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hockeybub89
10/31/23 7:23:42 PM
#101:


Doe posted...
Riiight. So how much does Biden want to win that election vs how much does he want to continue enabling an ethnic cleansing. Sounds like a hard choice.
Guess we better let the side that thinks that ethnic cleansing is required to bring Jesus back win then! Dooming hundreds of millions of Americans alongside the Gazans surely is the solution!

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Doe
10/31/23 7:24:29 PM
#102:


hockeybub89 posted...
Guess we better let the side that things that ethnic cleansing is required to bring Jesus back win then! Dooming hundreds of millions of Americans alongside the Gazans surely is the solution!
Or we ask Biden to do the right thing

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Antifar
10/31/23 7:25:24 PM
#103:


A poll is not an election. You can make the moral calculus lesser evil arguments when it comes to entering a voting booth, but we're a year away from anyone doing that. When asked if they approve of the job being done by the guy currently abetting genocide, should Americans of any ethnicity say yes?

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pretzelcoatl
10/31/23 7:27:10 PM
#104:


Xenogears15 posted...
Nah, it won't. The Arab Muslim population, while growing, is still too small to matter much. The only place where this might make a difference is MI, but there are other factors at play there that make me believe that whatever negativity he gets from supporting Israel will be negated in that state.
If you think waning support for Biden is limited to a single demographic then you're in for a rude awakening
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hockeybub89
10/31/23 7:27:26 PM
#105:


Antifar posted...
A poll is not an election. You can make the moral calculus lesser evil arguments when it comes to entering a voting booth, but we're a year away from anyone doing that. When asked if they approve of the job being done by the guy currently abetting genocide, should Americans of any ethnicity say yes?
There were specific arguments about voting though. Biden has to win even if 99% of us disapprove of him for this and anything else. And honestly, that pisses me off, but it's the unfortunate reality.

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Daremo
10/31/23 7:28:18 PM
#106:


Doe posted...
Excuse me. What I'm trying to tell you is that speaking about the reaction of an entire ethnic group of Americans' reactions to the horrors in Gaza and the US president's support of it as "irrational", and insinuating they're responding childishly, makes you sound like an insensitive dick. Responding to being told that you're speaking patronizingly about an entire ethnic group of Americans with "Actually, I decide what I say is best for them", makes you sound like a racist.
And you ignoring what I actually said in favour of the strawman you continue to attack says what about you?

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Tyranthraxus
10/31/23 7:28:41 PM
#107:


Doe posted...
as voters we have the possibility to get him to change his mind.

No we don't. That's the thing. The president and Congress literally don't care about what we think. If you want to change the presidency, you start from the bottom up getting more amenable politicians elected in lower offices.

You elect politicians you already agree with. You don't try to influence politicians after you've elected them. That doesn't work in a 2 party system.

When it comes to the president, you vote for the one who will not obstruct your efforts elsewhere e.g. gerrymandering, voter suppression, legalized discrimination, etc.

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Teddytalks
10/31/23 7:29:43 PM
#108:


Ahh, the liberals back on the "vote for the racist man or it your fault a racist do bad things to you" argument. They use it for the black population too.

No one want to vote for a person that does evil shit. They rather stay home. Atleast if the republican wins, there no moron telling you to tolerate it anyway, and it will embolden democratic turnout for the next cycle, likely bringing about more progressive candidates that bring out what you want. Being content don't bring out candidates like AOC and other progressives.

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Teddytalks
10/31/23 7:30:20 PM
#109:


pretzelcoatl posted...
If you think waning support for Biden is limited to a single demographic then you're in for a rude awakening
Yep
He tanking amongst democrats and independents in general.

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Shadow_Don
10/31/23 7:32:06 PM
#110:


Teddytalks posted...
it will embolden democratic turnout for the next cycle

Did you miss the part where republicans tried to overthrow the country in order to stay in power permanently?

