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In reply to the discussion: After All Of Their Disrespect, They Are Now Begging For Joe Biden's Help!! [View all]AloeVera
(1,958 posts)Nor the loss of the Senate, or failure to retake the House.
Why do you assume I don't understand U.S. electoral politics? I understand that it's a very flawed system and I understand why.
I also understand that the vitriol/hatred and misplaced finger-pointing is just a point on a continuum that has allowed the genocide against them to take place. Decades-long demonization, dehumanization, occupation and oppression against them make them easy targets. Very convenient now to blame them for Harris' loss too, for those so-inclined. Makes the genocide a little easier on the conscience too.
For those who never said a word on the mass killing of Palestinians for over a year, and now are full of righteous rage against them and their kin - I have no words except the crying emoji I made and you ridiculed.
I suggest, instead of victim-blaming, some of these Democrats start asking why the huge drop in support from the Black and Latino communities? That drop was way more consequential. Or women of all people, where even a 1% drop would be catastrophic, let alone 4%!!!
The Muslim/Arab vote is lost, probably for generations. I hope I'm wrong, but it would take a lot more effort on the part of the Democratic Party to bring them back. But their numbers are small, compared to the other blocks that they lost and need to win back.
I suggest though that next time, the Democratic campaign not bring the daughter of Dick Cheney, or Ritchie Torres, or anyone, no matter how highly esteemed, talking about how Israel is "forced" to kill women and children and how the Holy Land was there before Palestinians - to Muslim voters in the last couple of weeks before an election. I somehow don't think all that played too well.
I am fully aware that nothing I have said will make any difference to people wanting to blame Muslims/Arabs. But perhaps to those still in the "reality-based community" - and to those who care about things like INHUMANITY and GENOCIDE - it might.