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Biden is dramatically out of touch with voters on Gaza. He may lose because of it | Moira Donegan
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 22 May 2024
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There's no need to engage with an argument that makes no sense.
Biden's pro-Israel policy is the same policy we've had for 76 years.
Trump's policy is "Gaza is a cancer, wipe them out fast".
Those are your two choices. You do not have an alternative.
Choosing not to vote only helps Trump.
Voting 3rd party only helps Trump.
You think this is a persuasive statement?
If the choice is between genocide and more genocide then voters are right to denounce the United States as a whole
It's not intended to be persuasive, it's a statement of fact.
Israel is going to do whatever they want to do regardless of what Biden says.
The difference is, Trump would openly ENCOURAGE such genocide. Further, he would bring the worst of those policies back home, illegally invading Mexico the same way Israel illegally invaded Lebanon.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-mexico-kill-teams-drug-cartels-1235016514/
And what is Biden doing by continuing to supply arms and funds to Israel? And by threatening the ICC and ICJ?
Biden is not telling Israel "Gaza is a cancer, clear it out fast."
Trump specifically said that.
So what?
Biden is arming and funding Israel and is protecting them from international agencies.
Which is far worse than verbal statements
Trump is a fascist. But he never committed a genocide. Biden has.
Which is so foolish, as it makes fascism in America significantly more likely to occur, to disastrous results
Biden has not committed genocide, Bibi is. Biden believes, sincerely believes, that Israel is allowed to defend itself.
Bibi is misaporopriating that belief, and the money, and the weapons.
You have no reason to believe that because you do not know Biden, nor do you have the ability to see into his mind.
The power of AIPAC and the usefulness of having a middle eastern port to place our aircraft carriers in range of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey is a more compelling reason than any argument regarding Biden on a personality level
I believe it because Biden has said it over and over again:
https://youtu.be/Oz1BAOjaTqs
https://youtu.be/P2WvwSPU-Rg#t=1m18s
https://youtu.be/0EKA33Tfa8w#t=40s
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4288336-biden-reaffirms-israel-must-defend-self-international-humanitarian-law/
I agree that he has said it. But why does that make it true?
Repetition of a statement does not create truth
No, but it's an exhibition of sincere belief.
Why?
Politicians lie more than any other profession, and they do it to shape public perception and achieve their political goals, not to express their deeply held personal beliefs.
There is no reason to think Biden is being truthful here, especially in the face of overwhelmingly evidence of Israel's genocide. It's his ineffective attempt to save face as he engages in genocide denial and serves as an accomplice to genocide