cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15286301

“A group of Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday which would send “any person convicted of unlawful activity” at a college or university, to do community service in Gaza for six months.”

“Strangely, the bill appears to refer to any “unlawful activity on the campus of an institution of higher education beginning on and after October 7, 2023” but does not specifically mention the ongoing student protests, rendering it stupidly broad.”

"Ogles spoke with Fox News about the bill, saying that, “If you support a terrorist organization, and you participate in unlawful activity on campuses, you should get a taste of your own medicine. I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity.”

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I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity

Most people don’t last long in death camps.

They’re basically admitting it’s a death camp.

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More wood for the fire, please

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No, they wouldn’t last a day, neither would any other civilian there. That’s the problem, good job proving their point.

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Imagine claiming to support freedom while also supporting anything even remotely as ghoulish as this.

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Remember, we’re paying them to draft this legislation.

Check the election calendar for your state and vote them out!

https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_by_state_and_year

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That’s the worst part. This has no chance of passing, this is just bad theater. Bad theater that you and I are funding.

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Like a community funded production of Dance of the Vampires.

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If I did my job this poorly I would be fired. Two tiers.

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Remember folks, a protest vote against Biden just puts us one step closer to fuckery like this actually happening.

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And a vote for Biden does nothing to change it since Biden is already Gestapo ing the students.

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We live in a 2-Party system. Let me guess: You already vote, donate, and volunteer to abolish it, and are leading a grassroots effort for voting reform… Right!?

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You only live in 2 party system because you keep screaming that you live in a 2 party system.

Keep endorsing your own oppression. The perfect slave.

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I propose a law that says any rep introducing or supporting performative, moronic legislation that wastes my tax dollars gets to have their balls kicked off. Who’s with me?

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Now hold on just a minute there. They can have their balls or ovaries kicked off. Inclusivity, y’know.

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For sure but in this instance the assholes in question are male. In the name of inclusivity, I’m happy to discuss alternatives for women as I’m not sure ovaries can be kicked off.

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Just wait til MTG and BoBo get to the party.

I’m not sure ovaries can be kicked off.

Anything’s possible, with enough enthusiasm!

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I propose we kick off clits n dicks instead.

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If this passes, you do have to have your balls kicked off, though

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I disagree. In the long term, IchNichtenLichten’s proposal would save so much time and money - through the mere threat of a ball kicking - that it would fail to meet its own second criteria.

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“Don’t like the death camps? Well, we’ll send you to death camps and see how you like them then!”

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The concept already seemed like something from a Futurama episode, and this fake quote cements it

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