cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15153298

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@CornelWest

I salute my brother @macklemore

using his powerful artistry to tell some painful truths! #TruthJusticeLove

@macklemore

HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.

Direct video link: https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1787615905813499904/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/WmvIcNsGQCycXtsZ.mp4

Source: https://twitter.com/CornelWest/status/1787757314218295729

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    129·
    6 months ago

    The world’s going to be so fucked when all the “Fuck Biden” liberals move aside for Trump to do even more harm to the middle east.

    • electric_nan
      83·
      6 months ago

      No blame for the party leadership that makes itself so unappealing to voters?

      • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        6 months ago

        They’re not mutually exclusive. The real problem is that with FPTP, we’re just going to keep voting these assholes into office.

        Right now, the left doesn’t really have a choice other than settling for less genocide. Voting any other way in this system is voting for more

        • electric_nan
          21·
          6 months ago

          I’ll never vote for any kind or amount of genocide. Clock’s ticking if Biden wants the anti-genocide vote.

          • Tamo240@programming.dev
            5·
            6 months ago

            Your principles are sound, but not voting in any election is imo equivalent to voting for whoever wins. If that turns out to be Trump your moral high ground has no basis because you actively enabled that result.

            Voting for a candidate doesn’t have to mean endorsing their entire being, it can be for many reasons, most noteably tactical voting to ensure the least bad outcome.

            • electric_nan
              12·
              6 months ago

              This isn’t a matter of disagreeing with this or that policy of a candidate. This is genocide. I don’t need to agree 100% with a candidate to vote for them, but I do have a limit and if anything exceeds it, it’s genocide.

              • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                6 months ago

                Whether you like it or not, refusing to vote for “less genocide” under FPTP is a step towards “more genocide”.

                I get the sentiment, nobody likes what FPTP has done for our options when voting, but refusing to play the system isn’t the grand stand you think it is.

                • electric_nan
                  12·
                  6 months ago

                  I refuse to participate in a system that forces me to choose between two genocides. There is no victory worth giving political backing to a genocide. A system so evil cannot be redeemed.

      • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        6 months ago

        Shit is so complicated right now. Saying “Fuck Joe Biden vote 3rd party” is such a massive oversimplification of how the world works. And, IMO will only do more harm to the world.

        You honestly think this is what Joe Biden wants? You think he has any actual control over this situation? Israel is going to do what it’s going to do regardless of what Biden says or does.

        Yes, let’s put the orange potato back in office; who moved the US embassy and also assassinated a high ranking Iranian official. He would love another middle east war. All because the skeleton that has zero actual control isn’t burning all his bridges.

        • electric_nan
          1·
          6 months ago

          Why shouldn’t I think this is what Joe Biden wants? What actions has he ever taken to show otherwise? It’s not complicated to me at all. Biden is actively supporting/arming/encouraging genocide. He is giving material aid and political cover at the UN. I could never ever sign my name in support of such a monster. He, more than any single other person in the world could stop this genocide right now. The fact that he won’t do so even though his inaction seriously jeopardizes his reelection is insane. Get ready for what comes next.

    • HereticalDoughnut@lemmy.world
      43·
      6 months ago

      Agreed. I’m fucking pissed that Biden has done so little to in the public eye to fix this problem. Now countless young people are going to hand Trump a victory to do even worse. Then what?