CHICAGO — A Kamala Harris administration will not cut or condition US security assistance to Israel, her former aide says during a panel on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention.
Jewish Democratic Council of America CEO Halie Soifer, who previously served as Harris’s national security adviser in the Senate, notes that the Biden-Harris administration has approved more aid to Israel in the past six months — $15 billion — than any other administration ever.
You do realize it won’t be any different if her opponent is elected, right?
Do you think it’s a good policy? Can you name another area where it would be acceptable if the democrat policy was the same as the Trump policy?
No, I think it’s a horrific policy. But constant messaging that Harris is bad because she’s going to continue the Biden administration Israel policies without also pointing out that the current alternative is just as bad or worse on this exact issue might help convince some fence sitters that Trump might be a better choice.
No, I think it’s a horrific policy.
Glad we agree. So FUCK HARRIS for continuing it.
I don’t think people need to add a “but Trump is worse” disclaimer when they say this because some people are too stupid to read up on policy before they vote. I see your point though, some people do be stupid.
But this isn’t tax policy or student loan forgiveness, it’s fucking genocide. If you don’t want to “look bad” you should just not support that.
And in a political system where the people get to choose who they vote for I would agree with you.
But we do not exist within that system and we are not being given a choice on this matter.
Am I mad about it? Fuck yeah I am, I’m pissed as hell about it. But I also observe the reality of our situation right now. This isn’t a situation in which voters have a say right now. The fact that that is true is a fundamental failing of our American society, but, there it is. Gaza/Israel is not an issue that the American public are being allowed to vote on at this time. We can be loud about it - and we absolutely should - but don’t make the mistake of thinking this is an issue we can solve with votes during this election cycle. Harris and the DNC are riding high on the “we aren’t Trump” train and they know they won’t need to make further concessions to cash in on that after their huge success replacing Biden.
I don’t like it any more than you do, but this isn’t a problem that’s about to be solved by denigrating Harris about it. I’m also not saying you should be quiet about it. But an understanding of, and a communication of, the nuance involved on our (American) end of the situation might help folks not knee jerk lash out at you.
The folks dying every day in Gaza don’t give half a fuck about the nuance of the American end of the problem, and I understand that fully. But the American populace are held hostage by their ruling class and other people are being hurt because of it. Average Joe American has fuck all they can do about this issue right now. It’s a non-issue electorally because neither side will make a major change to the current situation so it doesn’t work as political capital for either. And there is no option C, no matter how much we beg and plead for it.
