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The problem with a two party system - if you are politically engaged enough that Biden’s stance on Israel is enough to change your vote, you probably also don’t align with any of Trump’s policies.
If you are a Democrat, your choices are:
Accept that Biden is the lesser of two evils and vote for him regardless
Somehow decide that all the explicitly stated policies that Trump is proposing are better than Biden’s support for Israel, and vote Republican
Don’t vote - unless you live in a very, very blue state this is practically the same as voting Republican
Vote 3rd party - essentially the same as not voting
Is no one going to acknowledge that a huge portion of the American electorate actually supports Israel’s genocide? Part of living in a democracy is accepting that official policy reflects some mixture of the views of the electorate. If the US electorate is still mixed in its view of Israel then the official US policy should be mixed as well (which it is).
I will use my vote to push for an end to the genocide, the release of hostages, and a stable 2-state solution. But I will not abandon core democratic values just because I find myself in the minority.
The problem with a two party system - if you are politically engaged enough that Biden’s stance on Israel is enough to change your vote, you probably also don’t align with any of Trump’s policies.
If you are a Democrat, your choices are:
America is not a democracy
Is no one going to acknowledge that a huge portion of the American electorate actually supports Israel’s genocide? Part of living in a democracy is accepting that official policy reflects some mixture of the views of the electorate. If the US electorate is still mixed in its view of Israel then the official US policy should be mixed as well (which it is).
I will use my vote to push for an end to the genocide, the release of hostages, and a stable 2-state solution. But I will not abandon core democratic values just because I find myself in the minority.