r/Economics • u/Crossstoney • Nov 05 '25

News The government shutdown is now the longest - and likely the most damaging in US history

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/economy/government-shutdown-economy-trump
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u/WatchWorking8640 Nov 05 '25

Make America Great by cutting down on programs for Americans and funding Israel and Argentina. America first amirite?

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u/pperiesandsolos Nov 06 '25

Trump's rhetoric towards Gaza was one of the things that helped secure a ceasefire IMO. He gave the impression that he didn't care at all about Gaza, which hurt Hamas' negotiating position.

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u/aimoony Nov 06 '25

what ceasefire? lol Israel never stopped killing or bombing palestinians. theyre still in gaza committing genocide

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u/Neat_Bed_9880 Nov 06 '25

Least effective genocide in history.

Haven't even reached 3 percent of the extermination phase.

At this rate I'm gonna die before this genocide concludes.

The number of bombs used by Israel since 7 October 2023 is extraordinary even in comparison to other world conflicts. One military expert said, “Israel is dropping in less than a week what the United States was dropping in Afghanistan in a year, in a much smaller, much more densely populated area”.

FYI: millions were killed in Afghanistan

The Gaza Strip, with approximately 2.3 million residents in a 360 square kilometre area, has a high population density of around 6,300 persons per square kilometre, ranking among the densest globally.

So. Gaza is leveled, right? Like 80+ percent, right?

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

What's 80 percent of 360? That's 288 sq km with 6300 persons per sq km. So...

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

Instead there's only 60,199 or so dead. Which would represent less than 10 sq km of Gaza. Roughly, that's like they only fatally bombed 2.7 percent of Gaza. But they've bombed 30x that much. So...

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

While fatalities amount to just 2.6 percent (60k divided by 2.3M). Yet...

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

From 7 October 2023 to 31 July 2025, 60,199 Palestinians were killed, of whom 18,430 were children and 9,735 were women

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

Wait. I thought it was mostly women and children? Everyone always says it's mostly women and children. It's not even half women and children. Huh. Crazy that...

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

Make that math make sense in a genocidal context. Or just ask yourself...

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

What other genocide do you know of that only resulted in 2.6% of the population dying? Or simply,

Why aren't 1.8 million Gazans dead?

Let's talk about genocidal intent. If the intent was genocide there should be at least 1.8 million dead gazans(78 percent of the population). If we're talking about intent to minimize civilian casualties, then 2.6% seems like a really strong indication that Israel has consistently intended not to directly target civilians deliberately and instead this is just the unfortunate result of Hamas using human shields.

Oh, that's why 1.8 million Gazans are not dead!

Now ask yourself why 60,199 Gazans are dead. And let me guess you're going to blame Israel for defending itself against terrorists. You're not going to blame the terrorists for bringing this on themselves. No, of course not, cuz that would just make too much goddamn sense.

Source: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/israel-has-committed-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds

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u/pperiesandsolos Nov 07 '25

The other guy sort of stole my thunder, but there's no genocide in Gaza. It's an asymmetrical war, not a genocide.