One concern that I would note is that, irrespective of strong opposition to the Biden's administration's position vis-a-vis Israel, voting third-party or abstaining from voting would hand a victory to the GOP. The harm to the Muslim community would be incalculable.
Voting for Democrats is not an endorsement of Biden or the Democratic party, it's a bulwark against dictatorship.
People do not understand what life under dictatorship means. Things can and will get very bad, very quickly.
Minorities will be deported, civil rights will be rolled back, a national abortion ban will be instituted, contraception will be outlawed, religious freedoms will be curtailed.
So many appear to believe that democracy will behave like gravity...it will return in 4 years once Democrats have been "taught a lesson".
As we see with Netanyahu, once a dictator ascends to power, no country, no court, no constituents can stop them.
It's unfortunate that you had to put so many disclaimers on this episode. It shouldn't be difficult to take the position that all violence towards civilians is awful and should stop. However right now it requires courage. Most of us on the center to left should be having a discussion about humanity and how to make things better. Instead, because of the polarizing views we cannot even have a conversation without flaring hatred. This conflict was meant to divide us. We all need to simmer down and start having real conversations like this. Thank you Scott for your bravery.
One concern that I would note is that, irrespective of strong opposition to the Biden's administration's position vis-a-vis Israel, voting third-party or abstaining from voting would hand a victory to the GOP. The harm to the Muslim community would be incalculable.
Voting for Democrats is not an endorsement of Biden or the Democratic party, it's a bulwark against dictatorship.
I've been chewing on this, putting together some thoughts for a piece coming soon.
It keeps me up at night...
People do not understand what life under dictatorship means. Things can and will get very bad, very quickly.
Minorities will be deported, civil rights will be rolled back, a national abortion ban will be instituted, contraception will be outlawed, religious freedoms will be curtailed.
So many appear to believe that democracy will behave like gravity...it will return in 4 years once Democrats have been "taught a lesson".
As we see with Netanyahu, once a dictator ascends to power, no country, no court, no constituents can stop them.
It's unfortunate that you had to put so many disclaimers on this episode. It shouldn't be difficult to take the position that all violence towards civilians is awful and should stop. However right now it requires courage. Most of us on the center to left should be having a discussion about humanity and how to make things better. Instead, because of the polarizing views we cannot even have a conversation without flaring hatred. This conflict was meant to divide us. We all need to simmer down and start having real conversations like this. Thank you Scott for your bravery.
Thank you John. It stinks that clearing such a low bar as "don't kill kids" qualifies as bravery.
You've expressed my thoughts exceptionally well.