More than 100 Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive Democrats and community leaders have signed a letter making the case for those reluctant to support Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.

“We know that many in our communities are resistant to vote for Kamala Harris because of the Biden administration’s complicity in the genocide,” the letter, published Thursday night, reads.

“Some of us have lost many family members in Gaza and Lebanon. We respect those who feel they simply can’t vote for a member of the administration that sent the bombs that may have killed their loved ones,” the letter continued. “As we consider the full situation carefully, however, we conclude that voting for Kamala Harris is the best option for the Palestinian cause and all of our communities.”

  • Cethin
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    1730 days ago

    There are other means of resistance that don’t give power to those who will do worse. Take direct action and vote for who will reduce harm.

    • @TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
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      1230 days ago

      Do not normalize or support genociders.

      Re: reducing harm, genocide is as harmful as it gets and the candidate you are telkjng people to support is an active part of the ongoing genocide. The idea that you would be reducing harm by advocating for that is absurd.

      You should, of course, engage in meaningful resistance, but those who rationalize voting for genociders are not the people who do that. This is a barrier to action, it is complacency.

      • @svtdragon@lemmy.world
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        30 days ago

        The current administration is advocating for a ceasefire while Trump is literally on the other line with Bibi trying to thwart the negotiation. These things are not the same.

        • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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          329 days ago

          Continuing to behave as though Netanyahu is acting in good faith when it’s clear he isn’t is called “being played.”

        • @TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
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          830 days ago

          The current administration is not advocating for a ceasefire, they are just telling you that they are. They have redefined the meaning of the term to mean full surrender and occupation for Gaza and all the while have been providing unconditional material support for Israel, including when they kill the negotiators for the resistance.

          This is something that Harris is particularly complicit in, she was a major part of the push in March-June for this redefinition of ceasefire.

          This is also why ceasefire rhetoric was always very weak. It is just so easy to coopt. The newer line on ending arms to Israel is much better.

      • @zbyte64
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        730 days ago

        How did you figure out how to not pay taxes?

        • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          229 days ago

          There’s this secret hack called, “not being an American citizen despite being everywhere in threads about US elections”

        • @TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
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          230 days ago

          While taxes show up on a balance sheet somewhere, the MIC is funded by financial magic and imperialism. If committing tax fraud would help the cause I would probably do it, but I really don’t think it does.