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Summary

Key leaders of the “Abandon Harris” movement, which encouraged voters to oppose Kamala Harris due to U.S. support for Israel during the Gaza war, are now expressing unease about Trump’s incoming administration.

Many in the movement, including prominent Muslim leaders, voted for Trump hoping he would bring peace to the Middle East.

However, concerns are growing over his Cabinet picks, such as Mike Huckabee and Tulsi Gabbard, which some see as troubling for Muslim communities.

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

We fucking told you so.

[–] cmrn@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

voted for Trump hoping he would bring peace to the Middle East

what

[–] Antiproton@programming.dev 1 points 13 minutes ago

Congrats on getting exactly what you deserve.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

An evolutionary marvel: the human without brain

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago

Leopard, meet face.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 22 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Many in the movement, including prominent Muslim leaders, voted for Trump hoping he would bring peace to the Middle East.

Dipshits

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 11 points 4 hours ago

I voted for the Westboro Baptist church because I'm a transwoman dating a cisman and I imagine that putting them in a position of power over me can only go well. /s

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 4 hours ago

It's almost like they didn't know that Trump was the only other choice on the ballot with how shocked they are about this.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 13 points 6 hours ago

How could they have been that stupid as not to expect this??!

[–] ynthrepic@lemmy.world 45 points 7 hours ago
[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 21 points 7 hours ago

Trump doesn’t negotiate. He’s a tyrant. They’re in for a world of hurt and punished a lot of innocent people with their votes.

[–] elrik@lemmy.world 73 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I have zero sympathy for those who only regret their vote for Trump now that his policies - which were always obvious - come back to haunt them personally.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Trump's word and actions rarely line up, he isn't right in the head enough to know what he's doing, but if he thinks it helps Trump he will.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

And yet he spent a whole lot of effort blocking totally not Muslims from immigrating. Why would you not take him seriously when he said Israel should finish the job?

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

Oh no I absolutely believe Mr. "Muslims need to wear special IDs" says the truth when he threatens to kill Arabs.

[–] veniasilente@lemm.ee 31 points 8 hours ago

Leopard, meet face.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 42 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I would really love to be in the room with these idiots the moment they hear that Trump has signed the law that will arm Israel to the teeth and sanction them to exterminate every Muslim in Gaza. I want to see the terror and regret in their faces. Because this is what they have wrought.

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean, I'm assuming you also hope he doesn't do that because you care about and value the welfare of Palestinians, right?

I get this is your imaginary "i told you so" moment, but can you try not to sound positively giddy about it.

Also, have to do the obvious and point out that the IDF has been armed to the teeth and already exterminating the population of Gaza for over a year now. They shot 5 journalists and 5 doctors yesterday. The homeland of the Palestinians is all but entirely destroyed, comparable to damage on the scale of nuclear weapons. Their homes are gone. Their land is stolen. They are starving to death in droves. The rest are being rounded up and shot en mass. The current administration is arming the IDF, funding the IDF, and preventing the world from intervening to save Palestine.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

This isn't a wish fulfillment. This is inevitability because Trump isn't going to hold back. Harris might have toed the party line because the Democratic party is just as leashed to AIPAC as the Republicans but at least they were making an attempt to stop Israel. Trump has said that he will give them everything they need to wipe out everyone in Gaza. This isn't about "I told you so" it's about accountability. The moment the country voted Trump in Israel began just ignoring Biden's pleas to end the carnage because they knew that on January 20th they will have all the support they need.

[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 9 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Wow imagine if the whitehouse continued to arm israel and give them a greenlight for ongoing genocide. What a terrible world that awaits us in 2023-present

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 15 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

But Kamala Harris had Liz Cheney on stage with her that one time!!!!!!^/s^

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly that's a whole other problem. The Democrats need to fucking stop courting the "moderate conservatives". Those fucks will N E V E R vote for a Democrat over a Republican. No matter how godawful they are.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago

I can watch an action movie, or I can watch a drama that has a little bit of action added to appeal to action movie fans..... Why the hell would I choose the latter?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 30 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Well, this is all very fucking stupid. WHAT THE FUCK did they think was going to be the outcome? Did they really think donvict was going to be better here?

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago

They were caught up in the moment and fell into the trap of thinking the current moment will last indefinitely.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

We're going to be seeing a lot more of these posts as the next year progresses. Unless we can miraculously have another higher ramp mangione clone perform his magic

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago

I mean, if we can convince the school shooters to stop killing school children and aim later in a quite literal sense....

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