Many people have friends and family in Israel. |
I’m not “so obsessed” with Israel and absolutely see its faults. But I also don’t want Israelis exterminated. I believe in Israel’s right to exist and to live in peace. It’s been non-stop the focus of aggression since it’s inception and that aggression misdirected at its people. If you don’t want Palestinians mistaken for Hamas then don’t do the same with Israelis. And the fact is that the root of hatred toward Israel is antisemitism. If the exact same circumstances of Holocaust and 5 million murdered had established a Muslim state or Christian state, no one would have a problem with Israel. |
As a Christian I understand God loves the Jewish people. The world hates God. It’s the only explanation that that little postage stamp of a country is the focus of never ending illogical worldwide hate. It all totally jives with and is evidence of my biblical world view. |
Not going to read 11 pages of posts on this, but find it bizarre that anyone would think this Israel situation is somehow a big win for Republicans. |
The protesting in DC right now is not helping Biden or the Democrats. |
They are protesting Biden you twit |
It’s peak irony that people protesting Biden taking a pro-Israel position means democrats are insufficiently pro-Israel |
Ok. The protesting in DC right now is hurting Biden and the Democrats. Feel better now? |
NP. Right. But the issue is that swing state moderates and independents had already been on the fence about Biden but his pro-Israel stance had been making them lean back towards the Democrats. In other words one of the issues in this upcoming election was that moderates and independents hate Trump, but actively also hate the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. So, for swing state moderates, many are deciding whether the election is actually Trump versus Biden or MAGA vs progressive left. Or Trump v progressive left or Biden v. MAGA. In other words, for critical voters in swing states, a strong point in Biden’s favor is his ability to repudiate and restrain the progressive left. These marches, with their violence and graffiti and antisemitism, show that Biden can’t restrain the progressive left. Plus they show the progressive left aligned with values that repel moderate voters: support for terrorism, attempts to overrun the White House, etc. The marches will draw important voters to Republicans, make no mistake. For moderates who were horrified by J6, there are now images of masked far leftists trying to get into the White House while carrying the flag of a terrorist-supporting foreign country. For moderates worried about terrorism, there are now images and videos that look like thousands of people protesting in favor of terrorism on American streets. And yes of course I know that most protestors just want peace blah blah blah. Do you think effective campaign ads show any of that? Do you think the intent matters whatsoever in campaign politics? There are now going to be pictures and videos of masked far leftists trying to scale the White House fence with flags of a foreign country flooding moderate voters from now until the next presidential election. Essentially the far left has handed the Republicans a neat way of removing J6 as a campaign tool for Democrats and that’s a powerful victory for Republicans. |
I expect Israel to be completely irrelevant to the voting decisions of the vast majority of voters. It's completely bizarre you think that Bide's "pro-Israel stance" was making swing state voters lean towards him. |
Agree. Foreign policy is rarely much of an issue for voters. And we’re not sending U.S. troops. I expect the 50,000 voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia who will decide the next election are paying little attention to “events in the Middle East”. |
No arrests. Only conservative citizens get arrested. Anti American. |
I have enough Muslim friends to know none are voting Biden. They feel betrayed by him and a few even worked on his campaigns. I’ve told them it would still be better than trump but they say they just can’t and at least with trump you know what you are getting. |
Jesus Christ - Biden is a moderate who is taking a strong stand FOR Israel, repudiating the extreme leftists who are calling for him to let Hamas slaughter as many Jews as they want because of social justice or something. If anyone looks at that situation and sees this as Democrats being insufficiently pro-Israel, I don't know what to tell you. Those were people who were looking to leave Biden anyway, is what that means. |
That’s what polls showed. But actually in general I agree that Israel and Palestinians is going to be completely irrelevant to most voters. However based on polling data, to the extent it has mattered so far I believe support for Israel has helped Biden, not hurt him. |