Since Israel is involved U.S. courts and institutions will just overlook it like how Biden's billions of dollars of continued funding and arming of Israel while they do a genocide is a blatant Leahy law violation but no one cares.
crazy how well trained they are to deflect and stick to their genocide-supporting messaging while keeping in the "but i dont children to die :(". Just cartoonishly evil at this point, it's unreal.
And I'll just say to Iztoc, that was one of the most disgusting series of posts I've seen on this forum. In your bullish defense of your candidate you forgot some of us here have family that we don't even know if they're alive or dead right now.
Just vote for your candidate and leave people to protest.
I know you are banned, but I just have to chime in to say this is perhaps some of the most nakedly expressed example of internalized colonial supremacist thinking that I have seen since that literal IDF defender was also pinkwashing the genocide a month or so ago.
I sometimes wonder if most of the people I call allies are actual allies or just happened to exist in an environment where their allegiance to broad identities and ideologies I share just happened to align?
I mean one of the core ideological differences between right-wing colonial supremacists and social justice supporters is the belief that colonialism and supremacy are at the root of social ills like the situation in Palestine. That we prescribe assimilation and tolerance to immigrants over isolation and vilification because it does in fact work. That we stand against colonialism cause the idea of a white man's burden is a racist and counter-productive notion that is used to justify exploitation and feeds supremacist ideologies that have brought to humanity it's worst evils.
Because we understand that white supremacy and colonialism often imposes conditions that make social liberalization not just hard, but often impossible, as it rooted in a peace through injustice and control through domination and manipulation. That in such environments extremism often prevails and the sort of backbones needed to produce social liberalization are snuffed out. Iran twice had independently established democracies that were leading toward liberalization and twice they were snuffed out by imperialists seeking self-serving peace through unjust domination and control. So who then is to blame for Iran's current far right extremist government? A brutish culture as racists like yourself are quick to try and claim? Or is the conditions that have been imposed upon a culture that have snuffed out any chance of liberalization?
Because you have to ask yourself a simple question when you make these racist assertions, why is it that Palestinean Americans who have assimilated in places like Chicago are more liberal than the average American? It's almost as if the age old adage that people you claim to be a part of is in fact true, that we are not different and that when you provide stability, safety, inclusion, peace, and the tools of liberalization, people tend to liberalize.
If you truly cared about those issue in Palestine, if you truly arent just another Islamaphobe masquerading as a progressive, using LGBTQ people as your shield for making racist generalizations, you would be out there on the protest lines with Palestineans or standing in solidarity because the only way to both end the slaughter of all Palestineans, including countless LGBTQ people, and providing a better life long term for LGBTQ people and women in Palestine is to end this colonial nightmare that has been imposed on Palestineans for a century and provide commensurate restitution and support for a new Palestinean state or a unified Israel/Palestine under one secular government.
*** The trick here(and it speaks to moral bankruptcy of the Biden Admin) is that it's not a violation if the executive simply refuses to acknowledge human rights abuses have occurred.
It's why we constantly deflect allegations of human rights abuses to Israel and talk about how they assure us they are investigating(which the IDF have every incentive to not do because of the downstream implications with allies)
It's why when the State Dept internal investigations we did do were pointing to rampant human rights violations Blinken and Biden stepped in and took control and labeled them as inconclusive and still ongoing.
It's why we have stopped the application of sanctions on known IDF and Israeli police platoons that have been found credibly accused of gross human abuses.
It's why we repeat so often that Israel cares about civilian casualties and echo the most moral army garbage.
Because if we haven't admitted they violated any sort of human rights abuses, we don't have any obligation or reason to withhold weapons under the Leahy Law
So what you're looking for is that we should shit on everyone involved, and support everyone involved at the same time.
My friend, when you figure out a path of action for that which can be reasonably implemented in a way that respects all parties and interacts with all aspects of the situation I will bow down and accept you as the messiah you think you are, but until then you're nothing but a fairweather friend. And in being one of those, there's no real point in discussing anything with someone who might flip his opinions on a whole people depending on who's in the room at the time.
That poster is just saying out loud what some liberals feel. Progressivism in some aspects have never prevented people from holding extremely bigoted views towards Muslims and others. When you can't defend your teams complicity in atrocities, the masks come off.
