As a Palestinian-American, I can’t vote for Joe Biden any more. And I am not alone | Ahmed Moor
www.theguardian.com
The president’s moral failure in Gaza has taken on historic proportions, like Lyndon Johnson’s in Vietnam before him

I am a Palestinian American in Pennsylvania, a contested state. I plan to write in “uncommitted” in the Democratic primary on 23 April and in November, I will vote for a third-party candidate.

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For many, myself included, a vote for Biden is simply impermissible – the extent of the moral calamity is so great as to render a vote for Biden a vote for complicity.

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As the president of the Center City mosque in Philadelphia, Mohammed Shariff, said to me: “My vote is the purest form of expression and speech.” President Biden ignores our voices at his own peril, and ours.

  • PorradaVFR@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    “I’m going to shoot myself in the foot on principle.“

    Not what was said or meant, but undeniably the ultimate result of this approach will be leadership that actively and happily opposes ANY progress for Palestine. Period.

    Biden has done poorly on an issue that the alternative would utterly disregard.

    I know, the “lesser evil” argument is weak - but Biden is pushing back on Netanyahu where others would encourage and enable him.

    It’s your vote - think pragmatically.

      • PorradaVFR@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        It is. He is standing by our ally while calling out their actions. I don’t agree with it either but recognize that turning our back on Israel would destabilize the mess in the region even more.

        Netanyahu is the problem and it’s obvious that Biden wants him gone but for now it’s a shitty situation Iran just escalated.

        What would have Biden do? Put troops in Gaza? I wish we’d cut off military aid personally but people far more qualified than me make those calls. It’s a shitshow for sure but opting for worse is not the solution.

    • anticolonialist@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Claiming he’s pushing back while he’s pushing for more funding and weapons sales is a weak argument. What he says never aligns with what he does

      • PorradaVFR@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Fair enough, but consider what he’s saying is all but unprecedented. He’s tying strings to our policy and directly pushing aid to Gaza too. Yes, the air drops have not been anywhere near enough - but that they happen at all is telling.

        Again, the point is that the alternative would be exponentially worse. Yes, worse even than the nightmare it already is.

        • juicy@lemmy.todayOP
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          7 months ago

          No, nothing Biden is doing is praiseworthy. Ronald Reagan, yes that Ronald Reagan, was far more assertive:

          In addition to not vetoing UN resolutions, Reagan took several actions that many in Israel and the United States perceived as anti-Israel. For example, on June 7, 1981, less than six months after Reagan took office, Israel launched a surprise bombing raid on the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak, and, in so doing, violated the airspace of Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Reagan not only supported UNSC Resolution 487, which condemned the attack, but he also criticized the raid publicly and suspended the delivery of advanced F-16 fighter jets to Israel.

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          In addition to allowing the UN resolutions to pass and suspending the F-16 delivery, Reagan also restricted aid and military assistance to Israel to help force its withdrawal of troops from Beirut and central Lebanon.

          All Biden does is flap his lips while giving weapons to Israel. The air drops are just theater that do nothing to prevent the famine.

        • anticolonialist@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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          6 months ago

          It doesn’t get much worse then genocide. If Biden did the exact same things he’s done with Palestine but as a Republican fucking liberals would be calling for impeachment, investigations, 25th amendment, etc. anything to get him out of office.

          But democrats will accept right wing fascist authoritarian policy if it has a D next to their name