• RandomPancake@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Mark my words:

    Trump will win, and it will be largely because of people who refuse to support Biden due to Palestine.

    I will be truly happy if time proves me wrong.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah, I don’t understand hating Biden for something that Netanyahu is doing. And there’s only so much Biden could do other than try to play peacekeeper, which he’s been doing. Pretty much any other actions require congressional support. Biden isn’t a king, he can’t unilaterally declare that we’re ending all support for Israel.
      And yet an insane number of people act like he’s over there killing Palestinians with his bare hands.

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        10 months ago

        Not to mention Israel is absolutely the most important ally we have in the middle east. As lovely as it would be to openly shit on them and Saudi Arabia for being inhumane jerks, we just don’t have that option. The second we alienate Israel is the second WWIII becomes virtually inevitable. Biden’s choosing between shitty options and shittier options, and like it or not, we need foreign allies in strategic locations, especially since Pax Americana is rapidly collapsing.

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      10 months ago

      We should be criticizing our old, conservative president Biden. He needs to 180 his stance.

      Also not voting for him in Nov is vapid and invalidates any defense of the Palestinian people you have.

      It sucks, but it’s reality.

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        10 months ago

        It sucks, but it’s reality.

        Yep.

        We legitimately have zero options besides voting for Biden.

        And I sincerely hope enough voters realize that, because trump will be worse.

        The only thing we can do till 2028 is make a lot of noise about how this shit is unacceptable and Dems need to do better

        Unfortunately the DNC knows that while we say it’s unacceptable, we still have to vote Biden or risk trump.

        Which is why the DNC has spent 30 years drifting further and further right. They have captive voters and are willing to risk Republican rule so Dems can be as rightwing as possible.

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          9 months ago

          We legitimately have zero options besides voting for Biden.

          If they stop funding israel and stop giving them arms, would it not get those votes back? are all of you really thinking biden would risk trump winning by refusing to halt arms and cash to israel and let the UN come to a ceasefire resolution? if its so dire, i think THEY have a responsibility to us and the palestinians. for one, all the money going to israel could go to be put to fixing our infrastructure, not destroying gaza’s. two, aren’t we going to need all these missiles and bombs for when we inevitably go to war with russia?

          The only thing we can do till 2028 is make a lot of noise about how this shit is unacceptable and Dems need to do better

          but just like every other election cycle, they will get their votes, continue on w/ biz as usual and then try to win our hearts again and/or fearmonger us again at the next election. with aipac and other big money donors doxxing and ousting progressives, i don’t foresee a functional left after this election, regardless. however, people are mobilizing over this issue and rightly so, its fucking genocide. there is no acceptable amount of genocide and there is no justifiable reason to continue funding and arming it.

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          10 months ago

          I’ll be voting for Trump. I was in favor of his tough stance on illegal immigration, and I still am. Bring out the pitchforks Lemmy!

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              10 months ago

              Isn’t this the Politics community? I mean, are all politics allowed…or, ONLY Left an Democrat politics? Smells very…Redditish to me…

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                10 months ago

                There isnt a single positive thing on your profile, even on other boards, why would i assume you are here in good faith?

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                  10 months ago

                  I’m here because I like to discuss politics. However, just like Reddit…it seems as if this community only leans one way. Sorry to inform you that politics in America is very broad…it’s not just about Democrats and Liberals.

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          10 months ago

          This is honestly the best take on the issue I’ve seen so far.

          I am the first person to say we need to break the two-party stranglehold on politics. We need independent candidates in office yesterday. But this election is the abso-fucking-lutely worst time to make a run at that, because that third party vote WILL be a vote for Trump. And if you firmly believe that third party or independent politicians have a place, elect them to your local city council or school board or state legislature. That is where they will make a real, actionable difference.

          A vote against Biden, no matter who for, is a vote for Trump. No amount of TikTok “well ackshually” will change that reality.

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            9 months ago

            last election biden and harris were on the working families party line which is third party. i’m not sure this time around but do y’all even know how third party works?

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      10 months ago

      maybe the democrats should nut up and put a real non corpo candidate up to bat

      also people like biden and trump took my vote away so do not get to participate in this “democracy”