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‘They will vote against Harris’: Arab Americans in Michigan desert Democrats over Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21396125

Stephen Starr in Hamtramck, Michigan
Mon 14 Oct 2024 11.00 EDT

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (26 children)

Context:

I am not an american, so there may be some missing knowledge for me about the american electoral system.
I abhor Israel's genocide in Gaza, and I abhor the biden administration's support of (and Harris' seeming continued support of) the genocide.
My understanding is that Trump is just as, if not more supportive of the genocide in Gaza, and on top of this has his sights on doing some truly terrible things in the US re: minorities, trans rights, etc

So with that context, my question is thus: It seems clear that Trump wouldn't change anything about the genocide in Gaza, and that he would bring more evil than the current status quo. So if you're an american voter, you obviously can't let Trump get in. But, Harris is gross to vote for as well, even if its a "lesser of the two evils" thing. What do you do? As far as I understand its basically one or the other, you dont really have any third party to vote for right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You always vote against the fascist and the guy who staged a coup. It's that simple.

[–] Cethin -2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This is correct. There are plenty of actions to be taken outside voting, but voting is quick, easy, and the bare fucking minimum. Vote and do whatever else you think you should do. If you don't vote (or just throw it away) then you're complicit in whatever happens.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So by that logic, if you vote for Harris and the genocide continues then you're complicit in whatever happens.

In fact, if you voted for Joe Biden, you're already complicit in a genocide.

[–] Cethin -1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, and you have to accept your actions and your reasoning for them, and there are very good reasons to support Harris instead of Trump. Doing nothing and pretending you aren't complicit doesn't actually make it true. Your gotcha question is only appropriate for children.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Not supporting Harris is not the same as supporting Trump. Hope this helps!

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