#its not nearly as bad as whats going on with the ppl in gaza but theres a lot of idiots out there that dont realize that minorities

[spitblaze]

You guys know that American Jews have nothing to do with the actions of Israel, right. You guys know that it's a sovereign nation with a government full of shitheads that has nothing to do with individual Jewish people in other countries. You understand this right. You get that Jewish people are not a monolith and don't unilaterally support Israel by virtue of it being a 'Jewish State', right. You get that being antisemitic at home doesn't remotely help the people in Gaza. Please tell me you understand this

[clmntne]

i'm sure this has been said before, but sincerely i'm so so tired of seeing fellow ppl on left just straight up saying not to vote at all because supporting biden = more genocide in palestine. many who say this are well-intentioned, but throwing your hands up and opting out completely is going to do more harm. by not voting, you are choosing to step aside and let votes for trump/the GOP pile up.

please please please do not underestimate how many people in this country are so sick of biden they will just vote trump, how many people have become so brainwashed by misinformation and the shit trump himself spews, how many people are so desperate for the economy to improve they are willing to believe the illusion of trump's entrepreneurial skills. there are a plethora of americans who do not remember how bad it was under trump, 1) because we collectively have short-term memory, and 2) are so focused on how shittily biden is handling things. but we must remember.

listen. nearly no one wants another 4 years of biden. i certainly don't. i'm honestly not even sure he does either. but as much as people like to say trump and biden are just as bad as one another, we need to think long-term, not short. having the GOP in the executive branch — in addition to already having a conservative supreme court and majority GOP power in the House — will not only worsen what's happening in palestine but worsen our entire democratic structure here in the US (and jeopardize that of other countries that rely heavily on US democracy and external support, like ukraine).

trump has made it clear he is more than willing to bow down to russia and putin, to the israeli government and to saudia arabia. trump says there will be a "bloodbath" if he does not win. he continues to surprise no one with his attempts at changing narrative of january 6th, recently calling rioters rightly convicted for their crimes "patriots" and "hostages." time and time again, trump and all his GOP goons show the many ways in which they hope to destroy our already crumbling democracy.

i say this not to belittle or undermine the atrocities that are being committed every minute in gaza — the horror of it is beyond human comprehension. but it is not the only issue on the ballot. i am begging people to look at voting more holistically.

yes, this election is about palestine. but is it ALSO about reproductive rights, immigrant rights and lives, climate change, gun control, the safety and security of marginalized groups, the rise of fascism globally and its connection to our rapidly declining democracy — so, so much is at stake.

the way our government is structured right now forces you to make a choice — and by refusing to make one, it will choose for you. the GOP is actively trying to suppress voting for a reason.

it's either vote biden as a means to protect our democracy and a chance at cease-fire, or allow trump to return to office, which would mean continued genocide, and enormous damage to both our and many other countries' democracies.

stop discouraging voting.