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Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by sporkxrocket on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:27PM (#45270486)
No, they're a vote that can be won by someone willing to stand up to AIPAC. I also will not vote for a Zionist. At some point, if we live in a real democracy, someone will put winning an election over being controlled by Israel.
Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:42PM (#45270581)
> they're a vote that can be won by someone willing to stand up to AIPAC

If they cast a blank ballot, sure. Otherwise, betting on new turnout is a losing strategy. Particularly if you’re counting on that off cycle or in a primary.

Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by sporkxrocket on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @10:29PM (#45270901)
There’s enough rage built up against Israel that it will tip the scale. For instance, how many elections do you think the Democrats need to lose before they address the desires of their only potential voters?
Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:50PM (#45271462)
> enough rage built up against Israel that it will tip the scale

There isn’t. Not across partisan lines.

There is to flip primaries. But those too lazy or stupid to vote don’t affect those.

Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by sporkxrocket on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @09:17AM (#45275481)
There really is and every poll will demonstrate that.
Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by hedora on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @10:13PM (#45270784)
That’s not how US elections work.

Fun fact: If people like you would get off their asses on Election Day, Texas would have been a blue state for the last 15 years.

The GOP would be done, and we could meaningfully decide between the Bidens and Bernies of this world.

Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by sporkxrocket on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @10:31PM (#45270926)
The US was “blue” when we helped Israel start the genocide. Too many democrats are far too lost in cable tv style politics and absolutely refuse to address how far over the red line they’ve stepped with their support for Israel. They will continue to lose elections until this is addressed.
Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by hedora on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @11:33PM (#45355997)
The only way it will be addressed is if people like you hold your nose and vote reliably for the least bad choice.

At that point, the GOP splinters or moves to center (they’re currently pandering to the rightmost 1/3 of the country, and would have to pander to the right 1/2 if you voted), and the “blue” people you dislike become the new “red”.

Then, the candidates that are against things like genocide will have some sort of chance in hell of winning.

Of course, it’s a moot point for this genocide, since the above will take a decade.

Continue to protest by not voting, and you’ll be wishing for the days when Trump was in office.

Re:Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of g... by mensetmanusman on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:08PM (#45271169)
People that don’t vote are just voting to let someone else decide.