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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.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Voting for or allowing Trump to be elected by inaction, will result in injustices a thousand times worse.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

Israel is a liability for the US. Contrary to popular thinking, an alliance can be a liability, especially such one that operates on politics, self-interest. People think China is weak because it has no allies. China does not have liabilities like the US does. It is not entangled in bilateral or organization defense pacts. Israel can do what it wants because the Israel lobby is powerful in the US. The US is a flawed democracy that has to follow and support an insignificant country by a lot of measures. Israel is protected. Ukraine is not protected. Nor do I think that is the point of US and NATO involvement in Ukraine. I think they wanted Russia to invade.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lol "this guy has 2 flaws so I'm going to throw my vote in the garbage" ok fascist

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

A pile of shit who will do even worse than Biden. They think it's bad now with Biden, wait until Trump lets russia butt fuck Europe and Israel fuck over Palestine and Iran.

The ignorance of the far left is astounding.

And I say this as someone who cannot stand Biden...but I know more of my family will be killed in Ukraine if that orange turd is allowed to win.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

OP isn't far left. OP is either a russian troll or a gravy seal fascist.

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

No they're not, go through their post history. They're left leaning.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather not. No truly left-leaning person would be so counter-productive to anti-fascism. It must be a façade.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Maybe, but they're trying really really hard to mask it then.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Good luck if Trump gets elected.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Even though it says they'll only vote uncommitted in the dems primary, they probably will vote elsewhere in the November election too. I kind of get it, these people are losing families and friends, losing their nation. If both candidates are going to let Palestine anyways, you may as well try and hurt the one who isn't doing it right now. What else have they got to lose in their minds? I can't feign to imagine the fear and helplessness these people are feeling right now, to live under the rule of people who would watch and fund the burning of your people.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Enjoy president Trump, a man who will guarantee the complete annihilation of Palestine, you moron.

If neither of the candidates are pro Palestine, then this issue is moot and not an election issue. Deal with it through your reps in Congress, which are the ones you should have been going after to begin with. This isn't a presidential decision stupid

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