In Germany, pretty much all established parties and even Organizations like the churches do this – without taking the opinion of the population into account in the slightest.
I really wonder what leverage Israel has to achieve this. Instead of decisively condemning all the war crimes, violations of international law, cold-blooded murder, and systematic genocide in light of Germany's past, our politicians even invoke our "historical responsibility" while aiding and abetting these unspeakable crimes. I simply cannot explain how this is possible, even with arguments that would be remotely plausible, especially since the International Criminal Court has long issued arrest warrants against several members of the Israeli government, which are binding in Germany.
It is a declaration of moral bankruptcy that extends across virtually the entire political system and even into civil organizations.
It was a 5-4 decision. Thomas agreed with the majority, or rather, his vote constituted the necessary majority.
With this decision the Supreme Court overruled the Florida Supreme Court and effectively stopped the recount of votes, resulting in George W. Bush winning Florida’s electoral votes and thus the presidency. Here you can find a summary.
Whether Al Gore would actually have won with the recount is impossible to say with absolute certainty in retrospect, since the votes were not recounted. However, it was a neck-and-neck race, and numerous indicators suggested that Gore would have won - it was considered likely at the time. And that is precisely why it is scandalous imo that the Supreme Court prevented a manual recount, as this would have made it easy to verify the will of the Florida citizens without any disadvantages.
Overall, I think it's fair to say that many aspects of this election were rather flimsy.
If you're interested in the somewhat strange events surrounding this election, you can find the complete documentary "Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election" here. This documentary is a bit sensationalist in places, but it does highlight some of the rather undemocratic methods that were used.
Not so fun fact: Even back then, a certain Clarence Thomas was involved in the Supreme Court decision that prevented a recount of votes in Florida (source), which would likely have resulted in Al Gore's election victory. And: Also even back then, this Supreme Justice was associated with a certain billionaire named Harlan Crow who supported him with various favors - he continues to do so to this day.
I'm not concerned with definitions, but rather with people's opinions. This seems to me especially relevant given that there are many US users here. I'm interested in how they perceive what is happening in the US, what their legal system allows, and whether they consider it just in any way.
I really don't understand how you can hold that opinion. Your president is clearly a criminal, and he is exploiting your legal system to enrich himself and his partners.
That's perfectly obvious.
It's equally obvious that your legal system not only allows this, but also enables this level of massive organized crime in the first place.
Here's an example: Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court justice, has been blatantly corrupt for decades (and he's not the only one in that small circle). The Supreme Court has ruled - in clear violation of the US Constitution - that the law does not apply to the president. So Trump is shamelessly enriching himself.
How can anyone live in such a system and even approve of it?
China, I assume. You seem to be a staunch communist, although you obviously don't care what that means. So probably Russia. If I'm wrong: China also has little to do with communism. It's just that the world's production is located there, so they have enough money to make people believe that this is a system worth living in.
Du hast nicht die geringste Ahnung, wovon du redest, mein Freund. Es ist armselig, wie du dich aufspielst ohne auch nur das Geringste zu sagen. Ich kann nur feststellen, dass du vollkommen verblendet bist und damit kaum besser als die Maga-Vögel, die dein Feindbild zu sein scheinen. Das kann ich nicht bewerten, weil mir vollkommen unklar ist, worauf du hinaus willst. Ich kann hier nur einen Social-Media-Troll erkennen - nichts weiter. Geistlos und arrogant - nichts als haltlosen Anschuldigungen und nicht ein eigenständiger Gedanke. Ich nehme an, du repräsentiert .ml. Das ist meines Ermessens der Schandfleck von Lemmy und der Grund weshalb ich meine finanzielle Unterstützung für die Softwareentwicklung eingestellt habe. Eine derart unreflektierte Weltsicht kann ich nicht unterstützen.
Spare me your imaginary lectures and also your assumptions. I am European and I know the basics of political science. Besides, I'm not the one downvoting you. You're doing that all by yourself.
I have tried to be conciliatory and convey a positive message here, but I have to conclude that this is obviously futile.
All I hear in your answer is anger. I can understand that, and I share it to a certain extent, but I think you'd be doing yourself a favor by turning that anger into something positive.
Being against something achieves much less than being committed to a goal. The fanatical Maga supporters show where a purely negative worldview leads. These idiots are even against things that spring from their misguided imagination, and they can't even define what their hatred is directed against. That's why their leaders have given them terms like "woke," which are as empty and unfocused as these people's hatred. The goal is to have them pulled behind their leader, who does nothing but enrich himself.
That doesn't seem desirable to me. Rather, it seems desirable to me to think for myself instead of repeating slogans.
My point: You won't be able to change anything if you don't have ideas that point in a positive direction. That only leads to the same unproductive hatred that the Maga fanatics represent.
In Germany, pretty much all established parties and even Organizations like the churches do this – without taking the opinion of the population into account in the slightest.
I really wonder what leverage Israel has to achieve this. Instead of decisively condemning all the war crimes, violations of international law, cold-blooded murder, and systematic genocide in light of Germany's past, our politicians even invoke our "historical responsibility" while aiding and abetting these unspeakable crimes. I simply cannot explain how this is possible, even with arguments that would be remotely plausible, especially since the International Criminal Court has long issued arrest warrants against several members of the Israeli government, which are binding in Germany.
It is a declaration of moral bankruptcy that extends across virtually the entire political system and even into civil organizations.