• mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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    4 months ago

    You’re not missing much

    If his message was “we desperately need a voting system that enables third parties to be viable, also we desperately need more humanity in our treatment of Palestinians right now because they are dying in large numbers, let’s work towards both of those interrelated things” then it’d be gold. He is silent on the first one, though, and actively trying to undermine the second through his actions.

    The fact that he’s performatively trying to advertise how nice the second one would be won’t help the Palestinians if Trump comes to power and doubles the weapons shipments and joins with Netanyahu in his attempts to undermine any humanitarian aid and any peace process. Lobbying the Democrats, threatening the Democrats, demanding concessions from the Democrats, all of those things are likely to help Palestinians to some degree. Voting for Cornel West in the 2024 election is a vote for turning Gaza into a massive graveyard.