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"And Now They Want Our Votes" (inthesetimes.com)

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Eman Abdelhadi’s speech from the “Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws” demonstration on Aug. 18 in Chicago.

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

Weird how they seemed way less scared to touch one side of the issue than the other. They should be more scared to touch the other side. The protests should be louder, more numerous, and more in their face.

[–] bostonbananarama 0 points 3 months ago

The protests should be louder, more numerous, and more in their face.

What's the goal of the protests? For fewer people to vote for Harris or for Harris to change her position? Coming out against Israel, even if it's the proper position, is going to turn off a lot of voters. It seems these protests will, if they have any effect at all, cause fewer people to vote for Harris. A Trump reelection is a fundamental threat to every issue I care about. These protests are flawed at every level. Perfect should not be the enemy of good, and Harris is, unequivocally, a positive for Palestinians.