“Palestine, in this sense, is a mirror—revealing the rot at the heart of American liberal politics, a rot so deep that no amount of rhetoric can cover it … The reality is that Palestine did indeed cost the Democrats the election, though not in the crude, singular way that some might imagine … in Palestine’s fate, millions have glimpsed their own—a collective understanding that their cries for change, their demands for justice, would remain unanswered.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/liberal-guilt-and-palestine/

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Liberal guilt and Palestine

Palestine did cost the Democrats the election, though not how some imagine. In Palestine’s fate millions finally understood their calls for change would remain unanswered. In this, Palestine revealed the malaise and dissonance of the American empire.

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@aral I wish I knew what Harris was thinking when she said she supported all of Biden's decisions instead of telling the people that are support of Israel through the delivery of bombs was wrong.
@daniele_Hesse @aral If I had to guess, I'd say she was probably thinking about the 10s of millions of dollars in campaign contributions that were riding on her answer. The policy positions of both major parties are the result of a private auction between the parties and their campaign donors.