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    People either don’t seem to understand, or are pretending not to understand for political purposes, that Harris has a very thin line to toe until the election. If she says anything strongly in either way regarding Israel/Palestine, she will lose.

    Anyone telling you that she is worse than Trump on the issue is a goddamn liar

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        Yeah, but then centrists will get the right wing policies they want and get to blame the left for it.

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          Everyone is a genocide-loving centrist despite reaching the same conclusion as you and voting as you claim to this election.

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            No, just the ones who expect perfect worshipful silence when those we’re expected to vote for keep selling weapons for genocide.

            The ones who sling accusations of being a trumper/russian/bot as soon as anyone says that Netanyahu is less than god incarnate and that the US should not be selling weapons for genocide just to prop up the political career of a genocidal fascist.

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              Right, only you are allowed to sling accusations. And if anyone calls you a MAGA it is because they are genocidal. They should have known from the context of you writing the exact same thing as the people who “couldn’t possibly vote for anyone but Jill Stein” that you are both against the genocide and know that Donald will be worse.

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                They should have known from the context of you writing the exact same thing as the people who “couldn’t possibly vote for anyone but Jill Stein” that you are both against the genocide and know that Donald will be worse.

                Maybe you shouldn’t assume that anyone who disagrees with you is a trumper. But then again, why would you do that? It might mean treating people who think genocide is wrong with some respect, and you have no respect for anyone but Netanyahu.

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                  Case in point. It’s not “everyone who disagrees with me,” it is specifically disingenuous trolls. You see it as everyone because there is little difference between a troll and yourself.

                  You write some of the exact same shit as the LARPing Trumpers. Everyone is genocidal unless they agree with absolutely everything you say and do. In fact the only difference between you and them is when you get questioned why Donald is preferable. Then it is “oh, I am voting for Harris, though.”

                  It makes more sense to assume you are indeed a MAGA trying to depress turnout and only lying about your vote to avoid criticism. Truly disgusting how you live a life of deceit. Utterly despicable that you choose to use this to support Repubs expansion of conflict and genocide.

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                    You assumed that I was a trumper the instant I said anything against genocide, and you do so to anyone who disagrees with you on the subject.

                    Since you have chosen to call me a liar and a trumper, why should I give you the benefit of the doubt should you ever claim that you don’t support genocide?

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        Trump supporters always underreport in polls. She’s not holding her own in the swing states. Harris is going to lose and usher in fascism and the end of the republic, all so she can take some sweet, sweet far-right-wing foreign government bribes.

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      If centrists don’t like that they don’t get 100% of everything they want, in this case unconditional support for genocide, they can vote blue no matter who.

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        I’m not sure you even understood my comment. And yet at least 10 other people read this and were like “yup, that sounds right.”

        Suspect.

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          People generally have really poor reading comprehension. I’ve been surprised by how bad it is here on lemmy. I’ve had folks argue against things not even remotely close to what was said, and then other morons will come along to dogpile.

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            people are scanning, it happens, done it myself. the problem is people are so scared of harris losing they’re attacking people who have no interest in supporting harris as a result of this issue and think that will somehow get them to vote harris. shrug

            if harris loses she loses and thats on her. she wants to play the law and order candidate while simultaneously not committing to upholding the laws we have on the books and enabling a genocide well thats on her.

            Can’t help that shes committing the same errors of judgement that biden did and we didn’t support him either after he started breaking strikes and enabling genocide.

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              the problem is people are so scared of harris losing they’re attacking people who have no interest in supporting harris as a result of this issue and think that will someone get them to vote harris. shrug

              The people you describe attack Harris voters too. They attack anyone with misgivings about genocide support.

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          They’re a troll. Somehow everyone who disagrees with them even slightly is a centrist who wants the war to happen.

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                If it’s not the case, maybe centrists can come up with a new thing to say to people who disagree with genocide.

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              If you’re not voting Harris, you’re a Trump supporter, yes. Regardless of how you feel about it, that is literally just how our voting system works. We all need to push for a system where third parties matter, but until that actually happens, please live in reality.

