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Even inside the Harris campaign, there was dissent about whether she needed to take a more aggressive stance for Gaza.

A Harris organizer who worked on youth turnout said that senior campaign officials gave them an order: When they sent out mass volunteer or fundraising emails and people replied by asking about Gaza, they were told to mark it as “no response.” The result? They seldom ended up engaging with voters on that issue.

“We also didn’t create a new category for Gaza responses out of fear that category would be leaked. Instead we were told to mark them as ‘no response,’” the organizer said, faulting top Harris campaign leaders for failing to address the issue. “The only ‘clowns’ out there are those who were in senior leadership and decided to abdicate on this issue, who silenced a Palestinian speaker at the DNC, and who told us to ignore it every time a voter asked us about Gaza.”

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

When the choice is genocide or genocide the result would always be president Nazi.

[–] inclementimmigrant 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah and continuing to sit out or voting Republicans will surely make the change you're looking for happen.

Just as long as you're content with your decisions and accept that the reality of your consequences and that whatever happens going forward your actions helped cause it.

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

At one point you need to draw a red line in the sand and say I will not participate in the problem. A distinct lack of morality can be observed.

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

Thanks to you, many people, self included, are planning on leaving the country since we are no longer recognized as people by the federal government.

Thanks to you, eggs are $15 a dozen

Thanks to you, teachers are absolutely horrified by what they're being told to do

Thanks to you, immigrants everywhere are living in fear, even in their own homes, regardless of legal status

Thanks to you, Apartheid Hitler has everyone's social security information

Thanks to you, they're building concentration camps at GitMo

Thanks to you, formerly eradicated diseases are making a comeback. Enjoy polio!

Thanks to you, skilled women, BIPOC, and disabled workers everywhere are losing their jobs to actual DEI hires

So yeah, thanks for that. You're responsible for this. But at least Gaza is saved right?

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

Democrats already destroyed Gaza.

[–] inclementimmigrant 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good luck with that.

Thanks but I'll continue voting in every election, every primary, for every progressive despite how tiring and disappointing it can be and not throw away the progress made. Provided we can still do that after another four years.

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

Progress? What progress have you made?

Your strategy only leads to regression. That much should be clear to anyone observing history for the last decades.

[–] inclementimmigrant 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You don't see progress so be it. I'm not about to tell you what you perceive, I'm not going to change your mind here. I'm glad to see that there's even something called The Squad in congress but clearly you don't. So feel free to continue to not vote, not make difference at all, make no progress.

This is where we part ways on this conversation. Good luck with things going forward and the choices you made and will make and have a good day.