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Israeli officials have signaled they do not intend to relinquish this territory. These areas, where the military has deployed, are considered “no-go zones” and Palestinians risk being shot if they approach.

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[–] piefood@feddit.online 10 points 2 days ago (14 children)

Yeah, that is how it works. I don't fight against genocide because I think I'm going to win, I fight against genocide because I think it's evil. You may be OK with genocide, but I'm not.

Additionally, genocide is just 1 out of ~50 other things that I'm against, that Harris stood for. Why should I vote for a candidate that's proud to stand with the Cheneys? Or a candidate that wants to continue to be a "leathal fighting force"? Why should I vote for a candidate that thought bombing children was OK? Or a candidate that proudly stood behind a rapist?

Yes, I proudly stand against genocide, and all of those other things. Maybe the real issue is that the Democrats shouldn't run in favor of them.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (13 children)

No one here is rooting for genocide, I'm stating the obvious that you should make the best of a shitty situation rather than not. A great example of this is voting someone who stood behind a rapist instead of voting for someone that would lead to an actual rapist being the winner of the race. It's not good, but it's better.

By all means, try to vote both of these motherfuckers out when possible in primaries and midterms and special elections, but when it comes down to actual election day, and you only have two available options, you pick the best of the two instead of throwing your vote away, that is if you want to actually mitigate this shit storm as best you can instead of letting idealogical purity fuck you over even more.

[–] piefood@feddit.online 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (11 children)

No one here is rooting for genocide

Literally the Democratic leadership is. They're even doing more: they are funding it.

It's not good, but it's better.

I agree it's better, but it's still not good enough for me to vote for. I understand why people held their nose and voted for Harris, but I was unwilling to do the same. We have different standards. I've seen the Democrats continuously fight against the policies that I want, and so I chose 'nah' over them. So did a lot of other people, so maybe they should incorporate that into their strategy next time.

if you want to actually mitigate this shit storm as best you can instead of letting idealogical purity fuck you over even more.

I find this hilarious coming in support of a party who chose the ideological purity of genocide and money, instead of chosing a popular stance and winning the election.

[–] AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hope that you enjoy your moral superiority as you're rounded up by trumps gestapo.

[–] piefood@feddit.online 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hope you enjoy your endorsement of genocide as you're rounded up by trumps gestapo.

[–] AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I voted against the fascist, thank you very much.

Apparently, that was too hard for you.

[–] piefood@feddit.online 2 points 2 days ago

Incorrect! I too, voted against the fascist. But I also voted against genocide, which was apparently too hard for you.

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