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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

to stop Netanyahu right.... right ??? padme shook face*

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Is anyone really alarmed, this was inevitable.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Biden is trying really hard to lose the election for the democrats.

What blackmail does Netanyahu have on the guy? This is such a bad move.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

What blackmail does Netanyahu have on the guy?

Ask Epstein

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It's a numbers game. There are WAY more Jewish people in the US than there are Arabs (~7.5 vs 3.5 million, according to a quick Google search).

Strategically, those Jewish voters are also more likely to switch to a Republican vote than the Arabs, regardless. It would take 2 Arabs (or any other Democratic voter) sitting out to counter a single Democratic voter switching to a Republican vote.

Granted, none of this accounts for voter locations (because only the 7 swing states matter), voter enthusiasm, claims of national security, or (most importantly of all) ethics.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The only strategy here is AIPAC campaign donations.

All the rest of what you said is BS

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

What, specifically, did I say that you disagree with?

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Except a lot of Jewish voters are anti Netanyahu and want a ceasefire too

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

I agree. That was an additional detail that I did not cover, as I wanted to keep it relatively simple. I expect that the anti-Netanyahu Jewish voters are unlikely to switch to voting Trump, given that the latter is firmly and openly pro-genocide.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That’s a good point, but I don’t think it’s about Jewish voters at all. It’s about AIPAC.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Not at the expense of democracy, at least I hope. There is no other option this year.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Everything can be justified in this way.

"Adolf Hitler identified he needed to blame all problems on Jews. And systematically put them in concentration camps. This was a political move necessary to advance his career and appeal to voters."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

To be clear, at no point was I trying to justify any actions. My only goal was to explain the strategic path that would lead to it. And of course there are additional nuances, which I alluded to at the end.

Besides, a winning strategy is not an indicator of ethics.

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