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[–] spaduf@slrpnk.net 40 points 3 days ago

Trump claiming credit for ceasefire and then destroying the region was always Bibi's plan. The propalestine protestors were against the administration for refusing to acknowledge that the israeli's were not negotiating in good faith. Had they played hard ball things might have been different.

[–] knightly@pawb.social 63 points 4 days ago
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 52 points 4 days ago (18 children)

Bullshit. I voted against my conscience because I knew orange would harm people I love. It wasn’t enough.

Dems didn’t offer anything compelling because they are a failed party that can only drive votes with threats of even worse. It’s pretty easy to not fund a genocide and lie and say it isn’t happening when it clearly is. Dems can blame only themselves for poor turnout.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (3 children)
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[–] recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Finally I can stop wondering how the protest voters handle aiding and completing a genocide while claiming to have any sense of morality at all.

They ignore it because they never cared, that's IT! NOTHING ELSE. ITS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSES FAULT BECAUSE OF THEIR NARCISSISM.

[–] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

What does that make the people who voted for the genocide the first time around and still failed to get their person re elected?

Is it possible that a lot of protest voters had family who were bombed and that's why they care?

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[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

If we don't give the nation of Israel full control of the region, then we can't fulfill the prophecy to bring end times!

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (6 children)
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[–] nomoyknsss@endlesstalk.org 3 points 2 days ago (5 children)

The fact the other side is even worst doesn't make your side less bad...

[–] D8lineContentCre8or@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 30 points 4 days ago (17 children)

In general, let’s gently redirect anger away from protest voters.

First, I haven’t seen any evidence suggesting that the volume of protest votes would have impacted the Electoral College. Harris would have likely won Michigan, but that seems to be the extent of what would have happened if all protest votes had flipped to blue. (Please feel free to correct me with evidence if this is inaccurate.)

Second, you’re directing your frustration at the wrong group. The Democratic Party ran a campaign that was basically center right and fostered mass apathy at the polls. That’s the real issue. You can continue to direct anger at non-voters, but all this infighting does little to hold the Democratic Party accountable for running a campaign that encouraged people to literally stay home.

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 29 points 4 days ago (19 children)

Hey Kamala, just say Genocide bad ... just once, you don't even need to action it, we all know politicians lie as easily as breath. Just once and you make history.

The walking special K ad throwing salutes is the result of protest votes not the continuing genocide. Palestine would burn under either administration.

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[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You think they actually gave a shit.

Palestine was just the latest version of "The Issue"

Someone they can make their entire personality to make themselves look good.

[–] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah yeah people just were being dramatic and standing on such a small, unnecessary issue. It was only genocide

We should have been focusing on the price of eggs instead

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