Collision Resistance@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoGaza Is Set To Torpedo Joe Biden's Claim To A Human Rights Legacywww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down122
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkGaza Is Set To Torpedo Joe Biden's Claim To A Human Rights Legacywww.huffpost.comCollision Resistance@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarepensivepangolin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 years agoI believe he ruined any such claim with his work on criminal justice legislation long before he endorsed genocide of a captive population.
minus-squarePrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoReality 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.
minus-squarepensivepangolin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years ago…that has no bearing on the fact that they’re both bad policy as measured by their impact on this country.
I believe he ruined any such claim with his work on criminal justice legislation long before he endorsed genocide of a captive population.
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.
…that has no bearing on the fact that they’re both bad policy as measured by their impact on this country.