I don't support Trump and don't want him as President and won't vote for him. That said, he started a reckoning in America. If America votes for him as President, let the reckoning come. It won't be my vote that brings it. Or America can do better. Tired of this lesser of the two evils BS. |
What would you recommend re: eliminating Hamas? This is a terrorist organization that deliberately hides itself in schools, mosques, hospitals, and other areas that maximize civilian peril. What should Israel have done differently? Curious what your thoughts are. |
Pushing millions of civilians out of their homes into a giant refugee camps seems like a good way to breed terrorism, but I guess root causes don’t matter |
I’ll be deciding closer to the election, when a number of factors are made clear. 1. Will Biden course -correct on Middle East (there’s suggestions and hints but nothing concrete. Someone in another thread suggested sending the Comfort/Mercy think that would be a great start) 2. Will Trump even be on the ballot. Scare-mongering more than a year before the election about a man who may be in prison is not compelling to me. 3. Will Biden admit where he has broken his first-term promises (remember universal childcare, equal pay, and paid family leave?!?) and lay out a path to do better? Also, “support for Israel” doesn’t make me “mad” as you put it. Callous disregard for the lives of U.S. Citizens and non-combatant children? That makes me mad. Do you really think the only way the United States can support Israel is to arm Israel? Or is our alliance more than that? |
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Ok, I don't have all the answers. But I think they should have created multiple safe zones in Gaza with adequate food, water, shelter, electricity/fuel, sanitation. True safe zones that aren't bombed. And facilitated electricity/fuel to these safe zones as well as hospitals. Facilitate the delivery of medical supplies and fresh medical workers to hospitals in an adequate number. Hamas would have taken advantage, sure. But there would have been a lot less innocent casualties. Negotiate for the hostages. Admit their mistakes in the West Bank. Reign in settler violence. Concrete steps towards a two state solution. You can say it's not the time, they're fighting a war, etc. But it's actually the perfect time. You have to give people hope that there can be something better. |
Every single election cycle since Dems fearmonger voters about the GOP/Trump boogeyman. This election cycle it's not enough to say the GOP is evil (we already know that) or that Trump would be worse (we already know that). And claiming to save democracy while advocating for undemocratic principles such as not voting third party (Nancy, you old fascist!) or voting for the lesser evil just won't cut it this election cycle. Voters want real candidates with real positions and ideas...not some old man asking for votes because "Trump bad" or "GOP evil". |
Why "they"? Are you talking about Israel government going to Gaza that was controlled by Hamas and to create these safety zones with food, water, etc? And Hamas would just sit back and allow them to do it? What is a true safe zones? Name the location and place that would not be touched by Hamas? You are either delusional or need to adjust your medication. How long would you continue negotiating if they began raping elderly and minors and began beheading them? With the uprise of Hamas in US, where would you propose we create a true safe zones? |
Hello, Biden is in the White House and we are engaged in TWO wars. TWO. Biden isn't saving us from anything and he's certainly not saving Palestinian children from being killed by Israel and from Israelis getting massacred by Hamas. |
Show me one reputable source that supports roaring economy. Everyone on both sides predict that it will continue sliding down. |
And I’m tired of people complaining that the Democrat is always the lesser of two evils when they’re actually awesome. Whine, whine, whine is all some Democratic voters do. You guys sound like stereotypical twenty somethings with your tone deaf hand wringing and ignorance of the way things actually work. |
We’ve had years of those predictions now despite actual growth. Remember Bloomberg predicting a 100% chance of a recession that didn’t happen? |
Dems are not reading the room at all. There is general discontent in the voter base that's being ignored because Dems take some voters for granted. There are a lot of disgruntled voters this cycle and no amount of Biden "wins" will address the underlying economic issues facing voters - they can't pay their bills and buy food. |
What exactly is Biden supposed to do other than what he and his administration are doing right now? And just let me point up the massive hypocrisy of the right, which wants the US completely out of the Ukraine war but now wants us to do -- what? boots on the ground? -- in Israel/Gaza. Which is it? America First or Team America World Police? |