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[–] brynden_rivers_esq@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Sorry, to be clear, in my edit I meant if both sides cut US military aid to Israel, not aid in general. And yeah cutting off USAID is horrifying. I don't think the scale is the same as the genocide in palestine (it's a lot less money, and I think that money spent buying bombs is probably more effective at killing than money buying aid is at saving lives, but I may be wrong about that), but no doubt that's one major difference. There are lots of differences, and I don't deny they matter. I just deny they matter as much as the agreement between the parties to help israel exterminate Palestinians.

I'm also not convinced Harris wouldn't have us invading Iran all the same; she was extremely hawkish on Iran. Just go look at what she was saying in 2024.

I also don't see any reason to think Palestinians would have been better off under Harris. Biden gave way more to Israel than Trump has (again, granted, he had more time to do so...i just don't see any reason to think it would ever go down). Maybe bibi and putin "feel empowered," and we're just gonna vibes that into assuming it's actually worse? IDK vibes don't make guns go bang, bullets do, and it's the bullets that I think are the same.

And as for how it helped; it hasn't yet. If the democrats announce that they're changing course on Palestine, then win, then follow through I'll feel like it's made all the difference in the world. I'm not holding my breath, but that's how it'll help. As I said, i don' think voting for the democrats wouldn't have helped either, so I'd rather try for the option that has a chance.