The houthi are waging against the zionist state of israel to free the Palestinian people under oppressive occupation and genocide funded by our tax dollars
You got a source on those goals? Because the Houthis are pretty bad ngl. Seriously, read up on who they are and how they want to deal with LGBTQ+ people, women, and other religions.
Not saying our administration would be correct if it said in a public statement that the sky is blue, but forceful response to their piracy is pretty much globally condoned and one of those “someone has to do it” chores that come with being a powerful nation. The houthis didn’t give a shit about palestine before Israel started this latest genocide, they’re just desperate for the support of naive progressives around the world. They want to build an old-school islamist state and all the trappings that come with it.
edit: The situation with the Houthis is more about Iran and US than it is about Gaza/israel, PLEASE I beg of you to read up on the timeline and history before trying to argue with me and understand that the world is more nuanced than you want it to be, and in fact I challenge you to read up on this story and its history and NOT be disappointed on some level. There is no “good guy” in this, everyone is shit. Also I am turning off inbox replies so I don’t have to argue with reactionaries. Save your energy.
US “journalism” since the Reagan and bush sr. administrations both vetoed attempts to legislate the fairness in media doctrine have become blatant capitalist propaganda.
Of course the west is going to condemn any rebel group that aims to re appropriate resources stolen from the people by repressive oligarchs like the saudi’s and other nations complicit in the western exploitation of looted third world resources for pennies on the dollar in the name of maximizing corporate profits.
Im pretty sure the british said some nasty things after the boston tea party too. Rebels are always looked at as terrorists to those in power who commit war crimes with impunity. Those with the money who own the media dictate the narrative.
I am speaking from my experience in logistics and the perspectives that come with it. Everyone in here has a massive “US-centered” perspective of the world’s systems. The issue with Houthis isn’t just a US issue and it’s not just about “Western goods.” I highly encourage reading up more about the region, shipping and logistics, and what goods and services are used by who and for what, it’s a much more complicated picture than anyone in this post understands, myself included, so everyone here who is looking for a group’s cock to bounce on needs to back up and take a beat.
You got a source on those goals? Because the Houthis are pretty bad ngl. Seriously, read up on who they are and how they want to deal with LGBTQ+ people, women, and other religions.
Not saying our administration would be correct if it said in a public statement that the sky is blue, but forceful response to their piracy is pretty much globally condoned and one of those “someone has to do it” chores that come with being a powerful nation. The houthis didn’t give a shit about palestine before Israel started this latest genocide, they’re just desperate for the support of naive progressives around the world. They want to build an old-school islamist state and all the trappings that come with it.
edit: The situation with the Houthis is more about Iran and US than it is about Gaza/israel, PLEASE I beg of you to read up on the timeline and history before trying to argue with me and understand that the world is more nuanced than you want it to be, and in fact I challenge you to read up on this story and its history and NOT be disappointed on some level. There is no “good guy” in this, everyone is shit. Also I am turning off inbox replies so I don’t have to argue with reactionaries. Save your energy.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthi-leader-condemns-us-israeli-aggression-vows-support-gaza
US “journalism” since the Reagan and bush sr. administrations both vetoed attempts to legislate the fairness in media doctrine have become blatant capitalist propaganda. Of course the west is going to condemn any rebel group that aims to re appropriate resources stolen from the people by repressive oligarchs like the saudi’s and other nations complicit in the western exploitation of looted third world resources for pennies on the dollar in the name of maximizing corporate profits. Im pretty sure the british said some nasty things after the boston tea party too. Rebels are always looked at as terrorists to those in power who commit war crimes with impunity. Those with the money who own the media dictate the narrative.
I am speaking from my experience in logistics and the perspectives that come with it. Everyone in here has a massive “US-centered” perspective of the world’s systems. The issue with Houthis isn’t just a US issue and it’s not just about “Western goods.” I highly encourage reading up more about the region, shipping and logistics, and what goods and services are used by who and for what, it’s a much more complicated picture than anyone in this post understands, myself included, so everyone here who is looking for a group’s cock to bounce on needs to back up and take a beat.