• dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 months ago

    But then if Trump wins because you didn’t vote for either, then you’re ok with Genocide+ rather than Genocide light. Meaning you have to vote for the lesser of the two evils if no matter what you do the majority are voting for the only two who are likely to win.

    You’re either incredibly stupid, a troll, or are being obstinate on purpose.

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      Small problem. A person who is against genocide would not be okay with a genocide under Trump either, so why should they be okay with a genocide under Biden?

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        Did you even read anything I wrote.

        The outcome of the election is going to be Trump or Biden. NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO WIN.

        So given that you have to choose the person less likely to escalate the situation, the saner one of the two.

        I’m not saying it’s good I think it’s fucking abhorrent, but there is no choice.

        To be abundantly clear about my stance on Palestine. I am out every weekend protesting in solidarity with Palestine. I am spreading awareness of the issue wherever I can and I am taking direct action against the companies that support the genocide.

        Let me ask you this. What do you think is going to happen if you don’t vote?

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          If a genocide is going to occur regardless of the vote, then the vote doesn’t matter.

          Let me ask you this. What do you think is going to happen if you don’t vote?

          In regards to what? The genocide? Project 2025? Healthcare?

          If people want to vote for Joe Biden to preserve LGBT and minority rights, that’s their choice. If someone wants to not vote for Biden because he is aiding in a genocide, that’s their choice.

          It’s egotistical to think that my priorities are more important than others.

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            If a genocide is going to occur regardless of the vote, then the vote doesn’t matter.

            Do you think that more people in Palestine will suffer if trump is elected?

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              Hypothetically, I think there would be no difference than what is occurring now. The rhetoric from his administration would be more belligerent though. If you take the genocide out of the equation, Biden is clearly the better choice. Unfortunately, it is part of the equation.

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                Ah, see that’s the assumption where you differ from most other folks in this thread.

                The base assumption made by others, backed by trump encouraging a fast victory for Israel , as well as other GOP politicians with similar calls are signs that trump would press on the accelerator hard.

                His commitment to Israel is in stark contrast to how he’s treated other longtime American allies.

                Lastly, let’s not forget his infamous Muslim travel ban.

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                  Trump and the other Republicans will say a lot, but they aren’t going to act any different than what Biden and Blinken are already doing with Palestine. The only difference is the symbolic language the Democrats use to assuage their voters. What are they going to do, send more arms and money faster?

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                    Trump and the other Republicans will say a lot, but they aren’t going to act any different than what Biden and Blinken are already doing with Palestine

                    Muslim travel ban, Golan heights, and Jerusalem recognition + US embassy adoption there suggests that there are real world acts that the administration would do differently to me, what do you think?

                    What are they going to do, send more arms and money faster?

                    Precisely, afaik he doesn’t give a shit about the people of Palestine, he’s more worried about Israels bad PR and wants them to end it fast.

                    EDIT: just to check, did you read the JNS article? It’s pretty bad, and he spells out exactly what he wants to do… A small excerpt is below.

                    “On day one, we’ll restore our travel ban. We had a travel ban because we didn’t want people coming into our country who really loved the idea of blowing our country up,” he said. He called the ban an “amazing success.”

                    “We didn’t have one incident in four years, because we kept bad people out of our country,” he claimed.

                    “I’ll also be implementing strong ideological screenings for all immigrants coming in,” he said. “If you hate America, if you want to abolish Israel, if you sympathize with jihadists, then we don’t want you in our country and you’re not going to be getting into our country.”

                    Trump also said he would cancel student visas of Hamas sympathizers.

                    “The college campuses are being taken over, and all of the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests this month, nobody’s seen anything like it,” he said. “Come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you.”

                    As president, Trump would “put every single university and college president on notice,” he said. “The American taxpayer will not subsidize the creation of terrorist sympathizers on American soil.”

                    That last bit is actual government thought policing.

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            Dude people ain’t voting for Biden for any reason. They’re voting against the lunatic that tried to incite an insurrection. The dude that has the mentality of a child.

            That’s it. Trump is a sociopath and people don’t want him in charge of nuclear weapons.

            As to the rest of your comment. Yes you can do what you want but alls people are saying is Trump would far worse in every regard and not voting against him is basically saying your cool with that.

            Does that make sense? I don’t mean that in a condescending way, I’m really wanting to know if you understand my point of view and the consensus of this thread. And the majority of people.

            If you’re not voting Biden who are you voting for?

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              If you want to me to say that I’m voting for Biden, I will. The question everyone should be asking themselves is why do they need that validation. Is it only okay to vote for Biden if everyone else does? If I change my mind in the next six months, and decide to vote for Cornel West or Jill Stein, is it not my choice? The people that have decided to not vote for Biden because of the genocide aren’t gonna be persuaded by randos pressuring them on the internet. It’s not their fault he is helping Israel do a genocide.

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                I literally said in my last comment it is your choice do what you want.

                I’ve also covered, ad-nauseam, that the only person getting elected is a genocide supporting one and one of those is less dangerous than the other.

                How many times do you want to ask the same questions to get the same answer.

                I DONT SUPPORT GENOCIDE. I DO SUPPORT PALESTINE. ISRAEL IS AN APARTHEID STATE. WE THE PEOPLE ARE POWERLESS TO STOP IT. BIDEN OR TRUMP WILL WIN. BIDEN IS LESS FUCKING INSANE THAN TRUMP. BIDEN IS A GENOCIDE SUPPORTER.

                What more do you want me to say.

                I guess what hasn’t been said is you could get

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      Genocide light? Seriously?!? If the other guy is stupid, you are stupid+

      There is no democracy if you are supporting genocide. There is no election worth voting on if the outcome is same fucking fascist, just with different colored flags. And don’t give me the lie how you’re gonna do something about a ‘genocide light’ if your guy is elected. Fuck off

      This whole country needs to stop sucking Kissinger’s dick and change this bloodthirsty, greedy fascist system.

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        If you think Trump and Biden will lead to the same results then you clearly haven’t heard about the whole “roe got overturned” thing. Or really anything over the last 8 years.

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          Ask the people in Gaza what they think about “Roe got overturned”.

          After all said and nothing done, we are paying for those bullets that murder their children by accepting and even promoting a system that gives us braindead mouthpieces for weapon manufacturers to vote for.

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              November is quite cold where I’m at, we like to go hiking or skiing. Or staying in and watching movies. A nice dinner with friends? I hope I gave you at least one good idea what to do in November.

              But you can go out and vote for a sociopath and genocide denier or for a racist rapist and when those clowns start killing and bombing some other people somewhere on the globe, you can just blame the Chinese or Icelanders for making you vote for a lesser evil…

              Life’s good either way…

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              Vote for whomever you want, or not vote. Make your own decision, stop letting others make the decision for you.

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                That’s quite the cop out response. You’re upset I’m voting for Biden but don’t have an alternative is what I’m hearing.

                Let’s ask another way: what do you wish I would do? Theoretically. You can’t say “do what you want but I hate what you want to do” without an alternative. There has to be another option. Because it’s safe to assume you’re doing that other option and you want others to as well. So what is it?

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                  Why do you think I’m upset that you are voting for Biden? You should vote for whomever you want. I’m voting for genocide Joe and I understand the implications of that. What I won’t do is plead with others to do the same. It is their choice, not mine. I understand why someone would vote for Biden. But , I also understand others have different priorities and material interests. Forcing, or shaming others to vote your choice is not democratic… it’s authoritarian. And isn’t that what we wish to prevent?