Important Choices

Your choice doesn't affect Gaza. That power lies with Israel and their next election.
For the rest of the world though, it will.
- Unconditional political and material support for the genocide from the US is the only reason Israel is able to continue doing it. Period.
  
  That's true, but we're talking about picking party, not USA as a whole.
- What? Do u really think USA doesn't have the power to demand Israel to stop attacking?
  
  No. they mean, no matter who you vote, the us won't do jackshit
  Edit: punctuation for better readability
  
  Like saltyiceteamaker said, US won't do jackshit about what Netanyahu doing regardless on who you vote, and even if they don't give them money, highly unlikely Netanyahu will just stop doing what he's doing.
  However, for other issue within US or the one affect the world, it have different impact between this two. US is one of the biggest CO2 emission country, and also the world exporter of methane, for example.
  
  Are you aware that the only way Israel is waging their war with guns and bombs is because of the US selling them the weapons? I'm sure Israel would still want to commit genocide without them but would find it much harder to do with literal sticks and stones.
  
  Probably not until it's citizens are able to vote outside the two party system in a reliable manner.
- israhell has been committing this genocide for almost a century unless someone willing to abolish isntreal is on its next vallot i dont see how ir***ls next election could change anything, certainly no previous election put a stop to the genocide.
  
  Why is tankie always fascinated by the idea of annihilation as a solution?
- If you vote for genocide you prove that like Biden you do not have any red lines.
  Why do Democrats pretend to criticize Biden for letting Israel invade Rafah? They are voting for it in the end. You care as little about Palestinians as Biden.
  
  You can obsessed with that issue all you want, i'm not even American and have no say on what your choice are, and i can give them all the attention i have it still won't change shit until Netanyahu step down.
  My current biggest concern is climate crisis, which unsurprisingly affect basically everyone, including Palestinians. Guess which party call that a hoax, are actively destroying the planet, and guess which country are in the top 5 greenhouse gas emission.
  Also lemme know if there's any party that share your opinion and concern.
- I expect downvotes, but I figure thinking out loud about online discourse can be healthy to the general community and so I'm gonna do so.
  The real issue here is not the fate of Gaza, I think. I believe that in reality, your failure is choosing not to be apart of the revolution that aims to dismantle the US government - the only way these groups view Gaza has any chance of being saved (by "this group" I'm referring to the condemners, who I suspect are Leninists and similar idealogues). Saying this openly is currently outside of the Overton window in the US still, since a majority Americans are uninterested in actually fighting and dying for a new system. Instead, they just imply it, or condemn stances that constrain to the status quo.
  IMO, Such a revolution would need to happen within Israel for it to halt the genocide, and a revolution in US would fail to impact the Israeli government quickly enough to actually save Gaza.
  Your individual likelihood of becoming fodder against police, and eventually the US military itself, is also ignored. The revolution itself is for the greater good of mankind in their eyes, and thus your life by itself is inconsequential.
  Probably should be directly shutting down this call for joining the revolution rather than trying to appeal to reason - or explicitly state how you're participating.
  Overall, I think that the holy week riots demonstrated how effective violent protest can be and that something like that happening again could be good for the US. I'm aware how extreme that statement will seem to some, but the fact that the fair housing act was passed in a week should really show just how effective that kind of violent action can be, and that we shouldn't rule it out.
  At the same time though, I understand that many leftists currently are doing what they can to leverage the system to their advantage. This is not out of indoctrination, IMO, but because they have a respect for the lives of those immediately around them - they understand the alternative is sending a large portion of those around them to their die for a cause and they can't conscionably do that. I couldn't do that either, and I'm gonna respect how they're operating currently and try to help how I am able.
  
  You're bringing in shit ton of topics in this statement. It's hard to figure out what's your intent for advocating this. In explicit terms, what exactly do you consider good for humanity? How do you feel about the impact of dismantling the US government? Do you really understand what exactly that would cause?

Trump will turn Gaza to ruble!
Gaza:
- Jared Kushner: Let's make the west bank into a resort

Needs the "we care ❤️ 🌈" flag on the right side in the rubble somewhere
- That was painted on the side of the missiles sold to the genociders.

- Would be based if it happened, but it could never happen under the UN as it exists
- 1 amerikkka has veto so its literally impossible 2 im not sure freeing amerikkka from what few laws it follows would make anything better

The war machine stops for no one.

