To give a sense of how integrated the Israeli lobby is into US law and society, two of my friends have an anti-BDS clause baked into their lease. They could legally be evicted for boycotting Israel

WHAT

THE FUCK

Utah holding out but just because they hate the Jews.
- Ethno-United-State
In 2017, the governors of all fifty U.S. states signed a statement describing their opposition to the BDS movement, stating that the BDS movement’s “focus on the Jewish State raises serious questions about its motivations and intentions” and that the governors “strongly condemn the BDS movement as incompatible with the values of our states and our country.”[14]
- strongly condemn the BDS movement as incompatible with the values of our states and our country
  Where's the lie
- Not doing anything to make fascist ideas of a Jewish conspiracy less believable. Although maybe that's the point. Support fascist israel and at the same time make it so american nazis are eating good with their propaganda fodder.
- But sanctions against [ethnic] bad state is okay because
We're not doing ok
Surprise, it's never not always just basically a population map .jpeg

Israel considers BDS an existential threat. I don’t think they even consider Hamas this deadly of a threat. I think it’s because BDS is a peaceful way of opposing Israel, which makes it hard for centrists and liberals to justify opposing.

That’s why they need to smear the movement with claims of systemic antisemitism so it’s easier for the cowards to not support it despite it being literally “voting with your money,” something they so dogmatically believe in instead of picking up arms.

Remember that Black Wall Street was destroyed because the residents were able to prosper despite the systemic discrimination against them - essentially destroyed for ‘peacefully resisting’ the Oppressor. Do everything the way they want, and you still get killed.

BDS is an existential threat because it threatens to popularize the truth that Israel is an apartheid state. Proponents of the occupation will cite the end of apartheid South Africa as a worst case scenario. Hamas is less so for the inverse reason that the violent opposition (as long as it’s manageable violence) provides reason for the occupation to continue
- It’s crazy how the US has laws prohibiting the boycott of a foreign country’s products but not domestic products. If people can’t see that Palestinians are the ones with no power and every right to fight back, then I’m feeling hopeless.
  Discrimination argument. Proponents argue that boycotts of Israel is a form of discrimination because they target a particular group (Israelis) with the intent of inflicting economic harm on them.
  It’s literally how sanctions work lol. Like who do they think will be affected when the US prohibits business with China?
- It has to already be popularized/ing, I remember most of life loosely only hearing Israel's side of the story (and almost no story at all, too). Now it's like everybody cares and has opinions.
When the excesses of the settler colonial project are so egregious, the only way they can guarantee support is by painting even the most milquetoast consumer activism as indistinguishable from terrorism. When you want to kill children, anyone who says "hey, I don't like how you killed those children, I don't think I'll buy your soda pop," must be on the way to joining Hezbollah.

Just a reminder that while everyone flips shit about "CCP/Putin influence" these AIPAC mfers subvert our democracy on behalf of a foreign government everyday

Talk about Russian/Chinese influence ops that nobody has ever provided proof for: Reasonable centrist take.
Talk about a large, well funded, publicly known organization that explicitly and openly lobbies for Israel: antisemitic conspiracy theory.

How did you end up homeless?

Legally I have to buy a sodastream every month and it shipped late in April.

Lmao what can you even do as a powerless prole living in a genocidal nation state

People always fucking say “how could the people let this happen” when discussing genocides of the past and the simple answer is that they were probably in the same fact situation we’re in right now (no power whatsoever)

The Nazi Seizure of Power is a somewhat obscure book, but it’s great because it tells the story of a single small town in Germany, and their experience before, during, and immediately after the Nazis came to power. Two things that stood out to me when reading it:
Just how much folks in the KPD (and to be fair, at least in this town, the SPD) fought and fought hard against the Nazis before they took power.
Once the Nazis did take power, if you tried to fight against them, if you’re caught you’re gone. Maybe jail. Maybe killed. But any resistance was dealt with pretty harshly.
- You can beat the Nazi off the street - but once the libs hand them the keys to the tanks, it's over.
- We’re at the stage right now where you can lose your job for speaking out, so I’d say jail isn’t far behind on that track. Probably being labeled as a terrorist or some shit
Incorrect, the real answer is always "somehow (magically, after a lifetime of propaganda) I have been coached to identify with the oppressor rather than deal with dissonance of understanding it would absolutely be me under that boot today."

My wife works for a small company that refuses to ship to countries that are extra evil. They usually pick the right ones. I'm waiting to hear if isntreal or Palestine ends up making the list. The boss is an "Interesting" guy

How the fuck do you make a list of "extra evil" countries and not start and end with the USA & Israel, this really destroys the credibility of the entire enterprise right out of the gate
It would be very funny to one day order some parts for work and see a pop up explaining that despite being a domestic corporation due to beliefs they are choosing to describe as religious (GospelofStMarx.jpeg) they will only ship their products to China, Vietnam, Laos, and the DPRK though.
- The real answer is he has a business to run. The hexbear answer is I hope he strokes out real soon because he makes my wife's life hell for no reason, and his daughter is set to take over. She's a lot more reasonable.
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Is that actually legal? Tenant rights (and anti-BDS legislation) vary state to state, but this seems particularly egregious.

Honestly I haven’t done the investigation to say. It very well could be an unenforceable part of their lease. But the south is notorious for insane anti-tenant legislation so I wouldn’t be surprised. My state famously banned the passing of rent control legislation so good luck running your local socialist candidate for mayor they can’t do anything even if they win
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They probably figure it's extremely unlikely to come up. Unless you have:
A tenant who boycotts Israel
And tells their landlord about it
And the landlord wants to get rid of them
And the landlord can't come up with a more conventional excuse
And the tenant knows their rights and has the resources to fight
Nobody would likely challenge it.
What are you gonna do tough guy? Huh? Go to the Lawyer Store and buy the best Lawyer?
One state (Arkansas) has a law that a rental doesn't even have to be livable, so I believe this. Like literally,in Arkansas, you could rent a unit that has not heat, running water, or roof. And if you sign the lease, you have to pay

Just say you prefer AMD, don't have money to buy Soda Stream, a Linux enjoyer, and allergic to humus.

BDS ain't that hard.

The point is to silence outspoken opposition. Silent, individualized product boycotts are virtually useless. Keeping the message that Israel is an apartheid state based on oppression out of the mainstream is the point of anti-BDS legislation

BuT mOnEY Is sPeEcH

For those that haven't seen it:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHEvpbppx_4rgC8q0TVMf2QlNE5hXvcZS&si=ajSazubYK5m2vP7S

Imagine being a Tory P.M. and having the audacity to get in front of parliament and pretend to be outraged at the entirely predictable actions of a country that your own intelligence services founded within the bounds of your own living memory
Like, no, the genocide is fine but calling me a vain , silly muppet with stupid hair is absolutely beyond the pale sir and I will have my satisfaction in this lifetime or the next

Once upon a time I wanted to start a coffee shop/bookstore back when I lived in Texas. Looked into the laws around starting business and it turns out that to own and operate a business in Texas you must swear fealty to Israel.

Fuck that

to own and operate a business in Texas you must swear fealty to Israel
that's fucking wild

Goddamnit.

It’s more about preventing people from actively taking part in the BDS movement than the specifics of a boycott. The goal is to dissuade people from vocally supporting Palestine and from taking part in activism efforts
- in America you are forced to buy products from a genocidal regime even if you don't need it. My family hates carbonated drinks but we were forced at gunpoint to buy SodaStream™. We now have 18 soda streams and more grainy hummus than we could ever eat

so what if you don't buy enough Jaffa cakes you can be evicted