Much of the attention on Thursdayās presidential debate fell upon President Joe Bidenās faltering performance, which has called into question whether he can even remain the Democratic candidate. In the aftermath, some have focused on former President Donald Trumpās nonstop lies.
Left largely overlooked, however, has been the open xenophobia Trump deployed against Palestinians and immigrants, and the silence with which it was met.
The most striking illustration might be Trumpās response to a prompt from CNN moderator Dana Bash, regarding Israelās war on Gaza and the āhumanitarian crisisā that Israel has created while killing thousands of Palestinians.
As Biden insisted that Hamas was the only entity standing in the way of a ceasefire, Trump actually pushed back on the idea. āYou got to ask him,ā Trump began, referring to Biden, āas far as Israel and Hamas, Israel is the one that wants to go. He said the only one who wants to keep going is Hamas.ā He continued: āActually, Israel is the one, and you should let them go and let them finish the job. He doesnāt want to do it. He has become like a Palestinian. But, they donāt like him because he is a very bad Palestinian. He is a weak one.ā
the mental gymnastics to twist āI refuse to vote for genocideā into a question of privilege
i feel like the real privilege is ānot being bombed to deathā, did you check your ānot being bombed to deathā privilege recently?
some of the most vocal āgenocide joeā rhetoric iāve seen has come from some of the people with potentially the most to lose from this election
in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under bidenās feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that heās not going to win?
Cool, either theyāre not taking the election seriously or theyāre letting their own self-destructive urges chart the course for millions of other people, way better.
People who think that letting the greater evil win is some sort of moral stand are fucking beyond help.
the absolute clown show of starting off talking about privilege, and finishing off talking about how those without it donāt know how to vote properly because they donāt agree with you
in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under bidenās feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that heās not going to win?
Yes, sorry for saying that fascism is actually a bad thing to vote for, I guess thatās too much for me to say. You vote for fascism to your heartās content. Better?
sorry are we talking about my vote now, or the people who you pretended to care about a minute ago?
in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under bidenās feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that heās not going to win?
The people I care about beingā¦ me and the rest of the vulnerable demographics in the US, for whom a fascist regime would be ruinous? Yes, itās kind of important that one votes AGAINST the fascist. The two things, fascism losing the election, and people voting against fascism, are very closely related. Sorry if thatās news to you.
weird how you opened this talking about the privilege of others and now itās somehow boiled down to being about you
some of the most vocal āgenocide joeā rhetoric iāve seen has come from some of the people with potentially the most to lose from this election
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kind of wild that weāre still going for the pantsuit lady strategy of ājust blame the voters that donāt like herā as if weāve learned absolutely nothing from 2016
i guess if we just intentionally misrepresent criticism of biden then said critics will be forced to vote for him
let me know how that works out, i guess
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in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under bidenās feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that heās not going to win?
What an absolutely bizarre take.
Didnāt I already mention that voting for fascism is actually bad? That engaging in self-destructive behavior for oneself and oneās fellow vulnerable demographics isā¦ bad even if youāre one of those demographics?
I donāt know why āVoting for fascism is badā is such a hard concept for you to grasp.
Donāt forget thoughā¦ ground rapidly shrinkingā¦. Something something donāt care if genocide continues as long as Biden isnāt elected!