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On one hand, you have people who are mostly comfortable with letting Palestinians die. On the other, people who openly talk about nuking them.
You have a group of people who may be willing to throw minorities under the bus. And you have another group that is waiting for the opportunity to do so and make it law.
Both choices are terrible, I agree, but there is one that is a clear better over the other. It sucks, but you have to accept that it's the way it is for now and you are not going to pull some third party out of your ass. That is going to have to wait for now. You have to make a decision between the lesser of two evils.
I'm counting on you, Americans. As a trans woman from a European country which political climate is heavily influenced by yours, I can quite confidently say that my rights are in your hands.
Quite frankly, I can't think of a more terrifying thought, but it is what it is.
Don't fuck this up. Please.
I know as Americans we consider ourselves the center of the universe but this is one of those things that warrant it.
With Trump's last win we saw Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Philippines, Australia, and Italy (just naming a few) in power crazy nut jobs. Attacking your community, immigrants, and the poor bc the US had someone spouting shit daily and being racist/anti immigrant was openly supported. It is like a virus, it spreads.
I hope we crush is attempt to be president again but you never know. We need the young people and millennials to vote. It's hard though.
Stay safe and I hope we have a bright future to look forward too.
I know as Americans we consider ourselves the center of the universe but this is one of those things that warrant it.
With Trump’s last win we saw Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Philippines, Australia, and Italy (just naming a few) in power crazy nut jobs.
If you argument is that US presidents set global trends than see exhibit a) Palestinians for the future of how the U.S. and other western countries will treat their citizens and how institutional power will utterly deny it the entire time.
If Biden does not stop this genocide now a new era of violence is being normalized and in conjunction with climate change destroying food security and access to clean water it is going to be very very dark.
If Biden does not budge on Palestine even though there is a strong and clear signal from the American people to do so than we have already lost and people upset at me for not not voting for Biden (if he continues to refuse to budge) are yelling into the void.
If Biden does not budge on Palestine even though there is a strong and clear signal from the American people to do so than we have already lost and people upset at me for not not voting for Biden (if he continues to refuse to budge) are yelling into the void.
I agree we have a lot of issues but we can fix them if we decide to. I could agree that the Vietnam war / civil rights period was worse. We pulled ourselves out of that but we failed to learn from it. People got complainant and money started to flow so everyone accepted it.
By not voting we will see something worse. The Republicans have said multiple times they want to wipe the Palestinians off the earth. They want Russia to succeed in Ukraine. Civil rights wiped away. The environment set on fire. That is a lot worse than now.
Putting our hands up and saying nothing can be done is a farce. By doing nothing we are complicit. Vite like people's lives are on the line bc they are. Next election vote for a local candidate with more "extreme"(national healthcare , universal schooling, climate protection plans...etc) views. That is how you change stuff. You keep doing that until the top is like the bottom.
Next election vote for a local candidate with more "extreme"(national healthcare , universal schooling, climate protection plans...etc) views. That is how you change stuff.
Is that how the United States was created?
That was the original belief system. They just had a couple of massive flaws, slavery and genocide.
The United States was created because there was no democratic representation for the US colonies in Britain's parliament, genius.
Is there democratic representation for the working class in an oligarchy like the United States?
"I failed my High School Civics class on purpose" energy in this question.
If Biden does not stop this genocide now a new era of violence is being normalized and in conjunction with climate change destroying food security and access to clean water it is going to be very very dark.
Are you worried about Biden winning? This is not even a question. Understand everything you wrote there is 1000x worse under trump. The things you're talking about fixing can only happen under Biden.
Seriously, it's no joke that it's exactly the same message as russian propaganda to say 'biden loves genocide, don't vote'. If anyone thinks that's actually the path to a better tomorrow they're useful idiots.
new era of violence is being normalized
I dunno it seems pretty much the same as the old era of violence to me, where Israel was still occupying the region and still doing a genocide and a million Iraqis died in a meaningless war for oil rights to avoid gas prices climbing by 5 bucks
Those things you mention WILL GET WORSE under Trump.
Not voting Biden is a vote for Trump. Your protest WILL fuck things up.
Get off your high horse and vote Biden.
the american votership is very emotional. they don't think about the future. they vote how we feel right now.
hence why we are like this. biden will lose if the is a economic downturn, for example.
No matter who wins this November, Palestinians are still going to suffer from this genocide, because neither side is going to stop Israel. It’s not going to be better or worse with Trump, because those people are still going to be dead, and the only difference is how long they have to suffer before they die. Arguing over which death is more humane is shockingly immoral of us.
