So skeptical. And then a few hours later the US gives its blessing for exactly that: https://lemmy.ml/post/6687184 .
And the Israeli defense chief says "troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside'"
It's not like they have a choice about their government. There's no voting and hasn't been for decades.
The Gaza strip ceases to exist when it's taken by force and "settlers" move in so it becomes part of Israel. Millions of Palestinians die in refugee camps.
On the other hand when you pay for a service you're the customer, not the product. That can be an advantage.
I think he feels sorry for himself but remember: he absolutely knew he was illegally misusing customer funds. And he openly talked about it in meetings with other businesses as if it was normal and fine.
So I don't feel sorry for him. He's an idiot who was given enough rope and he's certainly hung himself.
I guess it depends which media you use. My mother watches channel 7 mostly and she seemed puzzled as to why anyone would vote yes. "Apparently even the Aboriginals don't want it." And this was a few weeks ago. I think the mainstream media's been pushing "no" pretty hard throughout.
The weight of the media was against them from day 1. It doesn't really matter what your messaging is if it doesn't get reported. What did get reported was whatever Murdoch's news media wanted to be reported, and if they reported the "yes" side only in terms of weak points then that's what people think the "yes" side had to say.
Simple answer: Israeli "settlers" will move in. Gaza will become part of Israel. Millions of Palestinians will be displaced and most will die in refugee camps.
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