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Biden is dramatically out of touch with voters on Gaza. He may lose because of it | Moira Donegan
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 22 May 2024
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If that was my position, I wouldn't have faulted Biden his Zionism.
But ultimately, like Bernie who I admire, I've learned to be a pragmatist as I've gotten older.
Don't shut up. By all means, speak your mind. Biden should do better and should be pressured to do better. People need to keep protesting and drawing attention to the injustice.
And also vote. If you can't vote for Biden, swallow your pride and vote against Trump. Because we're not going to see any progress by defecting and giving the fascists the nukes.
Because they’re going to change if you keep voting for them?
Einstein had something to say about that
I'm voting against trump by voting 3rd party. Care to join?
If you know a third party candidate that has a chance of winning and aligns better with my valies, than sure.
Otherwise I feel like you're just trolling.
But if you have some underground third party movement going that's going to upset this election definitely let me know!
If you want a third party candidate to have a chance of winning or even influencing politics then you have to actually vote third party. My comment was no more in bad faith than the people who dogmatically shout "vote blue no matter who." or "A vote for third party is a vote for trump." or some other condescending remark. The point is that people like to try to brow-beat others into voting for candidates that they also claim don't represent them. I've long been tired of making fear-based political decisions just so I can elect someone who doesn't represent me. If it's truly only a choice between some guy I don't like and some guy who will end democracy, then you have no real choice and Democracy has already ended -if it ever began. I will likely be voting for Cornel West or Green Party (as I did during the last General Election) because I actually like and agree with their proposed policy, not because I'm scared of someone else winning. So yes we could really use your vote even if it's just to get us to 5%. If you choose not to then that is your choice, and at least we are offering you that.
Your point about democracy already ending, if it ever began, hit the mark for me.
I'll check out the green party candidate. Cornell is someone I used to follow a bit too and I'll take a look at where he's at.