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‘They will vote against Harris’: Arab Americans in Michigan desert Democrats over Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

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Stephen Starr in Hamtramck, Michigan
Mon 14 Oct 2024 11.00 EDT

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Not just in Michigan ;)

[–] AidsKitty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cant blame them, Biden\Harris are literally sending Israel the bombs.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah but if you don't vote Kamala, Trump will hurt Palestinians even harder and it will be your fault 🤡

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

She had so many chances to make this election easier. Could have had a Palestinian talk during the DNC, and that would have likely changed this story.

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[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Context:

I am not an american, so there may be some missing knowledge for me about the american electoral system.
I abhor Israel's genocide in Gaza, and I abhor the biden administration's support of (and Harris' seeming continued support of) the genocide.
My understanding is that Trump is just as, if not more supportive of the genocide in Gaza, and on top of this has his sights on doing some truly terrible things in the US re: minorities, trans rights, etc

So with that context, my question is thus: It seems clear that Trump wouldn't change anything about the genocide in Gaza, and that he would bring more evil than the current status quo. So if you're an american voter, you obviously can't let Trump get in. But, Harris is gross to vote for as well, even if its a "lesser of the two evils" thing. What do you do? As far as I understand its basically one or the other, you dont really have any third party to vote for right?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's more of a difference in practical values. At what point does the "lesser evil" itself become intolerable evil? Some people insist that you should vote for Hitler over 101% Hitler, that there is no intolerable level as long as there is a miniscule difference. Others have firm red lines in the sand, like genocide, where they advocate for abandoning them and pushing as hard as you can, even advocating for moves outside the electoral system like revolution.

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