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pretzelcoatl
10/31/23 7:32:45 PM
#111:


Southernfatman posted...
I hate the Democratic party, but sadly they're our only option. The only other is fascism which will cause even more suffering and death. That's the reality of it. It sucks, but that's it. The fascist Republican party must be destroyed. After that sights must be set on tearing down the Democratic party. Should basically everyone else be damned as well? You can't try to teach Dems a lesson for the next election because there most likely won't be elections after that. Call me patronizing and ignorant all you want, but that's the reality and nothing changes that.
There are actually two options, and the more establishment Democrat politicians smugly ring the "I'm your only real option" bell, the more likely another 2016 will happen.

Whether or not you want to accept it, polling for Biden has not looked great for a couple months now. They don't have goodwill to burn at this point.
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Doe
10/31/23 7:34:58 PM
#112:


Tyranthraxus posted...
No we don't. That's the thing. The president and Congress literally don't care about what we think.
If you genuinely believe this then answer isn't to play softball inside the system, it's revolution.

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Neoconkers
10/31/23 7:37:20 PM
#113:


2024: I know the democrats openly supported the ethnic cleansing of your relatives, but the republicans can't win!

2028: I know the democrats are still openly antagonising you and haven't helped any of your problems, but the republicans can't win!

2032: stop holding democrats to account for their actions! do you want the republicans to win???

this is the whole "it's her turn" entitled bullshit campaign that lost clinton the 2016 election, ignoring blocks of voters because "well they need to vote for us because the alternative is worse, we can ignore them this cycle"

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wanderingshade
10/31/23 7:39:35 PM
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Meanwhile when in 2032, the American Crusades happen and anyone who isn't a Christian is purged, but AT LEAST they voted for their conscience and showed those Democrats they won't put up with the status quo!

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Intro2Logic
10/31/23 7:41:58 PM
#115:


Democracy, n. A system in which the public must submit their opinions on genocide to the president's reelection concerns

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1337toothbrush
10/31/23 7:43:33 PM
#116:


Shadow_Don posted...
Which totally supports the point you tried to make that trump would be better on Gaza than Biden and Obama right now?
Yeah, Obama destroyed more countries.

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Neoconkers
10/31/23 7:52:48 PM
#117:


wanderingshade posted...
Meanwhile when in 2032, the American Crusades happen and anyone who isn't a Christian is purged, but AT LEAST they voted for their conscience and showed those Democrats they won't put up with the status quo!
ok what avenues do they have to affect the country they live in? the point of a democracy is that we all have a say, if voting is no longer an option for change because "it's their turn", then what SHOULD they do?

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Tyranthraxus
10/31/23 7:56:06 PM
#118:


Doe posted...
If you genuinely believe this then answer isn't to play softball inside the system, it's revolution.

Revolution is not going to happen in a country where an overwhelming number of people are living in comfort. So we're playing softball.

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Doe
10/31/23 7:58:18 PM
#120:


Tyranthraxus posted...
Revolution is not going to happen in a country where an overwhelming number of people are living in comfort.
Except that time in 1776, what country was that?

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aarrgus
10/31/23 7:59:15 PM
#121:


Zero_Destroyer posted...
Polling for Biden is disastrous and all Dem operatives are doing is plugging their ears and pretending it goes away. It's familiar arrogance that is going to f*** a lot of people over unless they run a new candidate or walk s*** back.

Elections are just as much about who you are running against as who you are.

Biden is fine. Stop with the bullshit sky is falling panic. No one is ignoring it, it's just not relevant at the moment.

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Charged151
10/31/23 7:59:38 PM
#122:


Doe posted...
Except that time in 1776, what country was that?
The country has changed a lot since then.

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Torgo
10/31/23 8:00:56 PM
#123:


Sounds like TIME is doing a fake virtue signal.


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Tyranthraxus
10/31/23 8:05:35 PM
#124:


Doe posted...
Except that time in 1776, what country was that?

About the same time where British Soldiers could legally throw you out of your own house, sleep in your bed, and eat your food.

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Gwynevere
10/31/23 8:05:50 PM
#125:


At the end of the day, despite how gross the entire situation is, it doesn't really matter who a bunch of white liberals on the internet tell Arab Americans to vote for, because they're not a statistically significant voting block anyway.

