cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15286301

“A group of Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday which would send “any person convicted of unlawful activity” at a college or university, to do community service in Gaza for six months.”

“Strangely, the bill appears to refer to any “unlawful activity on the campus of an institution of higher education beginning on and after October 7, 2023” but does not specifically mention the ongoing student protests, rendering it stupidly broad.”

"Ogles spoke with Fox News about the bill, saying that, “If you support a terrorist organization, and you participate in unlawful activity on campuses, you should get a taste of your own medicine. I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity.”

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    I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn’t last a day, but let’s give them the opportunity

    Most people don’t last long in death camps.

    They’re basically admitting it’s a death camp.

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    to do community service in Gaza for six months.

    Sooooo… these geniuses are proposing to send people who are already (and justifiably) not very fond of Israel on an actual state-funded six month fact-finding mission to witness the horrors caused by Israel for themselves?

    Better make sure they don’t have smartphones on them… otherwise, they might just record enough Israeli war crimes to fill three TikToks.

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    So when do we get to start calling these guys nazis? Cause I’m pretty sure that calling to send dissenters to camps, where a concentrated ethnic group is actively having genocide committed against them, is some nazi shit.

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    Apparently, in the very clear minds of Republicans, if you got busted drinking at a college party at any point after Oct 7 2023, that’s sUpPoRtInG hAmAs nOw and you deserve to be deported to Gaza.

    …Guess RFK’s not the only politician with brain worms

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    I propose a law that says any rep introducing or supporting performative, moronic legislation that wastes my tax dollars gets to have their balls kicked off. Who’s with me?

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      Now hold on just a minute there. They can have their balls or ovaries kicked off. Inclusivity, y’know.

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        For sure but in this instance the assholes in question are male. In the name of inclusivity, I’m happy to discuss alternatives for women as I’m not sure ovaries can be kicked off.

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          Just wait til MTG and BoBo get to the party.

          I’m not sure ovaries can be kicked off.

          Anything’s possible, with enough enthusiasm!

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    I had to triple check this wasn’t an onion article. This seems too stupid and horrible to be real.

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    Had to look at the link quite a few times to make sure I didn’t eat the onion. These kinds of things are just getting more and more common

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    “Don’t like the death camps? Well, we’ll send you to death camps and see how you like them then!”