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The genocide is real. Those are words, and 100% more cynical than thoughts and prayers
You know what else is real? The fact that average Americans — the ones who put people in office — support Israel, whether Joe Biden likes it or not.
That is not something I would take as fact. Questionable polling at best, and it’s laughable to say it’s what the American people want when they have no say in the matter. The powers at be will not allow candidates to be critical of Israel…ie the PACs that choose which candidates are on the national ticket. I’m sure if the American people were able to vote on this issue, funding to Israel would cease immediately.
The reality is that VOTERS (so, old people, since young people don’t vote) are overwhelmingly in favor of Israel. Obviously I despise them but the solution is to change their minds, not act shocked when in a democracy the elected representative does literally what people want him to do.
You’re either trolling or very naive
Have you ever even looked at polls? Lmao
Yes. Democrats and Independents both favor conditioning arms sales to Israel and say . Republicans don't matter. There may also be questions that ask "do you support Israel" that also have a majority, but that's not the question at hand (whether to continue supporting their war effort). And even if you shift to argue that the American opinion is mixed, that's very much not overwhelmingly favoring continuing our role in the genocide.
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/americans-split-continuing-military-aid-israel
https://globalaffairs.org/research/public-opinion-survey/americans-continue-say-us-should-stay-impartial-israeli-palestinian
To quote: "Have you ever even looked at polls? Lmao."
These heavily qualified opinions are all entirely shared by Joe Biden. Because as I said, Joe Biden will do and say literally whatever is most popular. That’s his entire schtick.
So thanks for proving my point. Children.
He's literally not doing what's most popular. If he was we'd be reducing and/or conditioning military aid, the position supported by a majority of the population. What are you even talking about?
Wild that people can act condescending when just patently saying the wrong thing after being shown the exact data that proves them wrong.
Your inability to make sense of polling data — again, these polls don’t even target LIKELY VOTERS — is why Trump and Netanyahu exist. Because opposition to these monsters is crippled by hysterical people who cause nothing but infighting and chaos.
So your justification for supporting genocide is that it gives people better opportunities for career advancement? Well, now I'm convinced it's a good thing.
No, I’m saying in a democracy you don’t get to do whatever you want when you’re elected. You have to do whatever EVERYONE WHO ELECTED YOU wants you to do. And young people don’t vote while old people support Israel.
That’s true but as long as his political opponent has a more supportive stance on Israel, the Democratic Party knows that there’s a lot more room to support Israel without haemorrhaging too many voters who don’t align with that value.