Inconsistent and hypocritical, the US is planning on imposing more sanctions on Russia for the death of Alexei Navalny. This illogical attack another government over the death of one citizen while 30,000 innocent Palestinians have died at the hands of Israel. If the US wants the moral high ground, they must also sanction and embargo Israel for their actions to be both just and fair. However, the US government will not sanction Israel, and has lost any shred of legitimacy it had.
The US is not the good guy. Russia is not the good guy. China is not the good guy. The UK is not the good guy. There are no governments that fall under the category of the “good guy.” What everyone must understand is that there are no “good guys.” Each country will do their best to portray themselves as the “good guy.” The US clung to this title because of their efforts in WWII, but directly before and directly preceding WWII, the US continued their role as a colonizer and oppressor in every way possible abroad and at home. They have abused this title. What the public needs is for world leaders to acknowledge that the US does not stand for morals, ethics, humanity, or human rights, but it does stand for its own agenda and profit.
Using this death of a Russian prisoner to attack Russia, the US is pressuring the House of Representatives to vote for the Israel/Ukraine funding bill. The US government cannot comprehend that they are arming and funding Israel’s genocide while also attempting to stop Russia’s massacre of innocent Ukrainians. The two actions are antithetical to each other. If the US cares about Ukraine, why attach the funding for Ukraine to such a large bill that was so controversial? Why not write a stand-alone aid package for Ukraine? Is it because they are trying to create a Sophie’s Choice scenario where legislators are torn between funding a genocide in Gaza and trying to end a war in Ukraine? If the US wants moral legitimacy then they must take action to end Israel’s genocide and help to end the war in Ukraine, but they are not. In fact, the US vetoed the ceasefire resolution in the UN today just as they said they would, which explains the US’ stance on international law and human rights. International law and human rights are subjective to them, and what they say is not up for debate and cannot be questioned.
There’s a lot of misinformation out about Navalny and his background because the US is using his death as a means to act against Russia. Navalny has had a long history as a nationalist, anti-migrant, and anti-Arab propaganda that the US is not admitting to, but instead the US is using his death as a weapon to attack Russia anew. There’s a two-fold reason the US is going for Russia. The first being the war in Ukraine. The second being Russia’s repeated attempts for a ceasefire in Gaza. Russia knows the US wants the war in Gaza to continue, and with Russia pushing for ceasefires and the US vetoing the ceasefires, it is proving the inequalities of morals in the US leadership. Russia wants the world to see the hypocrisy of the US and this angers the US to be called exactly what they are.
How can the US approve sanctions for Russia and not for Israel? I want to hear the rational on this. In order to approve sanctions for Russia but not for Israel, the US has to strongly affirm that Israel is not committing genocide. In order to affirm that Israel is not committing genocide, the US has to lie because this is clearly a genocide under the Genocide Convention. What is the most ironic aspect of all of this is that Russia and Israel are doing the exact same thing.
Israel is shooting Palestinian dissidents and political opponents every day. Israel is jailing, torturing, raping, and killing innocent Palestinians every day over their opposition to Israel, but there is no credible offense ever committed. Where are the sanctions for Israel?
Russia and Israel are no different, but the US is trying to make one out to be the evil aggressor when they are both evil aggressors. The US has no moral leg to stand on either, because they, too, are an evil aggressor. Please refer to the Spider-Man meme of the 3 Spider-Men pointing to each other.
From the river to the sea, may Palestine be free. May the whole world be free.
Protest
Vote 3rd party
Disrupt everything
Boycott
BE UNGOVERNABLE
Demand sanctions and embargoes for Israel and the US.
Please extend your energy to other people and countries facing atrocities and genocide- Sudan, Congo, West Papua, the Rohingyas, Armenians, and the Uyghurs.
Articles for reference (please read and share)
NBC: BIden administration to impose major sanctions to hold Russia accountable for Navalny’s death
Al Jazeera: Has Alexey Navalny moved on from his nationalist past?