As Americans, we don’t get to absolve ourselves from that guilt by voting for Biden. We’re directly responsible for allowing our nation to come to the point where this is our only choices. Israel may be dropping the bombs, but it’s America that’s killing them. We’re voting for the lesser evil, but evil is still evil, it’s all the same, and you and I, and every other American, are guilty as hell for it. We’re all mass murderers, and we’re all sleeping soundly at night.
Because we voted for the lesser evil.
it’s not going to be better or worse with Trump,
It's not going to be better or worse with the guy who wants them to 'finish the job' and famously broke with even usual conservative orthodoxy to support Israeli genocide?
Whether it’s the guy who wants them to kill every Palestinian, or the guy who is gonna sit there and let them kill every Palestinian while wringing his hands and reaffirming the unconditional support for Israel, the Palestinians are still dead and murdered. The fact that you’re arguing that one side is better is absolutely fucking absurd.
Alright, what about the guy who is reducing US weapons aid to Israel vs. the guy who is in favor of INCREASING weapons aid to Israel?
Oh, what am I saying? Silly me, thinking policy has consequences.
And then...
Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say
https://apnews.com/article/us-israel-arms-gaza-ebe971ca8878ff430ce6458c04151585
Right? Is the "reducing US weapons aid to Israel" in the room with us right now??
Does that sound like a lot to you or something?
In what realm is 1 billion dollars not a lot of money? Also whether or not it's "a lot" wasn't even what the contention was about... OP said Biden was reducing weapons aid to Israel and the above comment proves that's not true.
Trump would have sent $1.1 billion. Is that what you want?
/s
yeah and? so what?
should i vote for the greater evil?
if kill 20 people, i might as well kill 2000 right, what's really the difference?
that's... not how it works. your vote is not an endorsement. plenty of people will openly protest against support of Israel while voting for Biden. you can actually break it down to pragmatic logic instead of the entirely incorrect broad strokes that you have done.
also your take smells like bot farm propaganda.
Congratulations you've been re programmed by tiktok to think cheetoman is the same as sleepyjoe
Biden is actively sending more weapons to Israel right this moment. The difference between Trump and Biden is that Trump hasn’t gotten a chance to actively participate and support genocide yet, and Biden has not only done that, but continues to express unwavering support for that genocide. So you’re right, Biden and Trump aren’t the same. They might be, if Trump wins this November, but right now Biden is objectively worse.
Nah. I voted for the lesser evil my whole life and the DNC decided they get to decide the president rather than the people.
Burn it all
That's how I felt in 2016.
We can all see how well that worked out. Never again.
No, no, I've been assured that Trump was no worse than any other president, it's all the same, you see. Both Sides!
that's nice if you actually burn anything. if you just don't vote then you're just going to get stomped by fascists. either you actually commit to that level of action or you get rolled by those that do.
that's just an empty welcome to the fascists of it's not backed by meaningful planned action. the only way what you said will work is of you're ready to fucking go the second trump wins. he's not leaving otherwise. so either you're in a militia or you're pathetic and part of the problem.
amen. that's why the left is so bad, politically, and the right is, well better. they whine but keep voting. the leftists just whine and do nothing and get mad that the guy they didn't vote for didn't win.
Literally every grievance they have can be answered with "well then why didn't you vote in <X primary/off year election> where a candidate who would have answered that grievance if not built momentum towards one who would was running?"
If they spent a percent of the energy voting that they did whining about why they don't want to, Bernie would have won the 2016 primary handily, along with a slate of progressive challengers at his back.
I live in the PNW, so I'm hopeful that WA/OR/CA will break away and form Cascadia after Trump wins. If the breakaway results in Civil War, I know I'm in an area where the fascists will be heavily outnumbered. I've stocked up on AR-15s, ammo, drones, protective gear, etc.
No vote from me for Genocide Joe. I'd rather die in the civil war than let this farce keep going.
If you want to burn it all, don't be surprised if you end up burning down with it.
Burn it all
lmao
I guess it's nice when you lot go mask off.
So you're gonna sulk. Cool
DNC decided they get to decide the president rather than the people
I'm sorry which side of that debate says we should have counted donations instead of the actual votes?
All but outright saying "only the bougie white kids should count at the polls!" and yet somehow the DNC are the ones who are the threats to democracy and subverting the will of the people because they checks notes counted the ballots cast for all the candidates in the race.
Just about figures that the "voting bad!" screechers think that voting in the primary is somehow putting the fix in.
