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mathematic

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22. Since you seem to be repeating it elsewhere, I'll correct you: This is not a law.

Mon Feb 26, 2024, 01:26 PM

Feb 26

This is a bill that did not become law.

It is not illegal for a company, individual, or other private organization to boycott Israel. The states that have passed ant-BDS laws have prohibited using public funds to do business with or invest in businesses that boycott Israel. That is not the same as making boycotts illegal (which should be obvious but somehow isn't).

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An active member of the US Air Force has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington [View all] Donkees Feb 26 OP

Better to boycott Israel than set oneself on fire. LuvLoogie Feb 26 #1

Boycotting Israel is illegal. limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #2

Um, what? An individual American can boycott any country they so choose. LonePirate Feb 26 #4

And that is supposed to be more effective than self-immolation? limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #6

Really? Since when? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 26 #5

Really? limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #7

You said boycotting Israel was illegal without any context, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 26 #8

You're right, my initial reply was flippant. limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #9

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 26 #10

I don't want anyone trying to boycott Israel over some fuck shit. SoFlaBro Feb 28 #37

Neither do I, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 28 #38

Since you seem to be repeating it elsewhere, I'll correct you: This is not a law. mathematic Feb 26 #22

Many thanks. limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #25

...and it will make no difference whatsoever. harumph Feb 26 #3

Probably has a long history of mental health problems. BannonsLiver Feb 26 #11

Seems like a possibility. White dude. Wasn't active in protest groups, but followed them on FB. LeftInTX Feb 26 #12

He joined the US military after what we did in Iraq JI7 Feb 26 #13

No kidding, apparently none of these dead civilians bothered him much: EX500rider Feb 26 #31

Disturbing on a number of levels. Irish_Dem Feb 26 #14

He was cybertech, but I'm inclined to believe he was inspired on his own. LeftInTX Feb 26 #15

Russia and China are waging a cyberwar against the US. Irish_Dem Feb 26 #16

Odds are, the public won't find out. LeftInTX Feb 26 #17

Maybe we can get enough information to figure it out a bit. Irish_Dem Feb 26 #18

Great idea Mountainguy Feb 26 #19

What a total idiot Calculating Feb 26 #20

there's no doubt that it was incredibly painful. maxsolomon Feb 26 #23

Why in the world would you hope it hurt? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 28 #36

The insensitivity shown here is revolting. aocommunalpunch Feb 26 #21

Lots of kneejerk reactions on DU. maxsolomon Feb 26 #24

Agree mountain grammy Feb 26 #26

I think he was already suicidal and felt passionately about this issue. LeftInTX Feb 26 #27

An image that was "burned" into my memory, as a child, was a sequence of photos of a Buddist Monk Chainfire Feb 26 #28

Thich Quang Duc Uncle Joe Feb 26 #29

This guy has no personal connection to Gaza. Just stuff he hears and sees like the rest of us. LeftInTX Feb 26 #30

No shit its revolting as fuck. Eko Feb 26 #33

Clearly in mental crisis Sympthsical Feb 26 #32

*WHEN* Joe Biden succeeds in getting another humanitarian ceasefire Arazi Feb 26 #34

What a waste. Chalk another one to Hamas, this time murder TheKentuckian Feb 26 #35