Yet when Biden bombs the Houthis, it’s “violation of international law” because the Houthis are the “de facto government of Yemen”. Or at least that was the consensus on Lemmy a couple months back.
Like, I don’t really care. Fuck the Houthis and fuck Israel. But it’s interesting how the Lemmy hivemind picks and chooses who is “the legitimate Yemeni government” based on their personal values.
What. Er, I have no idea what the Lemmy “hivemind” thinks on this (and was more or less taking a summer break from Kbin when the US started bombing the Middle East again).
IMO there’s more than one consensus in news Lemmy depending if you’re on .ml or .world and what time of day it is.
I was just pointing out that 1) it’s the Houthis, and 2) they seem to be trying to tighten their grip on the population.
These seem like relevant points given the civil war.
For the record I think the situation in Yemen is a travesty and, being super old, I have spent the past 20 years angrily watching as the US drone-bombed Yemeni civilians and ignored warnings that this radicalises people. Biden bombing now is the US military industrial economy business as usual.
Most people react to things emotionally, just as you’re doing. So many people will think as you do, “fuck Israel” and this leads people to think that every group in Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” are the good guys. Therefore attacking the Houthis (a part of the Axis of Resistance) is wrong.
Rationalizations that stem from emotion results in some very strange outcomes.
Yet when Biden bombs the Houthis, it’s “violation of international law” because the Houthis are the “de facto government of Yemen”. Or at least that was the consensus on Lemmy a couple months back.
Like, I don’t really care. Fuck the Houthis and fuck Israel. But it’s interesting how the Lemmy hivemind picks and chooses who is “the legitimate Yemeni government” based on their personal values.
Even more interesting how you are only capable of seeing things in black and white. Stoning people is bad. Bombing people is also bad.
What. Er, I have no idea what the Lemmy “hivemind” thinks on this (and was more or less taking a summer break from Kbin when the US started bombing the Middle East again).
IMO there’s more than one consensus in news Lemmy depending if you’re on .ml or .world and what time of day it is.
I was just pointing out that 1) it’s the Houthis, and 2) they seem to be trying to tighten their grip on the population.
These seem like relevant points given the civil war.
For the record I think the situation in Yemen is a travesty and, being super old, I have spent the past 20 years angrily watching as the US drone-bombed Yemeni civilians and ignored warnings that this radicalises people. Biden bombing now is the US military industrial economy business as usual.
I like anyone who is trying to stop a genocide.
@sub_ubi “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”?
I like the act of trying to stop a genocide. That doesn’t make me like other actions by whoever is performing the act.
Most people react to things emotionally, just as you’re doing. So many people will think as you do, “fuck Israel” and this leads people to think that every group in Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” are the good guys. Therefore attacking the Houthis (a part of the Axis of Resistance) is wrong.
Rationalizations that stem from emotion results in some very strange outcomes.