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Bashar Almadani's avatar

I respectfully disagree with your premise. The protests have arisen out of desperation and a sense of complete loss of hope that our elected leaders will actually do anything to stop the bloodshed. Despite the very real risk of Trump getting reelected, thousands of Americans with a good conscience simply cannot excuse Biden for his fundamental role in funding and enabling this ongoing genocide, damn the consequences.

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Cary Birdsall's avatar

Oof! Biden’s actions regarding Israel are reprehensible. It is tragic that this is our choice. Our politics have been dragged so far right! But we didn’t land here yesterday. Democrats and Republicans alike have been co-opted by wealth, as have been many of our institutions of higher learning. We can’t solve this by letting ourselves tilt into trumpian fascism. The consequences will damn us all.

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DK Brooklyn's avatar

“Damn the consequences” says it all. Shame on you. You bring on the opposite of what you want. We and the Palestinians will suffer.

In ‘68 the protesters in Chicago led to 8 years of Nixon and many more years of the Vietnam War.

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Robert Leyland's avatar

DK Brooklyn, focus on the issues rather than indulge in personal attacks. Otherwise, MEHDI ought to ban you from his platform. Intimidation is not an appropriate substitute for persuasion. This space needs to be respected.

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DK Brooklyn's avatar

Please show me where I have made a personal attack? If saying “shame on you” for advocating we “damn the consequences” is a personal attack I think we need to have a conversation on what is personal.

Do you really believe we should not be concerned about the consequences of actions? I think the consequences is the point of taking action.

And please, were you really intimidated by my comment? Do you think i was disrespectful to you? Is this the kind of comment that should get someone blocked? Really?

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