61% in US are against sending aid to Israel
61% in US are against sending aid to Israel
The movement for Palestine in the US has mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to oppose the US policy of unshakable support for Israel. Last Saturday, 100,000 surrounded the White House as part of the “people’s red line” against genocide
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That's too bad, because the 1% that most politicians listen to and/or take bribes from is very strongly for it, so, ya know...
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Are there numbers for other places that USA is sending "aid" to? Taiwan? Ukraine?
2 0 ReplyThere are some numbers, here are some numbers for Ukraine https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-233b-in-ukraine-aid/
Taiwan also gets billions every year, although on a smaller scale https://apnews.com/article/china-taiwan-us-lai-congress-funding-8571139dd8cd1d069a53cfebaccf99c6
And then there's Japan, occupied Korea, Philippines, and so on. US empire is spread pretty thin at this point.
3 0 ReplyOh I meant the number of people against it, but these are also helpful, thanks
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