[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's sure not what she's running on.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago
[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

They don't get called antisemitic, they get called "self hating Jews".

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm almost certain that Harris was the establishment's first choice in 2020, but the only time she generated any support at all was when she went after Biden for racist bussing policy. They couldn't throw it to her, so they picked Biden and gave her the VP spot. I honestly doubt Biden has a whole lot of say in the matter. It was probably part of the deal when they had the rest of the establishment candidates abruptly drop out and endorse Biden. I don't think the establishment has given up on Harris yet.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago

I'm getting downvoted because it's accurate.

I actually agree with OP that everyone should be voting Biden in the general, but this constant messaging is tone-deaf as Hillary Clinton and is going to be self defeating.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago

And the US is required to do all of that ourselves? This isn't a "tax dollars" thing, it's just that it seems a little insane to here zero criticism of countries sending in zero supplies while the US is the great Satan for bringing in what it can while negotiating to bring in more by other methods.

Yes, ground is best, but that has serious risks. Those convoys would need to be protected by soldiers. Should they be IDF? We know why that's not a great idea. Should they be US? What happens if they clash with Hamas? Is the US going to be pulled into the conflict? It sounds like bringing is supplies by sea is coming soon, and I know it's not soon enough.

I totally get how bad things are, and it makes me sick. However, I also know that it's totally possible to make things worse. This still has the ability to spread outside Gaza to a regional conflict.

Just in case it needs to be said, fuck Israel and Netanyaho. Also, in any conversation, "Bernie is right" is almost being redundant as far as I'm concerned. We absolutely need to do more, but the realities of the situation have to be navigated carefully.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago

Iran is the only ally Russia has that has a real interest in what Israel does to Palestine. If Iran has to choose between Russia and Palestine, that doesn't end well for Palestine. Countries have interests, not friends. Russia would leap at the chance to be Israel's protector while fighting the "Nazis" in Ukraine. It fits right in with their narrative and would make it harder for Europe to escalate aid to Ukraine.

Even if it's not Russia, you already named the other option. China would also love to give the US a black eye.

Biden has no interest in this genocide. It does nothing for him, it damages him politically, and his administration has been against it from the start. The reason he isn't doing what you think he should is exactly what I'm saying.

Biden is deeply flawed, but his delusion about being a man of principles is real. He does not want this to be his legacy.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

Who's saying that? How are single party states a left wing thing? For every communist totalitarian there have been many right wing totalitarians, not to mention royalty. Right wing media is lying to you. Question this shit.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

She could help by disappearing from public view and donating some of her ill-gotten gains to key races. But no, she prefers to keep flapping her jaw in public.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

As I mentioned, the best chance for the US to influence Israel is for it to not take an adversarial role. It's like negotiating with a hostage taker. (I hate oversimplified analogies in foreign policy, but this one works really well). A hostage negotiator tries to sympathize with the hostage taker because it's the best way to get the hostages out safely. America has tried to thread the needle between putting pressure on Israel and remaining supportive. It hasn't had much success, but it's the best course open to us.

I am not of the opinion that moral considerations don't belong in foreign policy, but moral judgements like assigning "blame" can be antithetical to achieving moral ends. The second you label a foreign government as "genocidal" you lose all ability to influence them with anything but military force.

I actually agree with you that America gets a lot of the blame for what is happening but, most of the fault comes from things before October 7. I also fault Biden for a lot of that, and I think he has been far too over the top in supporting Israel publicly. What I think they are getting bad press for is the broad strategy of trying to restrain Israel while maintaining the relationship.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

Lazy voters stayed home and let Trump in. (With a strong assist from the Democratic party.). That's not what happened with Reagan. Reagan had incredibly broad popular support. I don't know if that's more or less damning of American voters, but no amount of additional turnout would have saved Carter.

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