When Netanyahu bombs schools and hospitals in Gaza, and Trump bombs schools and hospitals in Iran, and our politicians say nothing, we clearly need better politicians.

[utf_7@mastodon.social]

@randahl

> we clearly need better politicians.

*insert always has been meme*

[pettet8@mastodon.social]

@randahl we need politicians that think and act like we ..

[plukkiepanda@mastodon.nl]

@randahl

And besides better politicians, they need real diplomats!
Not sons-in-law and slimy real estate cronies.

[mkoek@mastodon.nl]

@randahl The problem is that we’re so dependent on them, we can’t even afford to provoke them with criticism. I hope the politicians are urgently working on *that*. Works better than statements.

[carinemissiaen@mastodon-belgium.be]

@bitchboss @randahl
But voting people are not always choosing the right ones (and speaking of MAGA, they don't even realise they are not the right ones, once in function and destroying the system).

[bitchboss@marcella.masto.host]

@CarineMissiaen @randahl

Ignorance is bliss...

[amnogues@sciences.social]

@randahl

It is sad, but you are totally right

You cannot imagine the reactions and the words (here in #Spain) of the speakers and leaders of the right-wing parties and mass media.

It is disgusting 🤮 to listen to their rants to defend the criminal bombing of #Iran. Some of them are even asking for the #US dictator to retaliate and pressure more the country.

Our right-wing politicians really miss their 2003 implication (#Bush, #Blair and #Aznar) in the invasion of #Irak.

#pedrosanchez

[shamsuladam@mastodon.social]

@randahl yes

[atlovato@mastodon.social]

@randahl

[olivernoble@mastodon.world]

@randahl
We need *good* politicians - not just better
Slightly less murderous, slightly less genocidal, and slightly less bought isnt much
The bar is currently so low

Fortunately (in the UK) the #greens have huge momentum and have a great new member of parliament.....reasons to be hopeful

[watcher@social.vivaldi.net]

@randahl I wonder what Europe would have looked like today, if the USA had not entered WW2. Not a better place. Perhaps we should listen to https://www.facebook.com/reel/26006135472414104

[fri@squeet.me]

@arrrg @randahl

Sie bringen nur seit Jahrzehnten mit #agenten, #bomben und #cia -machenschaften ihre #demokracy in alle Kontinente und Länder: #Militärstützpunkte werden bombardiert, also #weltkrieg?

[forthy42@mastodon.net2o.de]

@watcher @randahl After WW II, the US had an incentive to look good, because on the other side of the iron curtain was communism. People had a choice.