“We recognize that, in the next four years, our decision may cause us to have an even more difficult time. But we believe that this will give us a chance to recalibrate, and the Democrats will have to consider whether they want our votes or not.”

That’s gotta be one of the strangest reasonings I’ve heard in a while.

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    We hope that shooting ourselves in the foot today will allow us to run faster in the years to come

    Expecting either US political party to drop its support for Israel is a fool’s game.

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      Seriously these fucking morons are going to assist the guy who wants a “complete and total ban on Muslim entering our country…” because they don’t like Biden’s support for Israel? I understand this is a no win situation but given the choice who’s going to be better for Muslims domestically or abroad? Clearly the dem. And on that point I wonder if they think trump would have behaved any differently toward Israel? Spoiler alert.

      They have a point though, neither d nor r is going to be “good” for Muslims or Palestinians, our track record sorta proves that out.

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        I see this kind of thinking often, with regards to young voters, black voters, blue collar workers, immigrants, women, etc.

        ‘We’ve checked with the experts and determined that they should be grateful! Why won’t they adjust their lived experience to match our policy platform!!’

        It doesn’t matter whether you agree with them. They’re leveraging power. You are free to disregard them if you think your personal narratives are enough to keep you comfort after Trump wins.

        If Biden and his supporters want to win, they need to stop arguing with their voters and start listening. It’s not that complicated.

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          This implies their voters are speaking in a unified voice. They’re not. Subsets are, closer to it, but overall, politics is about compromise and consensus.

          If you want the power of dominion, go for a monarchy, and if you don’t want to compromise at all, go to war. When it comes time for peace again, it’ll be some manner of compromise.