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza after Blinken ends visit with truce deal still elusive
Their progressivism is conditional-once they're fearful enough they end up with reactionary takes. Proscriptions on progress and a timeline for justice are always red flags during any protest movement.
DNC Protesters Hospitalized Due to Injuries From Police, Denied Attorney Contact for Hours
National Lawyers Guild observers allege police are chilling First Amendment rights of protesters by cracking down on peaceful protests.
DNC Protesters Hospitalized Due to Injuries From Police, Denied Attorney Contact for Hours
National Lawyers Guild observers allege police are chilling First Amendment rights of DNC protesters by cracking down on peaceful protests.
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I was at the fence when it happened. Several agitators were breaking down the fence and running away from it. It seems very suspicious to me that a few people who broke the fence never actually crossed it. There were also a lot of press around, at one time more photographers on the other side of the fence than actual protestors. Maybe that deterred the cops from being too rough on the protestors. The march organizers were also in the crowd telling people to move on with the march.
(the two people in black on the left broke the fence but always stayed behind)
Nice photos - I'm glad you stayed safe.I was at the fence when it happened. Several agitators were breaking down the fence and running away from it. It seems very suspicious to me that a few people who broke the fence never actually crossed it. There were also a lot of press around, at one time more photographers on the other side of the fence than actual protestors. Maybe that deterred the cops from being too rough on the protestors. The march organizers were also in the crowd telling people to move on with the march.
(the two people in black on the left broke the fence but always stayed behind)
Both Reuters and AP reported that a few dozen people breached the fence and got quickly swarmed and arrested. I would guess they were some sort of splinter group of instigators or anarchist agitators, as often shows up at these things. I'm just surprised only a few of them ended up injured. Good on the march organizers for just keeping moving, those sorts of situations can spiral quickly...
I mean the simple fact of the matter is Americans will care more about domestic matters than foreign affairs.if I were American I would have no issues voting for Kamala. It's the only choice. Does that mean a moral tradeoff? Yea it does.
I have seen people posting here and twitter about Bidens moral character and respecting him etc and it is pretty laughable but I am not surprised and I suppose I understand it too.
Oh it's certainly not surprising, but some are definitely deluding themselves and should be made aware of that.
The main difference being this: those that aren't deluding themselves have a better sense of when to shut the fuck up when their concerns aren't the object of the conversation.
Of course, one must look to their own otherwise.
The "concerns" for LGBTQ in Palestinian society ring hollow when the only certainty for every Palestinian in Gaza right now is death and suffering. It's even more distasteful when your country is the one complicit in sustaining this genocide because Israel is perceived as a strategic geopolitical asset in the Middle East.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is seemingly calling out AOC for her "tirelessly working on a ceasefire" line at the DNC.
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"I stand here, and I'll conclude with this last thought: the reason I lose sleep, and the reason we cry tears, isn't sadness anymore—it's the feeling that we have no ability, despite being from the most powerful country in the world providing the bombs that drop on these innocent people, that we have no power to stop the bleeding. So we call for a ceasefire and a stopping of the bleeding by stopping the sales of bombs. There's no reason that the bomb that dropped on that young woman's head had to be made in America."
That was Dr. Ahmed Yusef, who just returned from Gaza three weeks ago. The news conference he was a part of was organized by the Uncommitted National Movement.
What I Saw Was “Unfathomable”: Doctor Who Worked in Gaza Speaks Out Against U.S. Arming of Israel
A group of American doctors who treated patients in Gaza held a press conference in Chicago on Tuesday to describe the suffering they saw among Palestinians injured and killed in Israel’s war on the territory. The press conference, taking place during the Democratic National Convention, was...www.democracynow.org
And from yesterday:
Listen, I'm voting for her too for all the reasons you said
However, at least for me, what is very depressing and disillusioning is that protestors aren't asking for the party to make this their #1 issue, to build an all or nothing commitment to their cause.
They just want actual allyship. You know, like how Democrat voters and party influencers showed in 2020 around BLM and helped move that issue in a positive direction and forced candidates like Biden to be less ghoulish.
Put criminal justice reform on the map and got it into the mainstream of the party to this day.
To put a stop to the natural instinct of Democrats to vilify and discredit protestors to appease the right.
