Joshua HollandThe press could tell an accurate story about how Biden's 50 yrs of legislative experience helped him pass huge infra & green energy bills through a 50-50 Senate that contributed to a robust recovery. The feedback loop of a million stories about his age leading to a million stories about polls showing that voters worry about his age was an editorial choice.
Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧All true. The issue now is can voters be able turn their minds from his eager willingness to support a genocide in Palestine.
K. P. BadertscherThe US has probably more influence than anyone in getting aid to Palestinians. If Biden supported genocide, would he be negotiating passage from Gaza to Egypt or ongoing safe windows of time for people to escape Gaza?
I'll admit that saying "I am a Zionist" is not a good look, but Biden has not supported attacks on civilians.
EDIT: I think I mistakenly edited out the reply I was replying to, apologies if this message didn't make sense as a reply to @JoshuaHolland
lupus_blackfurBiden also has yet to do anything meaningful or substantial to prevent anything approaching the appearance of genocide.
Other than the minimal requirement of lip service.
Recognizing how difficult is this situation and that reality is he may not be able to do anything more until/unless an actual worldwide recognizable war crime is committed by Israel.
Ned Yeung@lupus_blackfur @badken @JoshuaHolland
UN human rights experts have recognized Israel's war crimes and condemned them. I agree that not enough is being done.
The other facet though, is that Americans have a choice between two parties: one which is doing dismally little, and another who literally wants nothing done at all, and even wants more support FOR the genocide, rather than against it.
Only a handful of house Democrats are calling for ceasefire, but literally 0 house Republicans are. 💩
Anne Ominous@ned @lupus_blackfur @badken @JoshuaHolland i'm so so so so tired of the vote for dems bc there is no alternative system.
at this point, i am willing to SCREAM about my dissatisafaction bc i am a lifelong dem voter. i have even sent them money. and they have totally abandoned voters like me.
i will still vote dem bc yes, there is really no other choice! but i will also yell loudly about how disappointed i am in their positions
@rustoleumlove @ned @lupus_blackfur @JoshuaHolland I read you.
I have taken to trying to make a difference where I can, like in local elections. One noisy person with a good message can make a difference in a school board or city council election.
The party, though, has been a disappointment for some time. I don't know what the answer to that is. Fighting that feels a lot like swimming upstream.
Paul Cantrell@rustoleumlove @ned @lupus_blackfur @badken @JoshuaHolland
I would argue that in fact yelling loudly about their positions is a big part of why we elect them.
I like the saying that “we elect targets, not heroes.” Or to quote the inimitable @WentRogue, “I have zero cognitive dissonance about both voting for and protesting the same politician.”
Our job now with Dems is to apply more pressure than (1) the right and (2) the head-in-the-sand center. Make them sweat.
@inthehands a great point.