PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to World News@quokk.au · 4 months agoTrump to impose sanctions on International Criminal Courtwww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTrump to impose sanctions on International Criminal Courtwww.reuters.comPhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to World News@quokk.au · 4 months agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRiskablelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoOnly a fascist would sanction a court that is best known for prosecuting fascists.
minus-squarePhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoExcept for a brief flirtation with the idea under Bill Clinton, opposition to the ICC has been pretty much unanimous and bipartisan in the US government throughout its entire short history. For… well, basically the exact reason you just said.
minus-squareLoamImprovement@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoYeah. Like this is not news to people who have been paying attention, America has never not been the bad guy.
Only a fascist would sanction a court that is best known for prosecuting fascists.
Except for a brief flirtation with the idea under Bill Clinton, opposition to the ICC has been pretty much unanimous and bipartisan in the US government throughout its entire short history. For… well, basically the exact reason you just said.
Yeah. Like this is not news to people who have been paying attention, America has never not been the bad guy.