Biden is dramatically out of touch with voters on Gaza. He may lose because of it | Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com
The president’s shedding key constituencies. If morality won’t move him to end his support of this war, will self-interest?

On the issue of Gaza, Biden is dramatically out of touch with the voters he needs to win re-election. If he will not be moved by morality to stop his support of this war, he should be moved by vulgar self-interest. Gaza is not a distant foreign conflict: it is an urgent moral emergency for large swaths of voters. Biden will lose those voters – and may indeed lose the election – if he does not cease his support of these atrocities.

Biden has that rare opportunity in politics: to help the country, and himself, by doing the right thing. But he must do so now. Both the Palestinian people and his own election prospects are running out of time.

  • djsoren19@yiffit.net
    18·
    6 months ago

    I’m sorry, your take is that we need to shame people for …standing against a genocide? for deciding that supporting the deaths of an entire culture of people is the line too far for their conscience to support? You think that deserves to be attacked and shamed?

    The U.S. has no obligation to participate in genocide, and can start withholding aid at any time. If Democrat leadership has decided it’s more important to exterminate Palestine than prevent a Trump election, that’s going to remain on the Democrats.

    • Drusas@kbin.run
      121·
      6 months ago

      Allowing Trump to win by not voting is not “standing against genocide”. It’s virtue signaling which will harm the very people you aim to protect.

        • drwilhi@beehaw.org
          8·
          6 months ago

          Biden is anti Hamas, trump is anti Palestine there is a huge fucking difference. Biden is still trying to get aid to the people of Gaza, trump will not and will likely sent troops to assist in the genocide.

          • juicyOP
            8·
            6 months ago

            Funny, Biden’s bombs have been killing Palestinian babies quite efficiently.

      • juicyOP
        2·
        6 months ago

        What genocide was occurring one year ago?