I live in the PNW, so I’m hopeful that WA/OR/CA will break away and form Cascadia after Trump wins. If the breakaway results in Civil War, I know I’m in an area where the fascists will be heavily outnumbered. I’ve stocked up on AR-15s, ammo, drones, protective gear, etc. to be able to lead a small insurgency for up to a year.
If the war looks to be lost, I’ll hop in my sailboat and head for British Columbia to request asylum.
No vote from me for Genocide Joe. I’d rather die in the next civil war than let this farce keep going.
As a trans person in America, shut the fuck up 😀
Hey, if you'd rather have the Republicans open fascists in power, you do you. I question your survival instincts, but still. I just hope you're just a tiny vocal minority, otherwise we might be all fucked. Or, if you're not a vocal minority... well, I hope you're right and I'm wrong.
We'll see I guess.
Trans people are under attack with our current administration. No reason to fear a future that's already happening.
I love it. It doesn't matter that Biden has consistently supported trans rights with tangible action during his administration, trans people are still under attack, so it's Literally All The Same. Like people who ask why there are still fires if there are firefighters.
The tangible actions he waited until his final year of the term to enact, that are instantly being challenged by states. That's not consistent and it's hardly tangible. You're not going to tell me that my own struggles are worth ignoring a genocide.
So which is it? He hasn't done anything or he waited too long in his term? How does any of this even compare to the other guy??? Sometimes I wonder if you guys are smoking shrooms because you make no sense
He waited too long to do barely anything. It's okay if reading comprehension isn't your strong suit.
Even if it was "barely anything" which is not true, how is the alternative better? Address the points without the unnecessary banter.
A token display of support that you know will be annulled, and thus have no consequences, is meaningless. Just keep on speaking for minority groups who dare question Democrat orthodoxy and its tokenism, I'm sure that'll endear you to them eventually.
Too busy smoking shrooms to skip the banter!
Seriously. Skip it for a second. The audience is curious. Why is my brown ass an ally of someone who is gonna be so cavalier when we're both dodging brown shirts? So that I don't rather find you and hand you the length of rope before you're dragging me and mine with you, answer the fucking question these better adjusted fucks are asking. After Orange Fas--fuck it actually, pass the shrooms and see you in the mass grave.
So what do you want to actually happen?
Honestly there is no amount of support for trans rights that he could do that would make me overlook Biden's support of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Spain just vowed to turn away ships at their ports carrying weapons for Israel and recognize Palestine as a state. The United States is continuing to send bombs, and the only action that has been taken is ... threatening to send smaller bombs. It's absolutely disgusting, and this is what Biden is doing. I am horrified.
The tangible actions he waited until his final year of the term to enact,
It's funny. I've had this song and dance before. When I break out previous actions towards guaranteeing trans rights, it immediately shifts from "It was too late in his term" to "Well it wasn't enough".
I said both of those things! 😀 It was too late and also not enough! 😀
Biden can't control right wing wackadoo legislation.
Assertion: You live in an entrenched two party system.
Scenario: Only concerning ourselves with voting, which party do you vote for?
I bring this up as a person in America who has beliefs that do not fit into either of the two parties. Some of my preferred policies are backed by one party, some are backed by the other, some are backed by neither.
I take action beyond voting like working to switch the voting system to approval voting, but I'm going to limit the discussion to voting because that's the bare minimum everyone should do and your vote won't be contextualized by the candidates, it will look identical to all the other votes.
Lmao a centrist? 😂😂😂
A reasonable guess, but no. My politics aren't relevant, I'm asking you who you're gonna vote for.
Your politics are relevant because if you think that Republicans/Democrats both have enticing policies, your values are so so far from mine that we don't have the same political goals. So I won't be engaging in conversation with you as if we did.
There are many political tools at your disposal. Voting is one of them. Not voting does not affect change. Unless your political views are "I don't give a shit" voting is a positive use of your time even if you're doing other things outside of voting.
So again I ask: who are you voting for?
I never said I wasn't voting, but also I totally understand why many people do not. I already told you I don't want to chat about this, because I think you and I aren't aligned whatsoever and it's useless to discuss political strategy. It's weird that you keep demanding I answer a question ... like I care?? About answering you?
It's not about me, it's about giving the audience more information to work with when attempting to understand your arguments.
concern-trolling
Both choices are terrible, I agree, but there is one that is a clear better over the other.
One wants you to boil alive slowly and the other wants to dismember you with a chain saw.
We need to vote for the boiler and hope we can convince him not to turn up the heat again.
But also, if we're in bright red or blue states voting has no impact on the end result. It's just a way to wash our hands of the guilt of supporting the other guy.
As a trans woman from a European country which political climate is heavily influenced by yours, I can quite confidently say that my rights are in your hands.
