As the title states I am confused on this matter. The way I see it, the USA has a two party system and in the next few weeks they’re either going to have Trump or Harris as president, come inauguration day. With this in mind doesn’t it make sense to vote for the person least likely to escalate the situation even more.

Giving your vote to an independent or worse not voting at all, just gives more of a chance for Trump to win the election and then who knows what crazy stuff he will allow, or encourage, Israel to get away with.

I really don’t get the logic. As sure nobody wants to vote for a party allowing these heinous crimes to be committed, but given you’re getting one of them shouldn’t you be voting for the one that will be the least horrible of the two.

Please don’t come at me with pro-Israeli rhetoric as this isn’t the post for that, I’m asking about why people would make such choices and I’m not up for debate on the Middle East, on this post, you can DM me for that.

Edit: Bedtime here now so will respond to incoming comments in the morning, love starting the day with an inbox full 😊.

  • TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 months ago

    Obviously a huge genocide isn’t enough for you - you clearly want Every Palestinian to be killed or imprisoned when Trump is elected.

    Please do your best to act in good faith and not lie about me.

    And not just the ones in Gaza, if I were a Palestinian in the US, I’d be terrified of that madman winning, and I’d do everything I could to support Harris like my life depended on it (because it very well might)

    No, that is what you, a non-Palestinian, believe you get to decide for Palestinians, people who have lost half or more of their family in the last year. The Palestinian diaspira, generally speaking, rejects Biden and Harris.

    However, you have not answered my questions.

    More generally you are trying to convince us that the genocide is the only important issue in the world, and that it’s somehow worth not supporting someone who is in all ways (not just all other) the far better of the two electable candidates.

    Now you are downplaying the magnitude of genocide. Never again means never again for anyone, not just when it is politically convenient for you.

    Welp, looks like you didn’t answer my questions. Maybe next time, right?

    • davidgro@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      To be lies or even bad faith, I’d have to not actually believe what I wrote. And I very much believe what I wrote.

      The Palestinian diaspira [sic], generally speaking, rejects Biden and Harris.

      Do they now? (A small sample. Some of those are about the ones still in Gaza, but I don’t think that detracts from the point.)

      However, you have not answered my questions.

      Fine. Here are your questions and my genuine answers.

      What am I shilling for?

      I think you are likely a shill for Donald Trump. I don’t assume it’s directly, as in I don’t assume you are being paid by the GOP or a super PAC, but wouldn’t be surprised if someone was paying you.

      What are my real opinions?

      Hard to say. At best (unlikely) I think you have been very strongly misled into thinking that’s somehow what’s best for the country, or even the world. Otherwise I think you know fully what you are doing and the damage it may cause and you are fine with that. This is what I believe based on the comments I’ve seen from you.

      What are the fake ones I’m presenting?

      That you care about the genocide. I think you are using it as a wedge to try to divide and mute the Democrat vote.

      Now you are downplaying the magnitude of genocide.

      Not at all. That was the first thing I addressed: if Harris loses it will be so much worse in Gaza and elsewhere.

      • TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        To be lies or even bad faith, I’d have to not actually believe what I wrote. And I very much believe what I wrote.

        Given that you simply made up some bullshit, telling me that you actually really believe it would mean you have basically no grasp on reality. You can’t tell the difference between your imagination and what’s real, allegedly.

        Personally, I think you do know the difference.

        Do

        A handful of somewhat misleadingly presented quotes from people selected through an unstated process. Literally no context for who most of them are. Many if the quotes have little to do with what you are talkjng about. And then a series of unsourced narratives about what people are thinking.

        This is an incoherent read that follows a particular propaganda style but mostly comes across as incompetent.

        they

        “An informal canvasing in Gaza”.

        This follows the same style but by a more competent writer. It is timed for the “honeymoon” period PR push for Harris.

        now?

        Democrats organized a letter from a handful of people, some of which were Pslestinian Americans. Amazing. The article does not even link the letter. Here is the link. Note that they included “Progressive Democrats” and “Community Leaders”. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with tokenizing PR strategies. If you look into the signatories, you will find an array of Democratic Party functionaries either working for the Party itself, an elected official of the party, or someone at the top of a Democratic Party - associated NGO. Far from a representation of community, this is the usual suspects in a PR push from party formations. They do this for all kinds of things.

        It is like this is your first time learning about journalism and PR.

        I think you are likely a shill for Donald Trump. I don’t assume it’s directly, as in I don’t assume you are being paid by the GOP or a super PAC, but wouldn’t be surprised if someone was paying you.

        Ahahahahahaha

        Hard to say.

        Then by definition I am not a shill.

        That you care about the genocide. I think you are using it as a wedge to try to divide and mute the Democrat vote.

        I work against the genocide and have for over a year, doing organizing work. Folks like yourself have been excysing and normalizing genocide because your team is doing it.

        So, wrong on all counts. Damn, did you know that words mean things and pulling things out of your as isn’t knowledge?

        Not at all. That was the first thing I addressed: if Harris loses it will be so much worse in Gaza and elsewhere.

        You did literally diwnplay the genocide, trying to say it is just one issue among many and that I’m being silly to make such a big deal out of it.

        Begone, liar for genocide.