Either party's candidate is going to support Israel because a) that's significant to the Christian belief system, and b) putting your support behind Israel will win you more votes anyway

Still though, I don't think trying to wrangle votes out of Arab Americans by appealing to how much damage the Republicans are gonna do is going to be a winning strategy

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Heineken14
10/31/23 8:06:08 PM
#126:


Blue_Inigo posted...
I wouldn't vote for someone endorsing an ethnic cleansing tbh

I have little interest in voting for Biden right now


If supporting funding to Israel is your idea of endorsing ethnic cleansing then I think you're going to have a hard time voting for anyone.

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Heineken14
10/31/23 8:06:48 PM
#127:


Inohira posted...


Modern partisan Democrats believe the Republicans being worse and threatening democracy means all such debates should be put aside for now and Dems should receive unconditional support.

It's going to fail eventually, and I'd say no later than 2028. And we're all going to suffer as a result.


No they don't.

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Doe
10/31/23 8:06:52 PM
#128:


Tyranthraxus posted...
About the same time where British Soldiers could legally throw you out of your own house, sleep in your bed, and eat your food.
Right, the conduct of contemporary American domestic peacekeepers is famously of no dispute.

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Torgo
10/31/23 8:07:29 PM
#129:


Unfortunately it comes down to another: What are you going to do, vote for the Muslim ban/Obama is a Muslim and that's why you shouldn't vote for him guy?

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cjsdowg
10/31/23 8:10:02 PM
#130:


wanderingshade posted...
don't like Biden for this one specific thing so I'm going to vote for the Muslim travel ban guy" - Silly nonsense people.

That one specific thing is pretty damn big.

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Shadow_Don
10/31/23 8:16:25 PM
#131:


1337toothbrush posted...
Yeah, Obama destroyed more countries.

So you acknowledge that Trump bombed far more innocent people

and from that you conclude that he would be better serving the Gaza people than Biden or Obama

Fucking deranged.

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1337toothbrush
10/31/23 8:23:16 PM
#132:


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Sounds like you didn't hear any of my talking points and instead plugged your ears and made a bunch of assumptions about "you people" i.e. whatever strawman you have in your head.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

and yet he is ramping up funding dramatically for Israel, which is most relevant to this discussion. Stop calling things idiotic when you don't understand it.

Shadow_Don posted...
So you acknowledge that Trump bombed far more innocent people

and from that you conclude that he would be better serving the Gaza people than Biden or Obama

Fucking deranged.
So you're just making shit up because countries destroyed vs bombs dropped is a toss-up in terms of people's lives ruined depending on a number of factors. I didn't say Trump would be better for Gaza, you haven't been paying attention at all. What's deranged is you arguing with a strawman when I'm right here. Read my words and try actually responding to them instead of whatever ridiculous strawman you've made up in your mind.

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SuperSaiyanTien
10/31/23 8:24:59 PM
#133:


wanderingshade posted...
"I don't like Biden for this one specific thing so I'm going to vote for the Muslim travel ban guy" - Silly nonsense people.

This is a wild statement.

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thronedfire2
10/31/23 8:26:16 PM
#134:


SuperSaiyanTien posted...
This is a wild statement.

a -vote for Biden is a vote for trump. there's a reason 'blue no matter who' is a saying. it's better than the alternative.

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Intro2Logic
10/31/23 8:26:54 PM
#135:


How should Arab Americans, or anyone else, voice their displeasure with the president's policies?

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Tyranthraxus
10/31/23 8:30:00 PM
#136:


Intro2Logic posted...
How should Arab Americans, or anyone else, voice their displeasure with the president's policies?

Protests, petitions, publication.... You know... All that stuff in the first amendment that we made explicitly for the purpose of criticizing the government.

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Shadow_Don
10/31/23 8:30:35 PM
#137:


1337toothbrush posted...
So you're just making shit up because countries destroyed vs bombs dropped is a toss-up in terms of people's lives ruined depending on a number of factors

He killed far more innocent people what the fuck are you even talking about?

1337toothbrush posted...
I didn't say Trump would be better for Gaza

You're the one who said he had a better track record when it came to bombing in a topic about the war in Gaza. If thats not what you are saying then why bring it up?

