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Pitbuller_26 posted...

It's not a whatsboutism, Trump has quite literally said on national television that he would reinstate another Muslim ban and it would be even more harsh. He has a SCOTUS that will allow it to happen. That Muslim ban can easily shift into target anybody Arab regardless of religious belief.

That's why a lot of people are scratching their heads at why a sizeable chunk of the Arab community are trying to hurt themselves here.

Its definitionally whataboutism. Biden was asked about critiques on his Gaza policy and he said why are you criticizing my Gaza policy when a Donald Trump presidency will be terrible for Arabs in this additional way? The content of the deflection doesnt need to be incorrect for it to be whataboutism. The deflection to not answer the original question is the whatabouting.

That aside, of course those voters dont think a Trump presidency will improve things. Theyre trying to leverage their demographics voting power to convince Biden to stop an active genocide. Its basically a negotiation strategy. Why dont they just shut up and accept not having a US Muslim ban as enough? Because also not having an active genocide would be better, and they think that shouldnt be too much to ask.