What cherry was allegedly picked in the comment you replied to?
AOC is somehow not an establishment democrat??
“She is working tirelessly to secure a cease-fire in Gaza and bringing the hostages home,” the Squad member said Monday night in championing Kamala Harris for president.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:
The acts that constitute genocide fall into five categories:
Killing members of the group
Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group
Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction, in whole or in part
Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group
Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group
A short list of official allegations of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians (Google):
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to prevent the destruction of evidence and ensure the preservation of evidence related to allegations of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel’s use of the “Hannibal Directive”
Israel has been accused of using its “Hannibal Directive” policy, which allows for the killing of Israeli soldiers and civilians to prevent them from being taken alive as prisoners of war. This policy has been criticized as a form of genocide.
UN reports
UN experts have reported “grave violations” committed by Israeli forces against Palestinians in Gaza, including “genocidal incitement” and the use of “powerful weaponry with inherently indiscriminate impacts.” They have also cited evidence of Israel’s intent to “destroy the Palestinian people under occupation.”
Special Rapporteur’s findings
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has found “reasonable grounds” to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. She cited evidence of Israel’s intent to destroy the Palestinian group, including causing serious bodily or mental harm, imposing conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction, and preventing births within the group.
Amnesty International’s research
Amnesty International has gathered evidence of unlawful Israeli attacks in Gaza, resulting in mass civilian casualties. The organization has criticized Israel’s failure to distinguish between military objectives and civilian objects, leading to indiscriminate attacks that are war crimes.
Other reports and allegations
Various independent reports and allegations have been made about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, including forced transfers, torture, and the destruction of infrastructure. Some have characterized Israel’s actions as genocide, while others have criticized the use of the term without sufficient evidence.
Under federal laws, the US Department of State has a policy prohibiting weapons transfers when it’s likely they will be used to commit genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, or other violations of international humanitarian or human rights laws.
In February 2024, Veterans for Peace sent an open letter to the State Department and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, invoking these laws and policies, urging the termination of provision of military weapons and munitions to Israel.
Does your logic apply to single issue (anti Trump) voters?
dumb as fuck
Exactly! Only single issue “Orange man bad” voters are morally good!
Trump’s hypothetical genocide is way worse than Harris’ real life genocide!
Moral superiority belongs to supporters of Genocide Harris who promised to build the Mexican border wall!
The time to suddenly pull a principled stance about Trolleys out of your ass is not ten seconds before your inaction kills people.
So why do establishment liberals ignore the demands of progressives until it’s time to suddenly demand their votes?
Beautiful write-up, thank you!
Wow! Credit from an admitted prejudiced 'Murican!
Media coverage and social discourse, or a lack thereof, regarding settler violence is stark in America.
It can only be called terrorism if the perpetrators are non-white right?
There’s not a thing you could say to overcome my prejudiced view of you.
Typical white American bigot logic.
Where’s your “bar” then? You want a list of every single media outlet that scrutinizes black voters as if they are a dominant voting block?
Where is your goal post hiding now so I can hurry along to meet it?
Ironic name-calling from someone pleading absolute ignorance regarding the black voter blame game.
Why engage in a question you admit to hold utter ignorance?
instances of liberal news outlets that scrutinized Black voters and their potential support for Donald Trump:
The New York Times: An article titled “Are Black Voters Abandoning the Democratic Party?” (October 17, 2024) examined the possibility of Black voters defecting to Trump, citing polls and expert analysis.
Mother Jones: A podcast episode, “Why You Shouldn’t Buy the Election Narrative About Black Men” (October 2024), critically evaluated the notion that Black men were leaving the Democratic Party to support Trump, featuring interviews with Black conservatives and experts.
Reveal (a podcast from The Center for Investigative Reporting): An episode (October 2024) explored the enduring appeal of conservatism among some Black voters, featuring interviews with Black Trump supporters and experts.
Newsweek: An article titled “Donald Trump’s Success With Black Voters Might be a Myth After All” (October 19, 2024) questioned the notion of Trump’s strong support among Black voters, citing expert analysis and polling data.
I didn’t say this story was blaming black people. I pointed out the fact that liberals have generally been quick to blame black people for Trump’s success rather than his characteristically white base.
This election, like every other in American history, does not hinge on the black vote. It very clearly hinges on the white vote.
Conservatives don’t hide their racism, but there are exactly zero liberal cities that have achieved equality or any level of dignity for black Americans.
The election hasn’t happened yet and blacks are already being blamed for supporting Trump, despite their level of support being the lowest of any demographic.
Despite the blame game regarding blacks, more white women voted for Trump than men in 2016 and even more white women voted for Trump in 2020.
Conservatives and racism, name a hotter duo
A much hotter duo is simply white Americans and racism.
It’s 2024 and folks with no clue continue to make false claims online. Billions of humans have lived and died, never eating meat in their lifetime. Do you think mass produced meat has always existed?
Important to note that fascism and genocide broadly persist under the current Harris co-led administration. Persecution and the marginalization of black Americans persists in the most democrat-controlled cities of America, not just in the Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Amusing that Americans fear countries that, even combined, are responsible for a fraction of the worldwide political coups and corruption America itself is responsible for.
America has singlehandedly propped up the Israel military, why pretend it is divorced from moral responsibility in the aftermath of a genocide?
Why pretend Americans have any moral high ground in geopolitics, especially regarding Israel?