That’s great, I’m sure you’re doing important work! But on the ballot in November there are three options:
Vote for a party that will continue the genocide.
Vote for a party that will accelerate and expand the genocide.
Don’t vote.
Not voting helps boost republicans, low turnout always has. With the broken FPTP system, voting third party is equivalent to not voting.
The Palestinian cause will unfortunately not be won on the ballot anytime soon. I don’t know about you, but for me, the moral satisfaction of not having voted for the Dems is not worth throwing immigrants, gay and trans people, reproductive rights, muslims and other marginalized groups under the bus. And with Project 2025 they’ve made it abundantly clear what’s at stake.
I’m no US citizen, but if I was, I’d vote for Harris in a heartbeat. I’d curse the Dems name for the genocide they’re enabling while doing so. But the lives of queer people and immigrants are more important than my moral satisfaction.
As it stands, I’ll continue going to protests, supporting boycotts and as much as I can for Palestine over here, before I’ll vote for a German party next year that won’t free Palestine either. My government is sadly just as guilty as yours, and just like you I don’t have a viable party with a strong anti-genocide stance. But I’ll not cynically vacate the stage for fascists.
Third party candidates are unfortunately not an option, and you know they aren’t. You and people like you are either arguing in bad faith, or you’re too disconnected with reality to know that you’re arguing in bad faith. By throwing your vote away with a third party, you are playing directly into the Republican’s playbook.
To your edit, what would you have me do? I’m asking honestly. At the moment, I’m voting for the most left wing party on the ballot, but even they are lukewarm when it comes to Palestine. There is no party with a pro Palestine stance.
For the EU election there was, and I’ve voted for them. I hate electoralism as much as the next gal, but what can we do as individuals?
That’s great, I’m sure you’re doing important work! But on the ballot in November there are three options:
Not voting helps boost republicans, low turnout always has. With the broken FPTP system, voting third party is equivalent to not voting.
The Palestinian cause will unfortunately not be won on the ballot anytime soon. I don’t know about you, but for me, the moral satisfaction of not having voted for the Dems is not worth throwing immigrants, gay and trans people, reproductive rights, muslims and other marginalized groups under the bus. And with Project 2025 they’ve made it abundantly clear what’s at stake.
I’m no US citizen, but if I was, I’d vote for Harris in a heartbeat. I’d curse the Dems name for the genocide they’re enabling while doing so. But the lives of queer people and immigrants are more important than my moral satisfaction.
As it stands, I’ll continue going to protests, supporting boycotts and as much as I can for Palestine over here, before I’ll vote for a German party next year that won’t free Palestine either. My government is sadly just as guilty as yours, and just like you I don’t have a viable party with a strong anti-genocide stance. But I’ll not cynically vacate the stage for fascists.
This is misinformation. There are candidates on the ballot that are opposed to the genocide.
Also, you literally have a Parliament in Germany and you’re still choosing to fuck over the Palestinians?
Third party candidates are unfortunately not an option, and you know they aren’t. You and people like you are either arguing in bad faith, or you’re too disconnected with reality to know that you’re arguing in bad faith. By throwing your vote away with a third party, you are playing directly into the Republican’s playbook.
Congrats, you’re Trump’s tool.
To your edit, what would you have me do? I’m asking honestly. At the moment, I’m voting for the most left wing party on the ballot, but even they are lukewarm when it comes to Palestine. There is no party with a pro Palestine stance.
For the EU election there was, and I’ve voted for them. I hate electoralism as much as the next gal, but what can we do as individuals?
And they will get less than a percent of votes and be forgotten. I don’t like it either.