That's crazy, because I assumed you could also vote and that voting was the only real solution.
Are American votes now the only votes that matter?
and that voting was the only real solution.
lmao
Just because you believe that voting cannot be part of any solution doesn't mean the rest of us just believe the exact opposite. What are you, in grade school?
you believe that voting cannot be part of any solution
It can only be a solution in a state with a functional democracy. Texas does not have that.
All I hear is complaints. Why not aim some of your misgivings towards a solution instead of screeching constantly?
All I hear is complaints
All I hear is "vote harder" and "leftists did this", from a state where Biden is down 20 points.
Why not aim some of your misgivings towards a solution
Ask me that on the HISD picket line.
One wants you to boil alive slowly and the other wants to dismember you with a chain saw.
No.
One is consisting of unimaginative and incompetent people, and people that want to do things but cannot due to the another group.
The other group is consisting of outright vile people that get off of other people's suffering, religious fanatics that need some "noble lies" about things like trans people otherwise "they'll throw away eternal happiness of the afterlife for the temporary happiness of this life", and "good willing conservatives" that are fooled by the meaning of the word and think "even if all this turns out to be real hatred, the next government can just unlegislate the law".
We had 8 years of the former in Hungary. The latter convinced enough "good willing conservatives" to vote for them. We no longer can "unvote" them, for another government to "unlegislate" horrible laws, and no government will unsteal money stolen by Fidesz oligarchs, unexpel kids from high school because Fidesz lowered the education age, and undo the countless other harm caused by them.
I don't think a "world wide worker's revolution" is coming. If it's coming, it'll be in current China style, and I got enough of mediocre dictators wanting to form society to their liking. If it will be somehow good, it still can't undo the harms of the current system. And if the rise of Nazism didn't lead to the second coming of Rosa Luxemburg, I doubt the current rise of fascism will lead to anything like that, and leftist movements can be easily crushed by a police state in their cradles. Hell, all they need is widespread alcoholism and overwork, like in Hungary where they weaponize doomerism.
One is consisting of unimaginative and incompetent people
Sadly, the Pete Buttigiegs and Krysten Sinemas of the world are fiercely competent in their pursuit of climbing up the political ladder and cashing out at the public's expense.
We had 8 years of the former in Hungary. The latter convinced enough “good willing conservatives” to vote for them. We no longer can “unvote” them
The former paved the way for the latter. Perestroika opened the gates to the neoliberal barbarians, and when they were done looting the country it was ripe for a fascist revival. Every "we have to vote for the lesser of two evils" concession accumulated a bit more evil. And what you're left with is a mafia in place of a government precisely because compromise after compromise whittled away everything the country had going for it.
I don’t think a “world wide worker’s revolution” is coming.
I don't think Biden wins this next election. Not for all the screaming and left-shaming and "but Trump is worse"ing on the internet. Biden's 2020 coalition is hemorrhaging conservatives as fast as its hemorrhaging college leftists. He can't win Arizona, Nevada, or Georgia a second time now that he's pissed away domestic good will on hundreds of billions in foreign military aid.
And if the rise of Nazism didn’t lead to the second coming of Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg was killed in 1919, by the German State Police, as they sought to quell student protests. She was arrested by the Freikorps and tortured before their execution. This was the year before the formation of the NSDAP. The leaders of the Shanghai Commune of 1927 suffered a similar fate under Chiang Kai-shek eight years later. It was Luxemburg's death, and the exile of Zhou Enlai, that heralded the ascension of the then-modern fascist movement.
This occurred under moderate governments. One might even call them Bidenesque. They cleared a path for the fascism that swept through China and Germany over the next decades under ostensibly liberal democratic rule.
What we're seeing in Palestine and Ukraine and Argentina and India - and reflected in Columbia and UCLA and UT@A, via a militant police backed by far-right local militias - is a tide of fascism that won't be stopped by a bunch of liberal enablers. Hundreds of Rosas are dying to Israel bombs. Hundreds more are being rounded up and brutalized by American police. They'll keep appearing, because this amount of pain and fear is intolerable, and has to be resisted at all costs.
And if you think that resistance to fascism amounts to
mediocre dictators wanting to form society to their liking
then I gotta question what you're going to do now that fascism is on your doorstep.
Rosa Luxemburg was killed in 1919, by the German State Police, as they sought to quell student protests.
Funny way of saying "Quelling an armed uprising that Rosa Luxemburg herself had voted against", but honesty isn't your strong suit, I know.
Funny way of saying
Joe Biden killed Rosa Luxemburg.
Here I thought it was Bernie Sanders.