In a masterclass of humanitarian restraint that has now stretched into its third glorious year, Israel has continued to show the world how deeply it respects international law.
You've outdone ever yourself with this one, Laura. It's a challenge to keep satire alive with the lunatics in charge of the bombs lying cartoonishly, but it's good to know you're on the job.
Didn't you watch all that footage of Starmer rolling up his sleeves (so excited to be with all those combat lads)? He has waited to be Churchill for effing ever! Now watch him adopt the wartime serious demeanour- no more of those 'open wide' denture smiles. Apparently, he has given permission for Trump to use Lakenheath and Diego Garcia to make sure we're in the firing line...proper job to 'protect his citizens'.
Taking into account how wildly unpopular most western politicians and their policies are with their respective publics, "democracy" as it is practiced is basically a cover for rulers to do what they want. The technical term for this is a "beard".
After all, your elected representatives approved this. If you don't like it, you can vote for a different carefully vetted corporate imperialist muppet, so until then, shut up and fall in line!
But we must liberate the women of Iran, even if it means destroying their country! They are virtually slaves - they only got the right to vote in local elections a few years ago, and still can’t vote in national elections. They are severely restricted in their dressing, driving, education, and lifestyles. They can be beheaded for violating medieval morality laws. And their government murders foreign journalists and chops them to pieces. Oh, wait…I’ve mixed up my Middle Eastern countries - it’s that geography thing again! I’m describing Saudi Arabia - our ALLY, which is also mysteriously cozy with Israel. And they don’t border any countries we want to take over next. So we can’t bomb THEM! I guess we’ll go ahead with the Iran thing, then. “Finish the job”, as W would say. There are still lots of schoolgirls who will be voting in national elections if we let them grow up…
Yes, it is truly a mystery why we care so much about women in Iran, a country that has women elected to parliament, women ministers, etc. but not in Saudi Arabia.
• the long-standing ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was officially lifted in 2018.
• there are only municipal elections in Saudi Arabia.
• there are no restrictions on education for women in Saudi Arabia. Women there earn degrees in every field, including STEM. The literacy rate for women is 99% and 52% of college students are women. The kingdom will also pay the full costs of students who study abroad, including tuition, fees, housing, food, a stipend for other expenses, and tickets back home for breaks.
reinforcing outdated information and stereotypes doesn’t help anything.
Thanks for the update. My sources described not bans (any more) but restrictions and extensive bureaucratic difficulties for women. And the lack of national elections alone tells me SA is an inappropriate ally of self-proclaimed democracies.
You've outdone ever yourself with this one, Laura. It's a challenge to keep satire alive with the lunatics in charge of the bombs lying cartoonishly, but it's good to know you're on the job.
Outstanding summary
I knew it wouldn't be long before our arsehole government dragged us into another futile war.
Didn't you watch all that footage of Starmer rolling up his sleeves (so excited to be with all those combat lads)? He has waited to be Churchill for effing ever! Now watch him adopt the wartime serious demeanour- no more of those 'open wide' denture smiles. Apparently, he has given permission for Trump to use Lakenheath and Diego Garcia to make sure we're in the firing line...proper job to 'protect his citizens'.
Laura, single-handedly keeping satire alive in the world-hell we now live in!
An absolute master class in satire. 👏
Superb. Thank you.
Brilliant stuff..bravo 👏👏👏
Now the UK is joining an illegal offensive war of aggression. I bet it will be extremely unpopular in the UK, even more so than in America.
There is something rotten in Western "Democracies". I think its Zionism.
Democracy is a marketing slogan.
Taking into account how wildly unpopular most western politicians and their policies are with their respective publics, "democracy" as it is practiced is basically a cover for rulers to do what they want. The technical term for this is a "beard".
After all, your elected representatives approved this. If you don't like it, you can vote for a different carefully vetted corporate imperialist muppet, so until then, shut up and fall in line!
Fuck!
But we must liberate the women of Iran, even if it means destroying their country! They are virtually slaves - they only got the right to vote in local elections a few years ago, and still can’t vote in national elections. They are severely restricted in their dressing, driving, education, and lifestyles. They can be beheaded for violating medieval morality laws. And their government murders foreign journalists and chops them to pieces. Oh, wait…I’ve mixed up my Middle Eastern countries - it’s that geography thing again! I’m describing Saudi Arabia - our ALLY, which is also mysteriously cozy with Israel. And they don’t border any countries we want to take over next. So we can’t bomb THEM! I guess we’ll go ahead with the Iran thing, then. “Finish the job”, as W would say. There are still lots of schoolgirls who will be voting in national elections if we let them grow up…
Yes, it is truly a mystery why we care so much about women in Iran, a country that has women elected to parliament, women ministers, etc. but not in Saudi Arabia.
I understand what you’re trying to do, but…
• the long-standing ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was officially lifted in 2018.
• there are only municipal elections in Saudi Arabia.
• there are no restrictions on education for women in Saudi Arabia. Women there earn degrees in every field, including STEM. The literacy rate for women is 99% and 52% of college students are women. The kingdom will also pay the full costs of students who study abroad, including tuition, fees, housing, food, a stipend for other expenses, and tickets back home for breaks.
reinforcing outdated information and stereotypes doesn’t help anything.
Thanks for the update. My sources described not bans (any more) but restrictions and extensive bureaucratic difficulties for women. And the lack of national elections alone tells me SA is an inappropriate ally of self-proclaimed democracies.
The Epsteiners are outdoing themselves in lies and hypocrisy and the usual suspects like the BBC are playing along with them.
Every time Imperialists say "rules based order" they actually mean "Protection Racket".
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"It's Ok when we do it"
"Rules for thee, not for me"
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"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
-U.S. foreign policy, explained by U.S. War criminal and presidential candidate Wesley Clark
youtube.com/watch?v=6Knt3rKTqCk
They are on social media claiming they care for women and girls 🤣🤣
I'm still waiting for the post. Will it be me called up (age 77) or daughter (age 40) ?
Why not both?
Sainted, brilliant Laura, it’s so good to have you to turn to while the world ends. You’re a light in the darkness, and boy, is it dark. Love you ❤️
People with severe mental health issues should not have access to WMDs, I like my insanity to be of the non high explosive kind.