1043
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ImADifferentBird to c/news@lemmy.world

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.”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 2 months ago

I will not vote for those people.

[-] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

But you will vote for genociders? Please do some introspection.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[-] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

If you would like to decenter the genocide of Palestinians, I will gladly discuss your bullshit presumptions in another thread. Feel free to make one and ping me.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

why not? either one would be better than harris or trump at this time. primarily due to the fact neither has the support of a major group of genocidal congress critters.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 2 months ago

Because they won't win and it would be a wasted vote. I live my life aware of reality.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Feel free to read my post history many explanations on how to vote intelligently without risking a trump presidency. You'll probably be surprised its not 'dont vote harris'. Its 'under these conditions your best option is likely...' which both undermines harris platform with other Democrats, supports ending a genocide, and lets you stop spouting nonsense everywhere.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 month ago

I did find your comment describing how to view depending on which type of state you live in. None of the 3rd party candidates appeal to me, though.

Jill Stein is a Putin Puppet, and the libertarian party has said they want Trump in office because he has mentioned putting a libertarian in a cabinet position. Ignoring all of the warnings signs just so they can have 5 minutes of fame is shallow to me.

Harris is overall the best candidate to me. Her views have the most overlap with mine.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Great, then vote for harris' in full knowledge that you're condoning a genocide. Justify it however you wish to yourself. I dont mind, its your vote. my only goal here is to get people to stop acting like a vote 3rd party is the end of the world and hopefully change a few minds and give them a way to vote for protecting gaza without risking a trump presidency.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Judging by your first sentence, I think your goal is to put people down for voting for a candidate you don't like. Justify it however you want, I'm just tired of seeing people hyper focused on one foreign policy issue that, once resolved, will be forgotten about until that region is destabilized again.

Broaden your horizons, think freely, and don't vote for a President who isn't worthy of the office.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Uh when have i ever put someone down for voting for harris? Ive been putting people down for being ignorant twats for being holier than thou about voting for lesser evils as if its the only option in play. Those are two very different things. I think harris is a horrible candidate in general, so did many Americans in 2019 and apparently in 2024. Her platform is horrible; and shes willing to allow a minority group to be murder for votes. But i totally get why people prefer her over trump. Im just not willing to support her in my state. Why? Firstly its unnecessary, secondly it ensures my politicians know voters will leave them.

Finally you're comfortable with commiting genocide i get it. Im not. You do you. Personally i dont think we should be supplying weapons for mass murder of a people and apparently our laws feel the same. So maybe our law and order candidate should get on board the no genocide train.

this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2024
1043 points (100.0% liked)

News

23664 readers
3094 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS