• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        11 months ago

        Sorry. I’m coming to this with the understanding that delay means that many fewer living Palestinians and that much closer to Netanyahu completing his genocide. I consider this situation to be too time-sensitive for incrementalism, and I have a tendency to regard calls for patience in the face of this to be callous.

        I also firmly believe that Biden is harming his own chances of defeating Trump by supporting Netanyahu’s genocide, and that the future of democracy in the US rests on his willingness to cease his support.

        If Biden does not change in the next few months, I fear things will get much worse and may never improve for the human species.

          • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
            8·
            11 months ago

            I understand that but right now what do you want me to do about it?

            I don’t know.

            Really and truly. I’ve written my reps, I’ve stood with protestors, I’ve been very vocal about my feelings re: Israel’s horrific retaliation

            I get that. I live in Texas. Writing to my rep and senators results in a form letter thanking me for agreeing with them (contrary to the content of my letter), followed by fundraising mailers.

            We are discussing an election in November between Trump and Biden, right? So what do I do with that?

            Only thing to do is vote for Biden and take a really long shower afterwards.

            Trump will make it objectively worse for Palestinians. So I will vote Biden.

            Likewise. I fear that absent change on Biden’s part, he will lose anyway.

            • crusa187@lemmy.ml
              5·
              11 months ago

              Likewise. I fear that absent change on Biden’s part, he will lose anyway.

              This is the really important part the enlightened centrists and blue MAGA in this thread are ignoring, much to their own peril if they’re to be believed. Biden does actually suck. His outmoded policies are so unpopular, his campaign so devoid of energy, that him losing come November is virtually guaranteed. He’s down in polling in every swing state but one. I know it must be very embarrassing to the card carrying democrats, the prospect of losing to the criminal traitor Trump. But if Biden doesn’t change course drastically and immediately, it’s going to happen. And most importantly - it won’t be the fault of the voters who point to his shortcomings in public discourse. The blame rests squarely on the shoulders of Biden and the DNC for not allowing any alternative whatsoever.

              So considering that, thank you @[email protected] for speaking truth to power in such a hostile landscape. Hopefully it doesn’t completely fall on old, deaf ears.