There are Americans with loved ones in Palestine and Lebanon. The weapons used in Gaza end up being used against Black Americans. When militarized police terrorized Black ppl in Ferguson (under a Dem president!) Palestine extended support. I can’t say what is more important.
@leonicka Americans don't live in Palestine, that genocide will continue and people black people will lose the only protections legally they have left, that's more important right now
@ThatOlAngela Perhaps? Since there was no solidarity on the basis of shared humanity, maybe there will be forced solidarity in the face of a shared enemy.
It is all a heartbreaking shame.
If neither candidate was going to stop their pain, what (collective) you were really asking is for them to vote to prevent your own pain but tolerate their own. I cannot fault anyone who rejected such a cruel demand.
@king_of_bob@leonicka@SupernovaMomma I am basing it in part on the additional turnout that favoured favoured Republicans. I don’t think the anti-genocide people who sat on their butte at home should congratulate themselves today as US is not one step closer to stopping the genocide under Trump.
@poppy4161 With respect, genocide is already perpetual hell. There are no legal protections when people are being murdered with impunity.
But now those who could comfortably ignore the genocide are upset that they will suffer as well.
The “under Kamala we’ll be allowed to protest” rhetoric is a bit concerning in retrospect. Please know that Power will never “allow” you to effectively dismantle it. The goal should never be simply protesting. Fight to win.
The Dems were already delivering on that promise. Land in Palestine was already being sold for development. We watched them burn people alive in a hospital. We watched death marches to mass graves. There is nothing worse. But now it’ll be bad for Americans too.
No, deadass. I need all you with some sense to digest this, because this much is evident:
At some point the Dem strategists very deliberately decided that losing on Zionism was better than giving even an inch to anti-Zionism.
Let’s be honest. There’s nothing worse than genocide. When people say “Trump will be worse” the “for me” was implied. So guess things are just bad for everyone now huh?
Couldn’t even say “we will not send them more bombs” as an empty campaign promise just to “get out the vote”. The utter contempt for the will and well-being of the people, must be strategic.
All compassion to the people. NONE to the Dems who love to lose as a fundraising strategy.
Trying to build a big tent and broad coalition in 100 days, getting endorsements from CHENEY, but “stop funding murder” is the compromise you refuse to make?