For everyone here calling these Arab Americans idiots for not voting for Biden because Trump will be worse, this is what political disgagement and lack of hope look like.

They know Trump will be worse. They also know that Biden will keep enabling this ongoing genocide.

They believe, rightfully so, that their vote won’t end the suffering.

A bunch of smug dem voters telling them “Trump will be worse you dumb fuck” isn’t going to change a thing.

Both Palestinians and Israelis see each other as existential threats. Ignoring this basic reality means there will always be conflict in the region.

Palestinians are suffering en masse right now, I don’t think anyone reasonable is denying that.

But what do you think happens if the underlying, justifiable, fear that they each have of the isn’t addressed? There will be more massacres and more war, and like in every war, innocent people will pay the price.

If you’re an American it seems like your choices really are between Biden and his slow genocide or Trump with his quick one.

It doesn’t seem like you can really rely on your political leaders to help resolve this conflict in a way that doesn’t lead to more suffering and death, only the pace at which it happens. If those are the only two options, I don’t blame Muslim and Arab Americans for giving up on Biden.

I think it would just be more honest to acknowledge there’s no real support amongst any American political leadership to minimise the suffering of either the Palestinian or Israeli people.