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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The truth is though that ultimately, politicians are gonna be malleable to those who are going to vote

Literally not the truth; polls showed several times more voters wanted a ceasefire than who didn't and Kamala still decided to go with wholeheartedly supporting the genocide.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

~~My personal recollection is that while she defended Israel as a victim, she still said that she would work to stop what was happening in Gaza and specifically didn't want to provide further arms to Israel~~

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

she still said that she would work to stop what was happening in Gaza and specifically didn't want to provide further arms to Israel

The opposite is true.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it's amazing how libs retcon everything in their heads to invert the world and make themselves the good guys

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm at least glad this one was receptive and open to confronting evidence that contradicts years of moral licensing to bury their head in the sand and pretend we live in a good world.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

yeah, true enough they were willing to backtrack. 5 points granted

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

🙌 fuck. that's my bad

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

If your personal recollection is that Harris said she would stop providing arms to Israel, you need to get your memory checked. She never said anything of the sort; quite the opposite in fact.