end this genocide right fucking now.