• MagicShel@lemmy.zip
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      3 days ago

      It wasn’t relevant to the election. If every single person who didn’t vote for Kamala over Gaza had voted for her, she still would not be President. Folks who withheld their vote aren’t to blame for Trump, but they also did nothing to move the Democratic Party.

      This outrage over Gaza is the loudest and most prolonged I’ve seen over any of them, and it still doesn’t have any traction. And so I say it isn’t relevant today. Republicans don’t care. Democrats (the party) don’t care. And it’s not doing a fucking thing to help Palestinians.

      That doesn’t mean I don’t support the people of Gaza. It doesn’t mean I’m happy with the status quo. It means if you want to make a real change, you have to go about it a different way. I don’t see this working.

      Do you know when it will be relevant? When Democrats have some power and need the support of pro-Palestinian Congress members to pass bills. Until then, this is just impotent rage.

      • Wakmrow [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        3 days ago

        Lol. The Democratic party won’t move. And it’s not entirely known how many votes and states were lost due to the refusal to do anything other than promote a genocide. If you want to look at the number of uncommitted votes, that will dramatically under count the people who would not vote for these candidates.

        As for trying other tactics, I would suggest you look at what you’re suggesting. Consider how that has led us to the current political situation. And try to think outside the confines of the democratic party.