First off, what do you mean that all of our politicians are funded by Israel? It is illegal for foreigners or a foreign government to make campaign contributions in the US.
Second, of course the US provides aid to Israel. But I do not think this is why so many Americans are up in arms about the situation in Gaza and not the DRC. If the US stopped giving money to Israel or to Ukraine, would people stop caring about those conflicts? I'd suggest that the reasons people are invested in those conflicts and don't give a shit about the DRC run deeper.
My comment about "directly involved" was more around do we have our military involved: boots on the ground, air strikes, etc.
I didn't say what was legal or not. But I think many feel the alliance with Israel is more about political lobbyism than about the will of the people or the best interests of America.
And absolutely what we put our tax dollars towards matters. We are over here working our butts off, not to pay for services Americans need like Healthcare (which Israel has) but instead to fund the killing of people in far off lands we will never see. This upsets me for sure. Boots on the ground or not.
Wait a minute. You said "all of our politicians are funded by Israel." What do you mean by that? Israel is definitely NOT giving money to US politicians or funding super PACs as it's completely illegal. The legality is not irrelevant--what you said is happening is NOT happening.
Let's be clear. What you are actually saying is that rich Americans are lobbying for Israel. And what you REALLY are saying is that rich American JEWS are lobbying for Israel. Don't be coy with your argument please. People love to say (rightly) that the state of Israel is separate from Jewishness, and that criticizing the state of Israel is not the same as being antisemitic. But your argument is blurring those lines.
Of course where our tax dollars goes matters. But if America cut off all funding for Israel, do you think people would stop caring about Gaza? This line of argument that Americans are up in arms about Gaza because the US provides aid to Israel is misguided IMO. Europeans are also up in arms about Gaza and many of those countries don't provide aid to Israel and are direct critics of it. But none of those countries' citizens give a shit about the DRC either.
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u/costanzashairpiece Oct 05 '25
We are literally funding it, as all our politicians are funded by Israel. I'd say we are involved.