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   Nathan A. Stine (stinerman@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 05:38:57 JST Nathan A. Stine

   • Evan Prodromou

   @evan no one has an obligation to support anyone, but I think is a good idea if they do.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 05:38:57 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @stinerman why?

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 11:20:22 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @stinerman I'm asking about the second part. For people focused on the genocide in Gaza, is there a material difference between Biden and Trump? Trump cannot do worse than Biden. Zero is the lowest number of Palestinians in Gaza there can be. For those focused on genocide of their people, is it fair to ask that they also take, I dunno, agricultural policy into account? "It's a wash on genocide, so you should vote based on the pre-K policy." That is asking people to be ice cold.

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     Nathan A. Stine (stinerman@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 11:20:23 JST Nathan A. Stine

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan if you're asking about the first part, I don't think anyone has an obligation to do anything, politically speaking. For the second part, I think he's he least bad candidate that has a chance of winning. The answer does change depending on what state the person lives in. If it's Michigan, it's a much bigger deal than California or Texas or Florida.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 12:35:16 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • ClickyMcTicker

     @ClickyMcTicker @stinerman in Palestine? How?

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     ClickyMcTicker (clickymcticker@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 12:35:17 JST ClickyMcTicker

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan @stinerman
     “Trump cannot do worse than Biden”

     Strong disagree. He absolutely can.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 12:35:52 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @stinerman give me your read, then!

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     Nathan A. Stine (stinerman@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 12:35:53 JST Nathan A. Stine

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan I disagree with your read of the situation.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 19:30:30 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Ozzy

     @ozzy @stinerman @ClickyMcTicker if the Kahanist dream is achieved, and all Palestinians in Gaza are killed or expelled under the Biden Administration's watch, there will be no further evil for a second Trump administration to do there.

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     Ozzy (ozzy@fediverse.fun)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 19:30:31 JST Ozzy

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     • ClickyMcTicker

     @evan@cosocial.ca @ClickyMcTicker@hachyderm.io @stinerman@mastodon.social
     Israel would be free to ignore the UN completely, building more settlements, use more force, more deaths.
     
     Trump would not care if other western nations split from US and Israel
     
     Biden has been weak on Gaza but another term of despot in WH would be a greater disaster.
     Netanyahu would love to keep current situation going until Nov elections

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 19:40:59 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Ozzy

     @ozzy @stinerman @ClickyMcTicker If the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank starts in earnest, it's not clear what the difference between a Biden response and a Trump response would be. They'd both provide weapons, diplomatic cover, and financial aid.

     My guess is that a second Trump Administration would be less competent.
     It might not be able to give as good protection as the current technocratic US government. Democrats would also be free to oppose the policy, as ~80% of D voters do.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 19:48:01 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Kelson (Tech and Testing)

     @KelsonTalksTech @ClickyMcTicker @stinerman most Palestinian Americans, and most Arab Americans in general, are Christian.

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     Kelson (Tech and Testing) (kelsontalkstech@snac24.keysmash.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2024 19:48:02 JST Kelson (Tech and Testing)

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     • Evan Prodromou
     • ClickyMcTicker
     @evan@cosocial.ca @ClickyMcTicker@hachyderm.io @stinerman@mastodon.social The GOP is hyper-supportive of Israel and not too fond of Muslims. Any Republican president would likely be more thorough in their support and not even bother with token humanitarian aid. Many would actively encourage wiping them out and replacing them with settlements. And Trump, known for his hot-headedness, literally launched his political career on racism and his administration on anti-Muslim policy.
     
     Even Palestinian-Americans are going to be in greater danger under Trump than Biden.
     
     In short: anything you don't like about what Biden is doing in this situation, Trump is likely to do more of it, more intensely, and with enthusiasm.