Living in the world’s wealthiest and most powerful war machine, U.S. citizens have a unique perspective on how to blow their enemies off the face of the earth. The Onion asked Americans how they would end the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and this is what they said.

“Here’s how to end this once and for all: For the Palestinians, you confine them into two separate territories under duress, and for the Israelis, you give them an unlimited supply of weapons and funds. A positive outcome for both sides should come in a matter of days.”

  • FranziaEnglish
    6•8 months ago

    A genuinely massive portion of Americans support a ceasefire, actually. I dont like this framing that Americans are idiots or think that all of use are liberals who think we are experts on this issue.

    Economist / YouGov https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/36167-america-responsibility-help-ceasefire-poll

    Looking for a source on this… CNN? Pivoting right. Data for Progress? I think they were connected to the Biden Admin. Rasmussen - consistent conservative bias. Harvard Caps? I have never heard of this poll before.

    Related: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/

    • themeatbridgeEnglish
      4•8 months ago

      The point of the article is not that people want peace, but that people are so out of touch with the problem, and the American role in creating the problem, that they think a ceasefire is a simple and long term solution.

      • FranziaEnglish
        1•8 months ago

        Well one data point I did see was that 15% of Americans think a ceasefire will last.