A majority of U.S. adults now disapprove of Israel's military action in Gaza, a shift from the prior survey in November.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After narrowly backing Israel’s military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel’s actions, while 36% approve.

  • chuckleslord@lemmy.world
    41·
    9 months ago

    I mean, strategy in FPTP voting systems means that you aren’t voting for a candidate, but against the worst candidate. Is this not the correct understanding? Or does your state have RCV or another alternate voting system?

    Edit: I was downvoted, so maybe I misunderstood something. Could someone explain?

    • ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      FPTP implies you’re voting against all the other candidates, not just against the worst candidate. I don’t think that’s worthy of downvotes though lmao I think state propagandists tend to downvote discussion that actually leads anywhere productive. Sorry.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
      41·
      9 months ago

      The people who decided not to vote for Biden made that decision with this information in mind. The problem is: The enshittification of the Democratic Party relies on the idea that people will hold their noses and vote for the “lesser evil”. This nonsense is how we got Trump in 2016 and how we (or well you I’m not American) are going to get him in 2024. Even if everyone does hold their noses and vote for Trump we’ll get another Trump, then another, then another, until the Dems are putting children back in the mines and saying “but we’re better than the Republicans”.

      If people don’t put their foot down and demand change nothing will happen.

      Is this not the correct understanding?

      It is in very general terms, but when you get down to it it fails miserably, because when both candidates are bad people not all vote for the lesser evil; they just don’t vote. This depresses turnout for the Democrats (Republicans love Trump), when voter turnout is their lifeline. The people who voted for Biden in 2016 are extremely disillusioned with him for many reasons, not the least of which actively perpetuating genocide. This isn’t the recipe for high voter turnout. Essentially saying vote for the lesser evil works until the people you’re calling on say no thanks, and we’re way past that point.

      Edit: Grammar.