cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17956865
‘It is time for this war to end,’ Harris tells Netanyahu; ‘I will not be silent’ on Palestinian suffering
In the past she had also wanted to be more vocal in previous speeches but it had seen it get watered down by the Biden administration. I think she will push for more than Biden ever did/will
Oh wow… ngl I am looking forward to hearing more from her. I know this is partially me being silly, but my vibe is weirdly slightly similar to 2008? Like, I know I’m probably just being overly optimistic, but at the same time… if she is now taking the gloves off because she’s gonna be the top dog… this is gonna be really interesting and potentially awesome to watch.
After a public letter condemning all protesters.
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Talk is cheap. Do something to show you really mean it.
to all the people saying talk is cheap, calm down champs. she is not the president yet, she is still a part of the Biden administration and anything she does likely needs to be vetted by them. by saying such she accepts losing the support of certain lobbies which will give her more independence and leeway during her presidency I think. words matter more than you think, especially at the brink of an election, when pretty powerful organizations expect you to say things in a certain way.
calm down champs
🙄
No, fuck that. Words have been wind for four fucking years on this matter and she’s inheriting the seat that the LAST genocider-in-chief had. If you curry favor from genocidal lobbies, you’re a collaborator too, fuck off.
I was going to vote Dem no matter what.
But I have multiple friends who weren’t, solely because of Israel-Palestine (they weren’t voting trump either, they were either going to abstain or write-in…useless)
But this has turned them around and, at least in my small circle, is meaningful.
Fingers crossed.
They got dissuaded just hours after the news released and only platitudes given? Yikes
Yeah, no one had ever even heard of Kamala Harris before a week ago, and she has no track record to speak of, so all we know about her are platitudes from the past few days /s
When it comes to a high ranking member of the administration that’s enabled this genocide, I’ll believe it when I see it
Fuck em up
She didn’t attend Bibi’s Congressional political rally (it was mainly for the majority of Israelis who want Bibi gone), which is unusual for her. Then she punctuates her meeting with Bibi with this. Maybe it’s just rhetoric. She will need to outline what sorts of consequences she’s willing to impose on Israel.
God damn she might actually start to regain the trust of the Arab American Midwest communities that have recently been crucial to winning the election. It’s nice to have someone with a more modern and balanced stance. It’s not perfect, but it’s a LOT further in the direction of good than Biden on that point.
Protests are wrong. Genocide is complicated.
One liners are
Lol mixed messaging. You literally just condemned people protesting him coming to the US
Do you think we’re this stupid?
Protests themselves often tend to be less popular than the causes they promote. Politically it can make sense to distance from a protest, but still align with a cause itself that is more popular
It’s strange, but ultimately the cause itself is what matters here
Do you agree with her condemnation of hamas, and support for netanyahu?
This is the equivalent of condemning the police officer who killed George Floyd, but also condemning the George Floyd protests.
I’m committed to posting this MLK quote as often as it is relevant:
First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can’t agree with your methods of direct action;” who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a “more convenient season.”
Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
I’m at the point that I find this quote whenever I need it by opening my profile and sorting by controversial.
Talk is cheap. Prove it and earn voters.
