Sorry for long reply, I just have a bit to say.
The public generally ~
Ukraine Bill - Left leaning people support it, on average, half the population does not support further funding. Most Americans support it, but by a 3% Margin
53% support sending weapons and military aid
ny1.com
Taiwan - Bipartisan. Most Americans support it.
But a majority oppose sending US troops if China were to invade the island.
globalaffairs.org
Israel - right leaning, by far, supporters.
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
www.pewresearch.org
Tik Tok ban - half of Americans support it. Mostly older ones.
The Senate could pass the package as soon as Tuesday.
fox59.com
I note all this for my final point- while this forum mostly supports the whole bill, by and large this is both a slap in the face to most Americans and also something to cheer over. Combining this bill was a very effective way to keep Americans from changing their voting habits over it.
There is a group of people who support none of it, but it is small. I would say even this crowd tends to support Taiwan aid at least. Personally, I fall into this category. I support aid to Taiwan as I know we simply can NOT afford to lose the computer chips they produce. This would be a massive blow to the west.
I would be happy to support Ukraine aid if I thought they could win. But my personal view is the war is over, we just don't know it yet. The only thing that can change it is NATO troops on the ground. Young people in Ukraine have less support and have even fled the country. The public support in Ukraine for it is simply shaky, regardless of what people like to think. This means a serious troop problem exists, and the current aid will take time to arrive, and the west still simply cannot produce the artillery needed. In my mind, all this is is the west trying to fight to the last Ukrainian. We are using them as a pawn. I see that as shameful and inhumane. We do not care if they win, just that Russia loses a lot.
Israel is filthy rich, I don't see why we need to give them money.
I see the tik tok ban as a slippery slope to free speech. I see our behavior during the Cold War as relatively oppressive, so I do not see it as justified by Cold War behaviors.
100 billion. Money that could have gone towards funding other things. Of course, our government will not fund then because of ... 100 billion to add to our debt, because we feel we are the world police. Instead of funding for crime reduction, border security, education, medical care, research, climate goals, etc that all could even benefit the whole world, as us solving problems here helps educate the rest of the west.
Sorry for all that post. Kind of a rant to some extent. Can we get to fixing our own issues now? (Hint: the answer is no. Solving problems does not get as much votes as saying if you vote for us we will solve problems)
Iβm pretty sure it leaves you right and DN right and me adrift in confusion
yea media didn't help much in the confusion. Thanks for looking it up!
