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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.”

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[-] LadyAutumn 9 points 4 weeks ago

See in the start you're right, yes, Trump and Harris have the same policy in regards to the Palestinian Genocide. But you act like that means they're identical human beings who have identical intentions and who will make identical political actions.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 4 weeks ago

Such people do not care. They didn't care that Roe got struck down because they acted like Clinton would have picked the exact same SCOTUS justices since "both parties are the same."

And when brown people and queer people get marched into camps under Trump, they'll tell us that Harris would have done the same thing and if we wanted change, we should have voted for a third party candidate without saying which candidate that should have been.

Very easy to have such opinions from your ivory throne.

[-] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 weeks ago

See in the start you're right, yes, Trump and Harris have the same policy in regards to the Palestinian Genocide.

Actually I argued that the Biden-Harris administration is particularly competent at it, as they provide full, unconditional support but also rope Europe into it and convince their domestic base to not oppose them.

If Trump had been in office the people here currently doing genocide apologetics would be in the streets and building power against this. And Europe would be less subservient to US interests.

It is important to understand that impact is not just the overt garbage a politician says, it is what their policies are and how effective their propaganda is.

But you act like that means they're identical human beings who have identical intentions and who will make identical political actions.

No I don't.

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