Peter Link@lemmy.ml to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIsrael Just Killed Another American in the West Bank. Will the U.S. Ever Respond?theintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down116cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
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minus-squarexenoclast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-24 months agoPeople’s lives are nothing compared to the profits made in wars. Israel is a a huge military partner, both provider and buyer. So, no. They’re never going to respond in any real way. I think the US should consider changing the slogan on their dollar to “Profits over People” But write it on latin so it sounds cool.
minus-square2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 months ago“Frūctūs super populō” (edit: or “hūmānīs” given that this is “people” (plural) instead of “the people” (singular)) (no idea if this correct, I just used Wiktionary and have very little knowledge of Latin)
People’s lives are nothing compared to the profits made in wars. Israel is a a huge military partner, both provider and buyer.
So, no. They’re never going to respond in any real way.
I think the US should consider changing the slogan on their dollar to “Profits over People”
But write it on latin so it sounds cool.
“Frūctūs super populō” (edit: or “hūmānīs” given that this is “people” (plural) instead of “the people” (singular))
(no idea if this correct, I just used Wiktionary and have very little knowledge of Latin)