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Here we go again with the “we hate Israel so we won’t vote for Kamala and allow Trump to win so he can supply Israel with more bombs” crowd. Brother the entire ticket was pro Israel. Stop blaming this one issue as the reason she lost.
The person said "one of the reasons", as in one reason out of many. Sorry to be flippant, but jeez, people really need to learn to read.
But how can it be one of the reasons when her opponent was way worse on this issue, and all the other issues
Because they're really really stupid but have good intentions
I guess I'll accept some possibly reasonably sized portions may in fact just be well meaning morons. Which I don't really like saying, like I think 99% of people are totally capable and have to be trusted with making fundamental political decisions.
So, by that token 99% if people are push to shove responsible for the results of their actions. Not the intent
It's possible to be upset that you have no candidate who opposes genocide, no matter how preferable you think genocide(D) is to genocide(R).
Absolutely it is. But if you voted for trump or didn't vote for Kamala you helped get trump elected whether you like it or not.
Wouldn't it be lovely if it wasn't a 2 party system where both parties are neoliberal corporate stooges.
But that's not reality and hoping for puppies and rainbows doesn't do anything
Being happy with an untenable status quo doesn't make it tenable.
And acting like "don't sell weapons you know are going to be used for genocide" is an unreasonable ask in any way, acting like people who don't want to be complicit in a genocide are asking for puppies and rainbows? That's gross.
I never said anyone had to be happy with it. I didn't even say anyone had to vote for Kamala. I just said that you have to live with your choices, and if you made that choice in all good conscience to knowingly not try to stop a fascist coup.
I don't really know why anyone is arguing with me, you can do whatever you want, I just want people to stand by their convictions if they chose not to vote against fascism
Then quit lecturing people for being less happy with it than you are.
it's a trolley problem. realistically, there are only two choices in the presidential election, and it's our responsibility to vote for the one who will cause less harm. I fucking hate Kamala, but I held my nose and voted for her because trump is causing even more damage
in an ideal world, we could have a real election and vote for an actually good candidate, but that is not the world we live in
Why do people keep trying to convince me to vote how I voted in an election that already happened every time I say that democrats had no business supporting genocide?
I suppose it's because they never intend to change their policies and expect further complicity in the future.
But all of you people who held your nose and voted for her are the reason why she felt able to run on a pro-genocide platform. If you all had more morals, the Democrats wouldn’t have felt safe running a pro-genocide candidate. (See the game can be played both ways when we decide not to blame the people who actually deserve it — those at the top).
I think people thought by voicing it to her, she wpupd change las minute then they would vote. She didnt blink, and so these voters also didnt vote for her out of spite. And these voters still get to ctey "i did not vote for Kamala" for dubious moral high grounds.
If you want to win elections, you need to give the voters what they want. You should not complain if you lose after running against what your voters want.
The difference between the dnc and rnc is that the rnc is united behind 1 set of morals that stays relatively consistent: religion. The dnc is more like a coalition of different ideas. So you are right that they should have done more to capture more voters.
However the non voters and protest voters are “cutting off their nose to spite their face”. Idk if you’re familiar with that saying but in other words they voted against genocide and instead voted for more genocide. If you don’t see how that is a fact then I’m sorry but you lack comprehension of reality and need to do WAY more research and studying so you can sit at the big kids table.
Here's how it works, and you can lay this to rest.
I am an activist. I am or knocking doors for candidates. That means I'm volunteering my own time and money.
If she isn't willing to come my way on Palestine, why should I spend time and money on her?
That's why she lost. We all voted, but she had no grass support.
There's a difference between putting on a show to impress your activist buddies and actually caring about an issue. These people protesting Harris are like you, just putting on a show to aggrandize themselves. No different from the MAGAs.
I dont think you read my comment.
Whats even the point of democracy if politicians aren't running to give people what they actually want and just point at the greater evil and say "I won't do anything to improve your lives, but the other guy is really scary and bad!". Can you even name a single Harris 2024 policy proposal off the top of your head?
I am not a fan of Kamala. The DNC should be dismantled for how they handled the 2024 elections.
However I consider myself somewhat educated so when I’m offered either a turd or the end of democracy as we know it as the only VIABLE options, then I’m going to choose the turd.
I will admit that the situation isn’t lost as some of the dnc leaders are at least realizing their mistake so hopefully, if we even get the chance to vote again, they will support the right people next time.
The ones that allowed Trump to win are all of you who insisted on voting for a nonviable genocidal candidate despite everyone telling you "we're not voting for her".
You trusted media polls instead of your own eyes and ears, and you explicitly voted for genocide, and now you're blaming those with a moral compass for refusing to vote for it.
Biden was way more pro Israel than Trump, most of Gaza was destroyed under Biden, Trump has supplied less bombs than Biden, and you're convinced Kamala would have been better than Trump? She campaigned on most lethal military in the face of genocide protests.
You just wanted her because it's better for America, not for Palestine. Stop making the Trump is worse argument, because Biden was way worse. Take ownership of your moral failure so that you don't repeat it again by campaigning for genocidal Newsom instead of revolting.
And don't give me any bullshit about having the chance to do something under Kamala, you didn't do anything under Biden and you're not doing anything now, yet you're still blaming those who had tried to do something.
You wanted status quo, you wanted comfort, you wanted Kamala to finish the genocide quietly while denying it, you wanted to get back to pretending like you have a functional democracy. And you'll deserve everything in Trump until you find your moral compass and join those who refuse to support the "lesser evil" and revolt.
Your empire is collapsing, and your dictator is not going away without force, and your crowd are obsessed with the next election. You need to stop working, you need to stop labor, you need to revolt.
It's uncomfortable, I know. You've had two years to prepare yourself, how much longer do you need?
I voted to cause the least harm possible. unfortunately, both candidates were pro-genocide,so we were stuck between someone who was going to cause a lot of harm and someone who was going to cause even more harm. it fucking sucks, and I wanted to throw up while filling out my ballot, but I live in reality
also, genuine question, what is trump doing better than Biden? trump is causing endless trade wars and has ruined our reputation with the rest of the world