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.

  • @TheBananaKing@lemmy.world
    -3•3 months ago

    Nope. Biden has already stated that his support for Israel is unconditional, and he’s got their back no matter what they do.

    A person is no better than the worst thing they will tolerate, and there’s nothing he won’t tolerate. Israel could build literal fucking gas chambers, and not only will he foot the bill, he’ll fight anyone who tries to stop them.

    The republicans run on being hateful morons, that’s their whole platform and their voters know what they’re getting.

    The dems run on being decent responsible human beings, but you don’t get to make that claim if you’re too busy gagging on nazi dick. If people let them win regardless, they’ll never be accountable again - and that’s honestly even worse than letting the evil clowns drive.

    • PorradaVFR
      3•3 months ago

      Again, I agree Israel’s response has been excessive to the point of genocidal - but the Republicans would gleefully endorse and encourage worse. Biden has been openly lukewarm in his support and if reports are accurate he’s been railing on Netanyahu. I hate the devil’s bargain we have of supporting Israeli acts no matter what but as trivial as it is on the ground we let the UN measure pass which was telling and unprecedented.

      Again, the principled opposition while justified will only promote far worse. Given that what is the logical decision?

      • @TheBananaKing@lemmy.world
        4•3 months ago

        Cut off aid, draw a line, have moral principles, have something you refuse to support.

        Or lose.

        That’s the decision, and it’s theirs to make.

        • PorradaVFR
          3•3 months ago

          I don’t know that the election would actually turn on this but I shudder to think how much worse it will get writ large if Trump gets back in the White House but I also don’t expect us to turn our back on Israel so….who knows.