Celebrating at the DNC in a Time of Genocide

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Celebrating at the DNC in a Time of Genocide - Lemmy.World

Hey Americans, don’t vote for 3rd parties that oppose the mass murder in Gaza, because in the 2-party state, voting bad is not as bad as voting worse.
It’s only “voting bad” if you only care about this one, single issue. Compared to Biden or Trump, Harris’s platform includes a lot of things I really want, so I’m going to vote for her - not because I have to, but because I want to. Yes, I’d greatly prefer her stance on Gaza was different, but this is not a Biden situation where I’m voting for him because there’s no other option. If you refuse to vote for someone because you don’t like literally 100% of their platform, you’ll never cast another vote in your life. I’m honestly kind of tired of this “If you vote democrat, you’re supporting genocide!” stance; it’s tired, reductionist, and not helpful to anyone. Even if you convince enough people to vote third party that Trump wins, does that help Gaza? No, it makes the situation worse.

If you refuse to vote for someone because you don’t like literally 100% of their platform, you’ll never cast another vote in your life.

Even if I supported 99% of Harris’s agenda, if the remaining 1% is genocide, that’s gonna be a problem for me.

Voting for Trump or not voting is a direct threat to the very existence of the Palestinian people. You think you’re making an ethics statement when in reality you’re just ensuring that Netanyahu can finish the job unmolested.

you’re just ensuring that Netanyahu can finish the job unmolested

Biden is already giving Netanyahu everything Netanyahu wants, and I don’t really think it matters if Biden molests Netanyahu while he does it.

I mean, I didn’t know Biden was giving handjobs to Netanyahu, but I’m not surprised either.

If you honestly (like actually honestly) believe that, out of the two possible outcomes of this election, Donald Trump will be the better choice for Palestinians, then you are the stupidest person I have ever met.

Voting for a third party, or not voting for all, is effectively a vote for Donald Trump in this current two-party situation. That’s just reality.

You’re right, that was silly of me. I’m sure they’ve moved on to blowjobs by now.
I bet Biden takes the dentures out.