LogFAQs > #980165727

I'm going to still pull the lever for Biden, and encourage anyone else to do so, because Trump is going to be this, plus much much more.

That said, people do need to really get their priorities right. Being more outraged at people appalled by this than our administration for continuing to fund the Israeli government really shows how morally skewed some people are.

The people encouraging not voting here are at best being short sighted, especially if talking about people who live in swing states. But it takes a lot of gall to chastise the people pissed with Biden more than Biden himself, especially considering at least some people in Arab American communities have had people they know actually die in Gaza. Yes it's short sighted still for them to not vote, but if they are someone who is personally impacted, or feels like the administration values their lives less, those feelings and reluctance to vote are very real things.

I get that our support for Israel is baked in. We fund them because they are a strategic ally in the ME. But there has to be a point where we at least pause all weapons transfers along with any financial assistance, and use that to strongarm them into at the very least ending their indiscriminate (Though one could argue it's at least sometimes targeted.) military strikes, and to come to the table and negotiate.

Hamas needs to do the same, and step out of government and disarm themselves, they are no saints either. But Israel is the one with the power over there, and if I've read things correctly in the past, they have even funded Hamas knowing that it gives them an easy Boogeyman.

Demanding Biden be better should not be a difficult ask. And being better doesn't have to mean completely abandoning Israel
But there absolutely should have been a hard red line that would severally impact essential aid for them to continue.

And while Biden might take a hit as this would be divisive, sometimes doing the right thing is the most important. Especially considering based on the polling I've seen, it would be less detrimental for him to pump the brakes a bit on supporting them than to continue with business as usual.