This is what, 8% annually or so? Seems petty substantial to me.
What is this even in reference to?
Seriously? Did you just see the word "Israel" and start arguing without knowing the topic at hand?
I don't agree with this, but I do find it idiotic and tone-deaf for pro-Palestinians to co-opt Hamas imagery and a symbol of violence as a show of support. It suggests they either explicitly support Hamas, or are too stupid to understand what they are displaying.
I just love these "confidently incorrect" moments. Did you read the article?
Just to be clear, these are donors acting individually rather than a coordinated effort by any Democratic party.
But negotiations mean that both sides need to give something. So NATO and the U.S. should agree to pull back heavy weapons and missiles away from the Russian border and recognize in public what NATO has long acknowledged privately: that Ukraine will not be joining the military alliance in any foreseeable future.
This is absolutely playing into Russia's hands, and is essentially imperialist. What right do Russia's government (and American veterans) have to decide what Ukrainians get to do with their own country?
No, because Belgium isn't a real country — it's parts of two other countries pretending to be their own thing. We all just let them enjoy their little game.
Read the link posted by OP as a reply to me.
I suggest you re-read the first link you posted. It may as well be posted on RT. What exactly is the diplomatic solution here? Russia needs to GTFO of Ukraine. Any equivocation plays into the Russian agenda.
Diplomacy Not War - Peace in Ukraine!
“We demand urgent, good faith diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine, not more U.S. weapons, advisors, and endless war. And certainly not a nuclear war. We want those billions of dollars going for climate correction, jobs, healthcare and housing, not for the profiteers who manufacture weapons for death and destruction. “As veterans who have experienced the carnage of war, we feel great empathy for the young soldiers on both sides of this bloody war, who are being killed and injured in the tens of thousands. We know all too well that the survivors of armed conflict will be traumatized and scarred for life.”
VFP also advocates for countries to stop arming Ukraine, and for Ukraine to essentially bend over and accede to Russian demands.
One more step on the way to ridding ourselves of Higgs! Here's the letter they submitted:
If preserving jobs regardless of technology were a criterion, we'd still have farriers in every town. Things change. Good on them for getting a pay raise, though. It's hard and essential work.