More than 100 Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive Democrats and community leaders have signed a letter making the case for those reluctant to support Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.
“We know that many in our communities are resistant to vote for Kamala Harris because of the Biden administration’s complicity in the genocide,” the letter, published Thursday night, reads.
“Some of us have lost many family members in Gaza and Lebanon. We respect those who feel they simply can’t vote for a member of the administration that sent the bombs that may have killed their loved ones,” the letter continued. “As we consider the full situation carefully, however, we conclude that voting for Kamala Harris is the best option for the Palestinian cause and all of our communities.”
I get annoyed at people making some easily backed up claim, and then following up with “do your own homework.” Fuck that. You (editorial “You”, not you personally) took the time to type out the response, but expect other to locate and follow your trail of breadcrumbs?
And I think there’s a difference between asking people to back up a fact or statistic and asking people to read the news for you. If someone is going to do the latter, then they should at least start with a polite (or at least neutral) inquiry before jumping to skeptical demands for sources.
“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets.”
“Show us your source.”
“I saw it on tv.”
Same shit. The polite things to do is provided your source with your claim, not demand that people go and confirm your claim for you. That’s backwards.
Where’s that quote from? Citation needed.
An example is not a claim. But keep trying, you’ll get there.
The original commenter did give an example. They referenced the DNC not allowing a Palestinian to speak (which, again, is cited the article that we all presumably read before we started commenting). That example was met with, “citation needed.”
Anyway, I’m not familiar with the quote you gave, I feel no obligation to look it up, but I do feel entitled to your time and energy. Provide me with a hyperlink proving it’s real or it never happened.