Make it beyond the pale to not support at least a permanent ceasefire and respect the Leahy Law around restricting offensive weapons exports for gross human rights violations or until Bibi stops sabotaging negotiations.
We literally just saw a month ago the level of power this core part of the party has to move mountains in record time.
We saw what harm it could do in ending an unjust slaughter in 1968 where the backbone of the party stood with Johnson on the Vietnam war and kept Humphries boxed in until it was too late. Thankfully it does not seem like that cowardice will hand Republicans the presidency for sure, but it does unnecessarily continue a genocide that could be more sufficiently curbed right now.
And especially when you see the YouGov poll that seems to indicate that calling for these things as a party not only wouldn't hurt their chances, but would marginally improve them.
Not gonna lie, every time I have heard a Democrat run that line out or something similar, all I see in my head is Biden chilling on the beach last week.
To my point above, it is such a shame that Democrats are continuing to allow something so obviously morally indefensible prevent a more strongly united party going into November.
The most charitable view of Harris is that she can't really say anything different from Biden while she is his VP. So, at best, if she is somehow more willing to stop the genocide, she is powerless to even express it until her inauguration (or at least post election).
The most realistic view is that she is not really a person with strong opinions or morals on anything and will just continue the Biden policy of paying lip service to the genocide while giving Netanyahu the full service.
The most realistic view is that she is not really a person with strong opinions or morals on anything and will just continue the Biden policy of paying lip service to the genocide while giving Netanyahu the full service.
Over the past several months, U.S. officials have repeatedly sought to drum up momentum in the negotiations mediated by Egypt and Qatar. In May, President Biden endorsed an Israeli-backed cease-fire proposal, saying both sides had reached a "decisive moment." The talks crept along for months until the Hamas counterproposal in July, and then stalled.
The talks now appear to be at risk of reaching yet another dead end.
The United States, alongside Egypt and Qatar, have called for another summit in Cairo before the end of the week. Two Israeli officials, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said that a date for the meeting had yet to be set and that it was unclear where it might be held. Hamas did not participate in the last round of talks, and it has not said whether it will agree to join this time.
The roller-coaster of alternating hope and anguish has tormented millions of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, who have endured 10 months of war and privation and are desperate for a cease-fire. At least 40,000 people have been killed in military operations, a majority of them civilians, Gaza health officials say.
The lack of progress in talks has also tortured relatives of the roughly 109 hostages still held in Gaza. Some have asked why the Biden administration has not put more pressure on Mr. Netanyahu, whose nickname is Bibi, to compromise.
"He's hiding behind the Americans," said Gilad Korngold, 63, whose son Tal Shoham is one of the hostages. "I don't understand the Americans. They really need to tell Bibi: Look, we're your friends and protectors, but you're going to go free the hostages. This is the time."
The talks now appear to be at risk of reaching yet another dead end.
The United States, alongside Egypt and Qatar, have called for another summit in Cairo before the end of the week. Two Israeli officials, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said that a date for the meeting had yet to be set and that it was unclear where it might be held. Hamas did not participate in the last round of talks, and it has not said whether it will agree to join this time.
The roller-coaster of alternating hope and anguish has tormented millions of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, who have endured 10 months of war and privation and are desperate for a cease-fire. At least 40,000 people have been killed in military operations, a majority of them civilians, Gaza health officials say.
The lack of progress in talks has also tortured relatives of the roughly 109 hostages still held in Gaza. Some have asked why the Biden administration has not put more pressure on Mr. Netanyahu, whose nickname is Bibi, to compromise.
"He's hiding behind the Americans," said Gilad Korngold, 63, whose son Tal Shoham is one of the hostages. "I don't understand the Americans. They really need to tell Bibi: Look, we're your friends and protectors, but you're going to go free the hostages. This is the time."
As more details emerge, key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal
Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge
Key mediator Egypt is expressing skepticism as more details emerge of the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.
apnews.com
Goddamn, the level of disappointment I've experienced from supposed leftists on Israel-Palestine these past 9-10 months is depressing. It really drilled into me that "allyship" from many on the left is a mile wide but only an inch deep. Even here on ResetERA I've read some stuff these past several months that I'd expect to read from right-wingers. I really kills my motivation to continue associating with many left-wing circles.
