Many voters believe, with good reason, that none of this would have happened without Bidenā€™s assent. Biden has continued to speak of Israelā€™s attack on Palestinian civilians using the absurd language of ā€œself-defenseā€. He has insulted Jewish Americans and the memory of the Holocaust by invoking them to justify the slaughter. And though his White House repeatedly leaks that he is ā€œprivatelyā€ dismayed by Israelā€™s conduct of the war, he has done little to stop the flow of US money and guns that support it.

Even after the US state department issued a vexed and mealy-mouthed report on Israelā€™s conduct, which nevertheless concluded that it was reasonable to assess that Israel was in violation of international humanitarian law, the Biden administration has continued to fund these violations. That state department report was published on 10 May. The Biden administration told Congress that it intends to move forward with a $1bn arms sale to Israel. ā€œOK, [Israel] likely broke the law, but not enough to change policy,ā€ is how one reporter summarized the administrationā€™s judgment. ā€œSo, what is the point of the report? I mean, in the simplest terms, whatā€™s the point?ā€

Meanwhile, Biden has expressed public disdain for the Americans ā€“ many of whom he needs to vote for him ā€“ who have taken to protest on behalf of Palestinian lives. Speaking with evident approval of the violent police crackdowns against anti-genocide student demonstrations, he said coolly: ā€œDissent must never lead to disorder.ā€

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    6 months ago

    My far left friend wrote in Bernies name in 2016.

    He did not play stupid games in 2020, and I suspect in 2024, though I havenā€™t talked to him about it.

    As left as he is, he has known what another Trump presidency means since 2021 with no ambiguity. Anyone pretending otherwise at this point isnā€™t arguing in good faith.

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      6 months ago

      ^ THIS. Iā€™d so much rather be voting for a Bernie right now, but the reality isā€¦there are two choices, and that is it. Not voting for Biden is helping Ronald McDonald.