Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'They have a point' - eviltoast
  • TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I’m not saying to not vote for Biden to prevent the fascism of Trump. I will. And I have to make peace with that, if I can. But I’m not gonna lie to myself and others to justify this administrations actions regarding Palestine. Genocide should never be condoned, even for poll numbers.

    • lennybird@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I entirely sympathize with that and think this is a very grounded comment. From my view I feel Democrats are losing the information war and our ties to Israel are too deep to just uproot overnight without disastrous consequences.

      I weigh the pros/cons of: Biden cutting all ties and aid overnight with Israel versus the risk to popularity and losing the election and handing the keys to Trump. Put another way: if this wasn’t election season and polls weren’t this tight, I think Biden would’ve dropped Israel much faster and absorbed the risk. (sort of like withdrawing from Afghanistan far away from an election).

      It is imperative every one of us keep pushing against the Israeli narrative so we alter the polling in favor of walking away from Israel.