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                If you’re not voting Harris, you’re a Trump supporter, yes.

                And I am voting Harris. No reason for any of you to start paying attention to this now, though. You have your single talking point and you’re going to repeat it regardless of the actual positions of the person you’re talking to.

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          I’m not sure you even understood my comment.

          No, I did. You were saying that her hands are tied because the pro-genocide centrist wing of the party is so fickle that they will stay home or vote Trump if Harris starts disagreeing with you about genocide.

          So, if centrists don’t like that they don’t get 100% of everything they want, in this case unconditional support for genocide, they can vote blue no matter who.

          Now make up some more conspiracy bullshit about me running a botnet of sockpuppets or whatever it is you do when you can’t accept that more than one person is opposed to genocide.

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            the pro-genocide centrist wing of the party

            Yeah that’s where I’m gonna stop reading.

            Have a nice week.

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            Now make up some more conspiracy bullshit about me running a botnet of sockpuppets or whatever it is you do when you can’t accept that more than one person is opposed to genocide.

            Holy victim complex, batman

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      Harris started her political career by condemning Obama for not perfectly obeying Israel. She votes for Israel every time. She even tells a story how she planted trees for Israel as a child.

      The only fine line she is trying to walk is keeping her pro-Palestine voters while doing everything Israel is asking of her.

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        The only fine line she is trying to walk is keeping her pro-Palestine voters while doing everything Israel is asking of her.

        I’m curious what you think Israel is asking of the Vice President of the United States? What is it that you think the VP does?

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          No one is asking her to do anything as VP, this person is saying harris is committed to enabling israel’s genocide and has a history of supporting israel unconditionally. we want her to commit to upholding american laws around not supplying arms genocidal regimes as president; which israel categorically is currently. literally every organization that has investigated israeli conduct in Gaza and now Lebanon has come to the same conclusion. The UN, WHO, our own internal analysis.

          They’ve gone way past self defense and managed to kill more of the hostages than hamas has.

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          I’m curious what you think Israel is asking of the Vice President of the United States? What is it that you think the VP does?

          She’s a candidate talking about what she’ll do in her term. Stop playing dumb.

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          Here is a good compilation

          https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/can-kamala-harris-wipe-the-blood

          “Soon after being elected to the Senate in 2016, Harris earned a reputation as an ardent defender of Israel. She spoke two years in a row at AIPAC conferences and co-sponsored legislation aimed at undermining a United Nations resolution condemning Israel’s illegal annexation of Palestinian land. One of her first international trips as a senator was to Israel where she met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017. “I support the United States’ commitment to provide Israel with $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade,” Harris told an AIPAC conference that year. “I believe the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable, and we can never let anyone drive a wedge between us. … As long as I’m a United States senator, I will do everything in my power to ensure broad and bipartisan support for Israel’s security and right to self-defense.” Harris has compared building support for Israel to the coalitions forged during the U.S. civil rights movement”

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      edit: I scanned over the she modifier sorry. yes that would be true. but shes no better either.

      — remains relevant to others in the thread.

      She may lose either way; and you’re an idiot if you think people who are disgusted by us supplying weapons to the genocidal regime in israel are worse than trump.

      1. if you’re in a swing state vote harris
      2. if you’re in a democratic bastion feel free to vote third party, dont worry the majority of the liberal lemmings will vote for harris.
      3. let your reps know you don’t support arming israel while they’re actively committing a genocide and refusing to commit to a cease fire which is against our laws and harris if she wants to claim is in favor of upholding the law needs to back.

      I’d rather put boots on the ground to defend israel than let them continue a genocide of hundreds of thousands of innocents.

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        I’d add 2a: Even if you don’t vote for president be sure to vote down-ballot. You can just leave the president section blank. But don’t be tempted to write in someone because that may invalidate your entire ballot.

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          Writing in a name won’t invalidate a ballot, at least not in any state i’m aware of, what lead you to say that? genuinely curious.

    • Exactly this.

      People are upset because of the fine line she has to walk, but I have always figured that once she wins the election she’d do the right thing, and this event makes me believe I’m right to have faith.