I like my politics like I like my wrestling, kayfabe

Now do the US.
- https://apnews.com/article/jobs-hiring-employers-workers-government-labor-department-eae6b26b76136cf4936fbc781f79c2f4

Ever wonder why these are our only two choice?
Why 3rd parties can't run without spoiling the election?
Consider watching a video on First Past the Post voting to find out why the spoilere effect exists.
- Why 3rd parties can’t run without spoiling the election?
  They can and they are. People who don't vote third parties are voting for OPs picture; whether they think they're being smart by "playing the game" or not.
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/23/cornel-west-focusing-gaza-has-harsh-critiques-opponents-former-allies/
  
  No WAPO focuses on Cornel West who never intended to pose a serious challenge versus Jill Stein who is actually on the ballot.

There is a lot of truth in this picture. 2 sides, both shit for humanity. It's a big problem really.. Divide and conquer tactic.. proven tactic.

Start a new party, don't believe what everyone will say about the chances for it to succeed. Talk to the people, directly.

So what do you suggest we do about it?
- Work towards passing state level electoral reform in your state. Once more then two parties can be viable, competition will force the legacy political parties to actually attempt to represent people.
  I doubt they'd be able to make that pivot. Representation in exchange for votes is a purity test neither will pass IMO.
  
  Already ahead of you on that as an active member of my state's ranked choice voting initiative.
- It's up to you all to figure out how to stop doing a genocide. Other people can't solve your problems.
  
  Well thanks for that I guess. Voting Harris and protesting against the genocide still seem like the most effective combination of actions with my very minimal power.

I wish I could block keywords in images. Can't fucking escape it. And my country is owned by the ~~queen~~ king.

Oh look, someone trying to push Trump on us. Bless your heart, you just think we're all idiots here.
No, they're not the same. None of us are buying it.
- I don't think they're pushing trump. More saying Gaza is fucked regardless.
- No, they’re not the same. None of us are buying it.
  The American empire is the American empire regardless of who is in charge. Let's get off our great-man theory high horse and actually analyze material conditions
- Why is it so common that people assume if you don't like one candidate that automatically makes you a proponent of the other? Is it not possible for you to conceive that both candidates may be power-hungry human garbage?
  
  They're centrists, scared centrists, who recognize that political in-fighting can result in a split vote letting the party with less votes take the election. However in addition to being humongous pricks about it (helping the in-fighting), they fail to recognize two very obvious facts:
  Progressives don't have a candidate. In any party. You can't split the vote if there's no other option to split the vote with.
  The popular vote doesn't matter. Hasn't mattered since the Republican party stole the election in 2000 (if it ever mattered in the first place). There's somewhere between 3-6 states where the popular vote, if you trust it to be recorded and reported accurately, can swing the election one way or another. In the other 44 states, the popular vote does. Not. Matter.
- I love how Americans are unable to comprehend that people outside the US exist and that internal US politics aren't the top priority for the rest of the world. The burger empire is a plague upon the humanity regardless of which piece of human garbage is at the helm of it.
  
  I love how Americans are unable to comprehend that people outside the US exist and that internal US politics aren't the top priority for the rest of the world.
  Pretty rich given that you do nothing but post about US politics lol.
  
  What are you going to do about it? Complain more on the same internet invented mostly by the country you hate?
  It's like you're protesting Chinese slave labor but posting it on your slave labor produced electronics like a hypocrite.
- So you understand the flaws of First past the post voting? Why arent you working towards a more representative electoral system?

"Good thing they're not voting for the USA president!" - most USA politicians, I guess

Jill Stein !

Now that can’t be, I received word from a liberal on this very platform that the US didn’t send them $24 billion in weapons, they actually only sent $20 billion therefore the genocide is back on the menu!
Sometimes I wonder if liberals even feel cognitive dissonance at being the same MAGA chuds they claim to hate so much.
Ah wait, if they did, they wouldn’t be liberals!
- Liberals delude themselves as being different simply because they "support" liberation politics but they are simply helpless against the system that forces them to support fascist policies
  
  None of you dipshits have any solutions to anything. All you do is make noise. "Don't vote for the Dems" " Okay , then what?" crickets. Gaza getting fucked no matter what is literally just a reason to ignore the lot of you.

I see few buildings standing in Hariss scenario
- Could be worse. Could be a Helvetica Scenario.