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It's here too. We shouldn't be afraid to say it, despite a potential ban. The DNC thread in all of its patriotic fervor had a poster who said the ol' "innocents on both sides always die in war" and went completely unchallenged. mod edit: link removed, if you have an issue with a poster don't take it to other threads
I don't tend to expect much here, they're even back to the Dark Brandon meme nonsense after larping for the past several months as people who care about Palestinians. That poster in this thread was banned for 3 months for saying out loud what all too many here think, and it's not as subtle as they seem to believe.
We once had an Iraq War thread here where veterans on Era were compelled to defend their service as somehow beneficial to the Iraqi people, and in the face of some going "what the fuck? it destabilized the region and a million civilians were murdered," posters here just did drive-bys with "thank you for your service," like sheep, and openly dismissive of what others were saying. That's when I knew where I really was. There's a general contempt for Arabs and Muslims that again is not very subtle. That poster just happened to say it out loud.
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You have to keep in mind before this all started NO ONE talked about Palestinians anywhere. Advocates were very fringe and categorically called antisemitic. So the level of awareness that has occured in the past year is remarkably accelerated and there is no going back. With that consideration I think progressives have been pretty good on this issue. AOC has called it a genocide, Bibi a criminal and called for restricting military shipments to Israel which is more than most but she has also said more milquetoast things. Omar has done the same but even she got flack for meeting with the families of Hostages. Bernie has not called it a Genocide like AOC but he has called Netanyahu a war criminal.
The only person that who has really gone all in is Rashida Talib and that makes sense. Cori Bush and Bowman went hard and well they got primaried and faced record funding from AIPAC to defeat them. So out of all the people to be mad at, the "left" aren't the ones. It's liberals who have checked their morality for the time being and also good ole "moderates." The usual suspects of AIPAC recipients that are terrified of being primaried if they speak out of turn. There is a habit though of Dem supporters going to sleep on murderous foreign policy if a Dem is President.
As for Era, the real progressives here have been great, it's the libs that fear that if they go to hard on this issue it helps Trump. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt until the election because it is so close but if they are still ignoring this issue AFTER Trump is defeated then I'm at a loss. My skin does crawl though seeing adoration of Biden. People that do that get super side eye'd by me.
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It's just insane how normalized Islamophobia and anti Arab sentiments are in this party who apparently stand for progressive values.
These are the same people who cry about encroaching fascism in the US and trying to draw contrast with maga while thinking violence to silence criticism is acceptable. More of the same shit we've seen with how student protestors were treated and the abuse they faced.
I've completely avoided that thread for my own mental health. I knew exactly what it would be like. The only ban I ever got here was for losing my temper at exactly the attitude you are describing in the last State of the Union thread. It's sobering to see these blithe attitudes, to put it mildly.
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I dont think there is a more fitting image to sum up the political dynamics at work around this genocide than party loyalist Democrats attempting to erase awareness of Palestinean genocide by hiding their message and assaulting their advocates with "We Love Joe Biden" signs.
Classic CPD being complete assholes as usual.DNC Protesters Hospitalized Due to Injuries From Police, Denied Attorney Contact for Hours
National Lawyers Guild observers allege police are chilling First Amendment rights of protesters by cracking down on peaceful protests.
DNC Protesters Hospitalized Due to Injuries From Police, Denied Attorney Contact for Hours
National Lawyers Guild observers allege police are chilling First Amendment rights of DNC protesters by cracking down on peaceful protests.
Dr. Ahmed Yousaf, who spoke at the above-mentioned press conference at the DNC, was stationed at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah until just a few weeks ago. Deir Al-Balah is apparently the last city standing in Gaza.
But one has to wonder about the fate of the hospital and its patients, at this point:
View: https://x.com/JehadAbusalim/status/1826227988981219500
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But one has to wonder about the fate of the hospital and its patients, at this point:
View: https://x.com/JehadAbusalim/status/1826227988981219500
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AUG 21: Thousands of people in Gaza are fleeing to different areas in Al-Mawasi after Israeli forces issued evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah and Khan Younis today. Among those fleeing are Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff.
"The continuous forced displacement of people is inhumane," says MSF project coordinator Jacob Granger. "People have no belongings left, nowhere left to go. There is no room to put tents up. The overcrowding, severe lack of water, and minimal sanitation services are fueling the spread of diseases. We are unable to keep up with the overwhelming needs."
