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What do you propose to replace those institutions? The needs thereof do not go away. For-profits in the private sector? Are they going to be feeding Gazans? Yo
by Pfhortune 1y ago
What do you propose to replace those institutions? The needs thereof do not go away. For-profits in the private sector? Are they going to be feeding Gazans?
You don’t fix a house’s plumbing by detonating a bomb under the foundation.
- lupusreal 1y agoPrivatizing government institutions won't do anything to help, but it is nonetheless the case that the American government has a large amount of responsibility for what's going on. The reason why American companies cannot simply sell food to Gaza is because the government of Israel controls access to Gaza and the government of America supports them in this. Without the American government's various anti-BDS laws, it would be much easier for American organizations to apply pressure to Israel to stop their genocide. Furthermore, without the American government providing support for Israel, they'd be in a much tighter spot and would face significantly stronger incentives to stop.
- Pfhortune 1y ago…sell food to Gaza? The people of Gaza have little way to buy food right now. Gaza does not possess a hoard of wealth to trade to private companies for food et al, just lying in wait for Israel’s violence to cease. I agree that the American government is complicit but private industry is no less complicit. Capital wants to remove the population of Gaza and turn it into beachside real estate. This much has been said out loud by the very people who are acting to hollow out the government.
- lupusreal 1y agoThe economic circumstance of Gaza is a consequence of Israel's genocidal policies, and removing the population of Gaza is the goal of Israel, not ""Capital"". Smack down Israel and their American sycophants and food and investments will both start flowing into Gaza.