But it reminds me of people refusing to vote for Kamala Harris because her Israel policy wasn’t quite perfect
She was actively facilitating a genocide. What’s more, nobody got to vote for Kamala Harris in the primary. Biden ran virtually uncontested, then fumbled a debate performance and got shuffled off stage left. Harris was so unpopular in the 2020 primary that she polled 5th place in her home state. People refused to vote for Kamala Harris because she wasn’t doing a good job of running for office. The Pro-Israel shit was merely the tip of the iceberg.
And, as a corollary to the Harris mess, consider the current Gavin Newsom campaign.
If this guy runs for President, what sane liberal supports him? He’s working hand-in-glove with Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis to fuck over doctors in his own state. If the DNC is going to air-drop him into the Democratic Nomination in 2028, we’re going to get four more years of Trump pretty much guaranteed.
You aren’t going to beat Fascism by lining up for Fascism-Lite.
You aren’t going to beat Fascism by lining up for Fascism-Lite.
Honestly Gavin Newsom will probably be more than just fascism-lite.
I don’t think Trump had a PR photo op where he was demolishing homeless tents with glee. Along with all the anti-trans shit he’s pulling, the pro-“Israel” crap and of course, being pro-bourgeoisie. And he’s going to be more competent at it than Trump. (Which Liberals looooove of course)
I don’t know what Harris’s voting record was on aid to Israel. But from what I saw of her and Trump, I definitely thought that Harris was more reasonable. Even if her position on Israel had flaws, surely she would have been more willing than Trump to sympathise with Palestinians. She might have changed her position on Palestine over time. Politicians often change their positions.
Maybe it’s a bit like here in the UK: our Labour government recognised the state of Palestine, and recently has announced sanctions for Israeli settlers in the West Bank. It might not be perfect, but if the UK had a Reform government (the UK’s equivalent of MAGA) then they would probably be actively supporting far-right Israeli leaders, and their intentions of dominating all of Palestine.
Look officer, I did stab my wife 57 times in the face and boil our child, but pobodys nerfect, right? Now I hear the guy next door stabbed his wife with a knife more gleefully than I did, so why do you even care? I’M SPEAKING!!!
You think your stance is a principled one but in reality surely a stance like yours just rolls out the red carpet for Trump. If you never support the less bad candidate because they don’t meet your lofty standards, then the worst candidate wins.
She was actively facilitating a genocide. What’s more, nobody got to vote for Kamala Harris in the primary. Biden ran virtually uncontested, then fumbled a debate performance and got shuffled off stage left. Harris was so unpopular in the 2020 primary that she polled 5th place in her home state. People refused to vote for Kamala Harris because she wasn’t doing a good job of running for office. The Pro-Israel shit was merely the tip of the iceberg.
And, as a corollary to the Harris mess, consider the current Gavin Newsom campaign.
Governor Gavin Newsom used his veto pen over the weekend to ax legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state.
If this guy runs for President, what sane liberal supports him? He’s working hand-in-glove with Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis to fuck over doctors in his own state. If the DNC is going to air-drop him into the Democratic Nomination in 2028, we’re going to get four more years of Trump pretty much guaranteed.
You aren’t going to beat Fascism by lining up for Fascism-Lite.
Honestly Gavin Newsom will probably be more than just fascism-lite.
I don’t think Trump had a PR photo op where he was demolishing homeless tents with glee. Along with all the anti-trans shit he’s pulling, the pro-“Israel” crap and of course, being pro-bourgeoisie. And he’s going to be more competent at it than Trump. (Which Liberals looooove of course)
I don’t know what Harris’s voting record was on aid to Israel. But from what I saw of her and Trump, I definitely thought that Harris was more reasonable. Even if her position on Israel had flaws, surely she would have been more willing than Trump to sympathise with Palestinians. She might have changed her position on Palestine over time. Politicians often change their positions.
Maybe it’s a bit like here in the UK: our Labour government recognised the state of Palestine, and recently has announced sanctions for Israeli settlers in the West Bank. It might not be perfect, but if the UK had a Reform government (the UK’s equivalent of MAGA) then they would probably be actively supporting far-right Israeli leaders, and their intentions of dominating all of Palestine.
Uk is literally doing that, right now. The only difference is that you support it now
Look officer, I did stab my wife 57 times in the face and boil our child, but pobodys nerfect, right? Now I hear the guy next door stabbed his wife with a knife more gleefully than I did, so why do you even care? I’M SPEAKING!!!
When did Kamala Harris stab or boil anybody?
What are metaphors?
You think your stance is a principled one but in reality surely a stance like yours just rolls out the red carpet for Trump. If you never support the less bad candidate because they don’t meet your lofty standards, then the worst candidate wins.
So you do understand how metaphors work?
Ah yes, the tankie triad, forever pushing everybody away from their shitty takes with snide comments
“Genocide is fine, but I draw the line at snide convened”
What goes around comes around. You might get more pleasant interactions if you behave with common decency.