Diseases are thriving due to shrinking living space and lack of water and hygiene products. "We are seeing an increase in skin conditions such as scabies—most linked to the lack of water and hygiene products like soap," says Julie Faucon, MSF medical coordinator. "With the constant bombardments forcing people to seek shelter in a shrinking space, conditions are worsening and diseases will continue to spread, impacting the most vulnerable, such as children."
Between July 1 and August 21, at least 16 evacuation orders have been issued by Israeli forces in Gaza. Nearly 2 million people—over 85% of the entire population of Gaza—has been displaced by this war, often multiple times.
"My family and I are dismantling the tent and packing our things [to move]," says Khamis Amir, an MSF radio operator who was displaced by the August 21 evacuation order. "My children are gathering their toys and belongings so they don't get lost. We don't know where to go. When will this war end?"
Palestinians in Gaza need an immediate and sustained ceasefire. All parties must ensure unhindered humanitarian aid to meet the immediate and urgent medical needs of people.
MSF staff in Gaza describe “inhumane” new evacuation orders
Palestinians in Gaza continue to face overwhelming needs, including a lack of water and sanitation—with nowhere left to go.www.doctorswithoutborders.org
...Several hundred thousand people have packed into al-Mawasi since the beginning of the conflict despite minimal provision there of even basic services. Water supply is inadequate, there is almost no sanitation, healthcare is rudimentary and infectious diseases are on the rise. Aid groups fear the outbreak of diseases such as polio...
...A UN bulletin published on Monday said that since the start of August the Israeli military had issued nine evacuation orders that were affecting an estimated 213,000 people across Gaza. The bulletin said the population of Gaza, which was 2.3 million before the war, was "increasingly concentrated" within the Israeli-designated zone in al-Mawasi, with 30,000 to 34,000 people crammed into each square kilometre, compared with an estimated 1,200 people per square kilometre before October 2023...
...A series of airstrikes within the humanitarian zone have also convinced many people in Gaza who receive evacuation orders that they are better off remaining where they are. One airstrike in al-Mawasi in July may have killed Mohammed Deif, the most senior Hamas military commander in Gaza and one of the architects of the attacks into southern Israel that triggered the conflict, but also caused at least 92 deaths and wounded more than 300, according to figures from the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory....
People in Gaza forced to stay in areas at risk of Israeli attack as ‘safe zone’ full
Overcrowding in humanitarian zone dissuading those given evacuation orders by IDF from leaving, say UN officialswww.theguardian.com
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IOF plans this shit during major American events like clockwork. Embarrassing what the US lets them get away with.
Such a dumb unforced error on the DNC and the Harris campaign's part. So much cowardice over taking the moral courage to recognize the humanity of a people being erased by our ally. It's hard to stomach, truly.
The same people who cry about the importance of free speech, but every damn time someone protests you get five million tut-tuts and, "not like that!" responses. I swear if I turn on NPR tomorrow morning and listen to another university president talking about how hard it is to run a college in relation to student protests, I'm gonna lose what is left of my mind.
That's already happening. Universities are clamping down on dissent for this upcoming semester.
I'm going back to Rutgers for a MPP certificate program, so I'm curious to see how my college carries out the protests. I'll probably hang out by the encampments since one of my close friends have been there at the time.
Truly pathetic cowardice. Anything and everything they can do to not humanize Palestinians. The decades of propaganda is under threat of unravelling. Israel is a colonial project to exert American hegemony in the region and it must be preserved at all costs. It's been a supreme annoyance that there just happens to be another community there that just won't go away. Resilient Palestinians living in an open air prison and belligerent occupation for decades never gave up and have survived long enough for the world to see the cruelty they live under. No one can suppress them anymore. The DNC NOT allowing this makes the Palestinian cause stronger. It's anti-Palestinian racism in full effect and although America is driven by military interests in protecting this apartheid state I truly believe the rest of the world will eventually bring Israel to task.
Unbelievable cowardice from the Dems if they don't allow any Palestinian voice at the DNC. And it's not as though they are trying to ignore the entire issue itself since they are allowing Israeli voices there to speak on it; they are specifically suppressing Palestinians. Just incredibly aggravating.
Really sad how things are playing out and I have no hope the Dems will change for the better.
Conditional and transactional.
