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The “Uncommitted” movement seeking a change in the Democratic Party’s approach to the war in Gaza on Thursday announced it is not ready to support Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris — while urging voters not to back Republican nominee Donald Trump or third-party candidates who could help Trump win the November election.

The “Uncommitted” group “opposes a Donald Trump presidency, whose agenda includes plans to accelerate the killing in Gaza while intensifying the suppression of anti-war organizing,” the statement continues. Additionally, the group is “not recommending a third-party vote in the Presidential election, especially as third party votes in key swing states could help inadvertently deliver a Trump presidency given our country’s broken electoral college system.”

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[-] jhymesba@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago

I can get behind this. Sure, we can criticise Team Blue for slow-dragging their feet on protecting Palestinians. Never said we couldn't. That said, there's clear consequences to a Trump victory. The Uncommitted have made it clear they grasp this and ask you to vote for Harris, even if they can't endorse Harris. Staying home, voting third party, or heaven forbid, voting Trump will just make things in the Middle East FAR worse.

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

“Voting is just a way to pick the person that will be sitting across from me at the negotiation table next year”, is one of the ways to think about it.

Harris‘ policy on Israel is ambiguous, weak and too-little-too-late. But you’ll get further trying to influence her administration than Trump 2.0.

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

The ambiguity is ironically a good sign. That she isn't outright committed to the status quo. But rather not willing to signal her actual position. If she came out strongly against Israel and for Palestine. Unfortunately that would be a large hindrance to her candidacy in the current climate.

It's a shame that those illegally occupying Palestine have such influence over our government. Especially after their terrorist attacks of the last few days. Not to mention the decades long slow genocide that's only accelerated in the last year.

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[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's okay to just say you disagree with Harris on some things and still vote for her.

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For real, that’s all I’ve been saying whenever people start come in and start bashing on Harris and pushing false equivalence. Like, yeah, Biden is super bad on his policy towards Israel and Gaza; I HOPE Harris will be better; I KNOW Trump will be worse.

That’s it. That’s the whole dynamic. That’s the only two choices we have as members of the American electorate.

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[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 week ago

It’s good to get that out explicitly, because it has been the focus of a lot of misinformation out there.

The cause of Palestinians is not served by a second Trump presidency. Preventing it should be a major aim of any pro-Palestinian advocate.

[-] jhymesba@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

That it's the advocacy group trying to hold Biden and Harris accountable for the continuation of the atrocities in Palestine saying this should make it clear. The actual people on the ground may feel strongly about Palestinian civil rights, they know where their bread is buttered and that the other realistic alternative in this election is "Orange Hitler", to use another poster's euphemism, is just plain horrible.

[-] xenoclast@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

Pretty sure if Trump gets elected people will be too busy with their own local genocides to care about Gaza.

[-] Soup@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 week ago
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[-] sxan@midwest.social 22 points 1 week ago

Well, duh. Anyone who didn't know this hasn't been paying attention. He's (Trump) said as much, himself.

[-] nelly_man@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

And his advisor on, and ambassador to, Israel literally wrote a book promoting a one state solution where he said that the US has a Biblical obligation to help Israel win. His ultimate plan is to set up an apartheid state where Palestinians do not have the same rights as Israelis.

[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago

"Well, let's cross our fingers and hope the Democrats can get out the vote despite our virtue signalling."

This announcement is just pointless.

[-] jhymesba@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

At least we're not getting the 'vote third party' spiel. I'll never hold a person's opinions on the Dems against them. I just don't want anything done or suggested that will help Trump and his merry band of assholes.

[-] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Two people refusing to vote for anyone or voting for a third party has the exact same impact as one person voting for Trump instead of Kamala.

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[-] Soup@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 week ago

And yet they refuse to support the one person that could keep him out of office.

Fucking geniuses they are!

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Israel has already slaughtered a full 10% of the population of Gaza.

How many Palestinians will be left to save by the time Biden leaves office?

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Israel has already slaughtered a full 10% of the population of Gaza.

idk why you put full here, i feel like just saying 10% would work just as well, seems more semantically confusing to me more than anything lol.

I'm not sure what it's trying to imply.

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[-] freshcow@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

I think everyone who is being intellectually honest knows full well that Trump would be worse. The problem seems to be that the Democratic party has decided it can take the votes of the left wing of its party for granted. If the left is not willing to actually follow through and withhold their votes, then the Democrats know that they never have to appease them. It's really a lose-lose situation until the Harris campaign shows some moral courage or takes seriously the possibility of losing votes over this issue.

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Exactly. We know how bad Trump is, but Biden in his disastrous “hug Netanyahu” policy went out of his way to not just ignore pro-Palestinian voices but actively insult them. He said “I have zero trust of Palestinians” and publicly supported the invasion of Al Shifa hospital despite the ridiculous and debunked claim that there was a 3 story underground Hamas base beneath it. He overrode his advisors and removed pro-Palestine language in all his October and November speeches. He met with Israeli victims but never met a single Palestinian one and even had his tour bus detour around towns in Michigan that had too many Arab-Americans. He claimed he was looking for peace but vetoed ceasefire attempts and bashed Palestinians in general. (He later privately told people he meant to bash Hamas and shouldn’t have use the words interchangeably, but never apologized).

It’s one thing to hold your nose and vote for Biden, but it’s quite another to vote for him when he’s so unapologetically anti-Palestinian. And his attempt to get Arab-Americans to vote for him when he helped kill their relatives is to ignore them and say “Trump would be worse.” That’s not a winning strategy and he wants to claim he both needs our votes to win but also that we aren’t politically relevant.

I hope Biden retires in shame and that Harris does better. She already had been meeting with Palestinian-American families when Biden refused to be seen with one.

[-] banshee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

"If the left is not willing to actually follow through and withhold their votes"

Wthholding your vote only helps Trump. Candidates know they have to appease the folks with money. We're fighting the wrong bad guy - focus on reversing Citizens United.

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[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago

What, just because he basically said he would and loves dictators?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

UN votes against Israel’s occupation of Palestine: Will it change anything?

Seems like the rest of the international community is moving on this whether or not the US leadership approves of it.

Barking up the "Who will you vote for?" tree, when neither American candidate for President has expressed an interest in ending the holocaust in Gaza or prosecuting the litany of war crimes in surrounding Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan, seems pointless.

If anything "Vote for Kamala because hey remember that genocide we're financing via Israel?" seems like its going to scare away more voters than it attracts.

[-] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

People who are uncommitted because of Gaza are fools to think that their reticence won't have any consequences in the country.

Having said that there is no hope for Gazans from US since both the parties are bought and paid for by the Israelis.

Russia take note - US only lets those foreign countries to influence the election who are willing to buy both the parties.

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Nobody is claiming that and you’re attacking a strawman.

The problem is we don’t want to reward politicians for their bad behavior “because Trump is worse” or get blood on our own hands by voting for someone who will continue the same deadly failed policies. Have you ever heard of the Trolley Problem? It’s not as straightforward as you think.

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