And I even asked you directly:

Which totally supports the point you tried to make that trump would be better on Gaza than Biden and Obama right now?

1337toothbrush posted...
Yeah, Obama destroyed more countries.

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Inohira
10/31/23 8:34:52 PM
#139:


Heineken14 posted...


No they don't.

I'm not talking about all Democrats. Just the partisan ones.

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thronedfire2
10/31/23 8:35:24 PM
#140:


Intro2Logic posted...
How should Arab Americans, or anyone else, voice their displeasure with the president's policies?

by exercising their rights instead of throwing the most important one away

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1337toothbrush
10/31/23 8:38:14 PM
#141:


Shadow_Don posted...
He killed far more innocent people what the fuck are you even talking about?
Yeah, ask the people of Libya about that.

Shadow_Don posted...
You're the one who said he had a better track record when it came to bombing in a topic about the war in Gaza. If thats not what you are saying then why bring it up?

And I even asked you directly:
Yeah, Obama invaded more countries.

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Intro2Logic
10/31/23 8:38:19 PM
#142:


thronedfire2 posted...
by exercising their rights instead of throwing the most important one away
Saying they disapprove of him in a poll is an exercise of their rights.

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Shadow_Don
10/31/23 8:42:07 PM
#143:


1337toothbrush posted...
Yeah, ask the people of Libya about that.

Are we seriously arguing that more dead innocent people is less bad because he bombed 1 or 2 less countries?

Yeah, Obama invaded more countries.

I asked you, does that mean trump would be better for Gaza? You said "yeah, Obama bombed more countries"

Whats the confusion?


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1337toothbrush
10/31/23 8:44:31 PM
#144:


Shadow_Don posted...
Are we seriously arguing that more dead innocent people is less bad because he bombed 1 or 2 less countries?
Are you seriously arguing that invading more countries is better if you drop fewer bombs? Overthrow a government and the domino effect is more often than not far more devastating.

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Shadow_Don
10/31/23 8:51:47 PM
#145:


1337toothbrush posted...
Are you seriously arguing that invading more countries is better if you drop fewer bombs?

Nope. Just contesting your hilarious idea that trump was better for the middle east than Obama when we know Trump loved to bomb innocent people and bombed way more of them.


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thronedfire2
10/31/23 9:11:05 PM
#146:


Intro2Logic posted...
Saying they disapprove of him in a poll is an exercise of their rights.

yeah but they should also still vote for him, because the alternative is far worse

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1337toothbrush
10/31/23 9:12:09 PM
#147:


Shadow_Don posted...
Nope. Just contesting your hilarious idea that trump was better for the middle east than Obama when we know Trump loved to bomb innocent people and bombed way more of them.
Obama invaded more countries. By that metric, I'd say the damage is more. Trump isn't better for the Middle East in general and that was never my point. My point was that regardless of president (and what party they come from), the overarching foreign policy script of the US gets followed. You can point to some aspects being better or worse, but again, they stick to the script. Biden showering Israel with billions of dollars and unwavering support is proof of that.

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bfslick50
10/31/23 9:21:05 PM
#148:


Doe posted...
No, it's not irrelevant. It matters what we disagree with Joe Biden about, and as voters we have the possibility to get him to change his mind. Elections aren't two dudes put out a list the day before and you take it or leave. This discourse happening right now has the power to change those platforms, but only if people like these Arab Americans actually use their voice and negotiate with their vote.

I mean Trump has gone past wanting a travel ban and. Now wants to deport all Muslims. Hell appoint neo-Nazis to cabinet positions. Its hard to imagine that not getting worse domestically.

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mybbqrules
10/31/23 9:34:14 PM
#149:


Irony posted...
I mean in their eyes it could be vote GOP and get deported or vote for Democratd rooting for genocide.
Yeah, let's pretend the GOP wouldn't eagerly genocide any minority group currently in the country.

Their endgame is a white christofacist dictatorship. Beyond a small pool kept for breeding stock (because in their little Gilead there would absolutely be a return to slavery) they'd purge or expell everyone else.

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cjsdowg
10/31/23 9:38:22 PM
#150:


I am so sick of the Democrat tag line being....

Who else you got to vote for.

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