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Gaza Is Set To Torpedo Joe Biden's Claim To A Human Rights Legacy (www.huffpost.com)

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[–] pensivepangolin 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I believe he ruined any such claim with his work on criminal justice legislation long before he endorsed genocide of a captive population.

[–] PrinceWith999Enemies 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reality is more complicated than that. The crime bill and the war on drugs at the time had significant support in the black community, including political and religious leaders.

[–] pensivepangolin 5 points 1 year ago

…that has no bearing on the fact that they’re both bad policy as measured by their impact on this country.