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One side must bring peace to the middle east, the other side is allowed to tell Israel to kill Palestinians faster.
And before someone comes defending their stance not to vote for either genocidal enabler, why aren't you trying to save as many people as possible? Are you ok with more people dying because of your ideals? Enjoy living with that choice if he wins.
It's not only about Palestine. Americans should now focus on the things they can actually change. Harris is the best candidate overall, because, well, her adversary is Donald F. Trump, but when it comes to Israel and Palestine both candidates are abysmal.
Harris should have ran for the side telling Israel to kill Palestinians faster then. She is wording her support for it more eloquently than Trump.
Cool so you're okay with more genociding.
Just making sure 🤷
No u
I'm not even American but this voter-shaming is both frustrating to read and fucking stupid. Nobody—and I repeat, nobody—is going to vote because they were blamed by a random guy on the internet who refuses to acknowledge their very real concern that voting for Harris would be voting for genocide.
And not voting for Harris gets you three genocides. Gaza, Ukraine, and the LGBTQ community at home. So, yeah, anyone that "can't vote for genocide" is a moron or a shill.
OK thought exercise for you: If the LGBTQ folks cant be bothered to care about the murder of gazans, why should I be bothered to care about LGBTQ folks? I'm not LGBTQ myself. How about Ukrainians, or disabled people? I'm not one of those either.
If you are OK turning your back on them, then your turn, as LGBTQ, or black, or muslim or disabled, or mormon or vegan or...whatever is just a matter of time. So you can stand up for basic human rights or you can stand alone when it comes to your rights. Take your pick.
Again, if this shit worked Trump wouldn't have won in 2016.
Cool. If people weren't acting like morons I wouldn't be calling them morons and if I was part of the Harris campaign instead of some asshole on the Internet I might try to be more diplomatic about it. But I'm not going to coddle a bunch of people who are too stupid to understand the implications of a two party system.
snicker someone doesn't know how voting works clearly when living in a blue/red state.
also can someone find me a rabies shot? this one is foaming at the mouth.
just leave it alone and stay away from it. It will die soon enough on its own.
And given that American voters exist in a 2 party system, nobody should be under the illusion that they have any other choice. Don't encourage people to delude themselves into thinking there is a better alternative. They're right, you're right, what's the best option?
That's y'all's problem to figure out, but bullying people into voting simply doesn't work. Don't respond to a statement of facts with "should".
I'm not trying to bully people into voting, just making sure that this dangerously short sighted bullshit doesn't go unchallenged. Thank you for proving my point.
You talk a lot for someone with nothing at all to say.
Opposition to genocide isn't an option on the ballot, you can't vote for it, especially not for president. And not voting sends a very clear message whether you intend it or not: "I don't care".
Do you value minimizing harm? If you care most about genocide, Harris seems to be the least-worst option. But if you care more about ideological purity than harm reduction, you can vote for a non-serious candidate like Stein, or none at all. Nobody will ever solve this kind of problem at the ballot box, that isn't how democracies work, but if letting things happen instead of exerting what little power you have eases your conscience, that's your right. Doing so does mean a greater risk of a Trump presidency, especially if you live in a swing state.
I would rather minimize harm, so I'm voting for Harris, and encourage others to do the same.