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[–] BB69@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Here’s an idea:

The Houthi’s can just not launch missiles at ships

[–] Melkath@kbin.social 29 points 10 months ago (12 children)

I'm tired of this kind of lazy rhetoric.

Why are the Houthi's committing violence?

I have a feeling it has less to do with a foundational nature of evil, and everything to do with a population being impoverished, oppressed, and forgotten.

Instead of spending 1.2 billion dollars bombing them, maybe purchasing 600 million dollars of their chief export would be a better idea.

Empower the legitimate businesses and the people in the region who aren't launching missiles instead of ravaging the region and creating a new generation of 'militant rebels'.

[–] sevenapples@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 10 months ago

I have a feeling it has less to do with a foundational nature of evil, and everything to do with a population being impoverished, oppressed, and forgotten.

Instead of trusting your feelings and alluding that the Houthis launch missiles "because they're forgotten", you could list the actual reason they've given, which is enforcing a blockade against ships trading with Israel.

Given that statement, I'm sure that the Houthis will stop their strikes when Israel stops their ongoing genocide. The US could have their shipping lanes back if they stop funding and arming a genocide and force a permanent ceasefire.

[–] thecookingsenpai@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This what? These people are religious fanatics so self absorbed in superstition and nonsense that they will literally blow themselves up and kill a bunch of people just out having breakfast because they don't like the hours of operation one group sets for a pile of rocks some other group wants to visit on one day but not on another day. It is their utter lack of empathy and rationality that makes them evil pieces of shit. They aren't fucking freedom fighters standing up for innocent people. They are morons who want religious control over their own people and every other person, absolute male domination of women in society, minority rule, and the ethnic cleansing of Jewish people from the middleeast.

With the support of useful idiots as you, of course.

[–] thecookingsenpai@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Which books or sources have you read or studied to classify a sub set of people in such a precise manner?

They who, first of all

[–] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 4 points 9 months ago

read

Come on man you don't have to murder him like that.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Houthi are the Proud Boys of Yemen.

After 1/6, instead of arresting the insurrectionists, maybe we should have bought more Proud Boys merchandise? That's your solution to religious extremists attempting to overthrow the government?

[–] Melkath@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Yemen's chief export is Proud Boys merch?

Didn't know that.

Thanks for informing me and not just being a murderous troll.

If that's the case, just nuke Yemen. Explosives are the only real fix for social issues.

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[–] nekandro@lemmy.ml 25 points 10 months ago

And the US could just stop funding Netanyahu's war in Gaza.

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 19 points 9 months ago (14 children)

Actually they can’t, they have a legal obligation under the UN Convention on Genocide to take extra-territorial actions in order to stop or prevent genocide. They are acting within international law. The ships going to Israel despite the active genocide are violating international law and complicit in the genocide themselves.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I don't even know where to begin with this idiocy.

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[–] thecookingsenpai@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Good idea! Here's another: UK and US stop interferring in middle east (FYI the palestine problem was worsened by magnitudes by the UK mandate)

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[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

They will, just as soon as those ships stop violating their blockade. You will note that many ships pass through Yemeni waters without issue because they are abiding by the rules, as dictates by maritime law and international law. Why are you defending the criminals?

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

Ansar Allah are acting in accordance to international laws and treaties and are trying to stop the genocide in Gaza.

[–] MSgtRedFox@infosec.pub 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hey, the navy needs to keep their button pushing skills sharp /s

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[–] MSgtRedFox@infosec.pub 3 points 10 months ago
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Here's an idea, countries involved in genocide can just not sail ships through Yemeni waters.