Kamala Harris has earned an eleventh-hour show of support from Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim community leaders.

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.”

  • TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
    1·
    24 days ago

    Are you writing this comment while outside actively protesting the genocide?

    I do much more than protest.

    Cause if not, then you’re literally doing nothing to stop this.

    I agree that what I am asking people here to do is a very low bar! Just not supporting genocide is very little to ask. It can be accomplished passively. So can you commit to not voting for Harris and to not tell other people to do so?

    And no, voting third party might ease your conscience, but it’s not actually doing anything for Palestinians.

    Voting for an anti-genocide candidate signals being against genocide. It is important to build the power of that group and for Democrats to internalize, to at least some degree, that genocide is unacceptable.

    Like… 200+ years of pointlessly voting third party has pretty much proved that.

    Is that do? What happened to the Whigs?

    But you use words such as “pogroms” and you believe you’re right so most likely nothing I say will change your mind.

    They are pogroms. Do not out them in quotes unless you are denying that they happen.

    But it might sway whoever reads this, so… Here’s to hoping your bullshit gets understood as such.

    Never again means never again for anyone.