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therobots927 ◴[] No.45266704[source]
I for one will be holding my representatives responsible who continue to vote for the US to enable a genocide. The videos coming out of Gaza have turned me and many others into single issue voters.
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UmGuys ◴[] No.45270181[source]
Serious question, will you abstain from voting? There are only 2 parties and they both fund Israel. One maybe slightly less.
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sporkxrocket ◴[] No.45270473[source]
Yes, I will. I will not vote for anyone who supports Israel. My vote is here for the taking, I just need to see an anti-Zionist candidate.
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hedora ◴[] No.45270754{3}[source]
This line of reasoning helped get Trump in.

It’s hard to say what Harris would have done, but it’s unlikely she would have greenlit the complete demolition of Gaza so she could build a resort.

Similarly, I doubt she would have forced places like UC Berkeley to send her lists of people critical of Israel (like you), then opened critical investigations against them.

Refusing to vote is the best way to ensure policies you object to the most are expanded.

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sporkxrocket ◴[] No.45270884{4}[source]
Committing genocide helped Trump win. That’s squarely on democrats.
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UmGuys ◴[] No.45273433{5}[source]
I don't really understand this perspective. Obviously the consensus position across both parties has been to support Israel more. This is a bit murky with the (for lack of a better term) Nazi elements of maga, but GOP still claims to want to arm them more.
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sporkxrocket ◴[] No.45275547{6}[source]
I don't vote for Zionists or genocide. It really is pretty simple. I also am unwilling to build my comfort on the backs of mass murder. In many ways it's better to have Trump so we can feel one tiny bit of the pain we're inflicting on others. We need drastic change and at some point the dam is going to break.
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1. aiisjustanif ◴[] No.45285704{7}[source]
So when is the last time you voted for a president, if ever depending on your age?
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2. sporkxrocket ◴[] No.45291930[source]
Never and I feel very good about that given every candidate of my lifetime.