I was trying to be diplomatic by saying only "some liberals" but I agree with you 100% and the truth is that this behavior is exhibited by a non-insignificant portion of liberals, especially online.
I cant help but roll my eyes as people try their best to pretend Biden did some heroic sacrifice, when this stupid old fuck had to be forced into a corner by his donors and majority of democratic leadership to finally call it quits. That 3 week period with all of the conspiracy dabbling was an eye opening period in time.
There are Kamala partisans Im seeing online that are trying to downplay the incident of the Muslim delegate getting whacked in the head repeatedly by the WE LOVE BIDEN banner, arguing she wasn't attacked because these are just small taps. Really now. We're going to do this shit?
These are the people who are supposed to protect us, and safe guard democracy.
I'm surprised Kamala's campaign doesnt have "Its not the right time or place" or "greater good" t shirts or hats ready for people to buy. These same free speech warriors would help raise another 100M overnight on these sales alone.
The downfall of NPR over the past few years has truly been something to behold.
Good. Fuck AOC for this honestly. It would be better to not even mention this so called deal, but AOC had go on and pretend Kamala was actually doing some shit about it when she and the rest of us knows neither Kamala nor Biden has done anything of consequence in actually getting a deal.
I get shes desperate to ensure Dems win because of the horrific alternative but the people that fucking put her there in the first place aren't a bunch of dumbasses that are gonna drink this kool aid. If this kind of normie dem politician speak is going to continue from her then Im really disappointed.
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Not surprised. How can they allow it, when the man responsible for funding and proliferating this crisis is currently sitting in the White House? It's a giant glass house for the Democrats. Harris has to undo what Biden has done, and I don't expect her to speak out or act against him while serving as his VP. It's cowardice but it seems thats the base expectation coming from the political class. They want the Palestinians to wait for a couple more months under the rain of unconditional American bombs being dropped on their heads. This unwavering mentality of Biden, unmoved by the inhumanity has shaken me to my core. What a monster. I can't even listen to anyone talking about what a 'fantastic' president he is. You don't get to be a hero by enabling war criminals and ignoring the suffering of millions while you bypass your own institutions to send weapons.
The calculus to ignore or downplay Palestine because of fear of Trump both feels extremely convenient for dems and both shortsighted + sabotaging to any sort of progressive movement in the future. When else do we have a better time to push back than an election season, and Israel sure as fuck isn't going to put a pause on killing Palestinians while we stop Trump. We're doing right wing work supposedly to beat republicans, just well and truly fucked.
The whataboutism I've seen re:the fear of trans genocide as a reason to put aside Palestine is especially sickening to me as a trans person. Even from the most cynical and calculating standpoint, we can't afford to throw other vulnerable groups into the colonialist grinder to save our own skin, and even if you've decided to focus on other queer or trans folks as an issue, you have to ignore the queer communities in Palestine to even make this argument work.
I'm not going to tell people to not vote for Harris (and I'm definitely not shaming anyone who won't this election), but cheerleading dems right now sickens me.
The whataboutism I've seen re:the fear of trans genocide as a reason to put aside Palestine is especially sickening to me as a trans person. Even from the most cynical and calculating standpoint, we can't afford to throw other vulnerable groups into the colonialist grinder to save our own skin, and even if you've decided to focus on other queer or trans folks as an issue, you have to ignore the queer communities in Palestine to even make this argument work.
I'm not going to tell people to not vote for Harris (and I'm definitely not shaming anyone who won't this election), but cheerleading dems right now sickens me.
I'm glad she's here to say this at least, but yeah this is fucking awful as a whole
I know we're trying to make history here with Kamala and such, but this'll be in the history books too
In a few decades from now, books will be written and taught in schools on how the USA allowed a genocide to happen in the years 2020s. Fuck this is so depressing.... 40k killed.. Fuck you DNC. Maybe usa deserve Trump... It will be worse for Palestinians people say, well how much worse?
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Securing that big bag of Israeli money to use in elections.
"If Israel proceeds with destroying Deir el-Balah, there won't be a single city or town left standing in the Gaza Strip." So possibly the entirety of the strip reduced to rubble. To recall:
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How can any liberal look at this and continue to cheer on the Democrats at the DNC as if all is well is sickening and — fuck it — outright evil.
Everything about this is depressing. The world won't forget about this.