Buried lead:
It's LEDE, not lead.
It took me 40+ years to learn this, just passing it along.
bostonbananarama
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I believe they're confusing the term victim with the word volunteer.
Don't worry, at least there are two pizzas for 50 people!
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.
Where’s Joe Biden now?
I'm going to guess the White House, but I'm not sure, it wasn't my turn to watch him.
I assume you're alluding to Harris replacing Biden, which doesn't address my point. Dem and Rep running, one of them will be president.
The United States has a FPTP system, you're never going to get a third party candidate to win the presidency. You would need to reform the system.
Do NOT say fundamental change can’t be made or started in the middle of a general election. Protest works and that scares some of you
You legally cannot change the election process two months before an election.
Protest is fine, but you should ask what your goal is. Trump is worse than Harris on Gaza, Palestine, and Israel. Frankly, it's not even close. So if your protest would cause people to not vote for Harris, then you're helping to elect Trump. Actions have consequences, just be sure you understand what they are.
For the record I'm for a Palestinian state and against genocide, but there are actions that further those causes and actions that don't.
or choose neither and take a goddamn stand for once and show these puppets of the elites it is all or nothing
There is no "neither" option. One of them WILL be president. Let me save you time and there's never going to be a candidate but you agree with on every issue.
If you want to make a fundamental change in the electoral process, the middle of a general election isn't the time. You literally cannot change the process at this point.
The name of the game this November is turnout. There are undoubtedly more people who support Harris than Trump, but will they vote? Touching the Israel issue is guaranteed to turn off a large block of voters, no matter which side you support. There's no winning this issue politically.
Either Harris or Trump will be president in 2025, choose which one more closely aligns to your values and policy goals. If you care about Gaza and Palestinians, I don't know how that choice isn't Harris.
That's completely unfair, you couldn't name ~~one~~ ~~two~~ seven...let's go with seven other examples of that!
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I don't think I've read an interview from anyone who has worked with Trump that doesn't say he's one of the dumbest people they've ever interacted with. He's absolutely a con man but he's also stupid.
Legally, you do. You may not like it but that's how it works.
I'm an attorney, you don't know what you're talking about.
My argument isn't about how it should be. People should be decent. They often aren't. My statement is about the legal implications of the decision. Breasts either remain sexual which means all naughty bits are on the table or.... they aren't and are legally no different than any other nonsexual thing.
This isn't how sexual harassment is determined at all. Nothing you've said has any connection to reality.
Can you take someone to court for looking at your legs? Sure. Will it have a good chance of success? No.
YES! If you're in a workplace and that behavior is happening and it consistent, it is a hostile work environment. It would be no different if the unwanted attention was on a leg, an arm, or a breast.
If you legalize it you have acknowledged that a woman's breasts are not sexual. There is no recourse.
No, you literally do not have to do that. You can legalize toplessness and every other aspect of every other law would remain the same.
Your argument essentially means that a person staring at a woman's leg constantly could not constitute harassment, and that simply isn't true.
There is, it's the constitution. You can't be a member of the House without being 25 or a senator without being 30.