ik that Biden isn’t re-running, but Kamala is basically the same from the macro pov

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    No. Refusing to vote or voting third party is. At best, it will make no difference.

    Will anything make a difference to Israel being allowed to continue state terrorism and war against civilians? I’m concerned the answer might be ‘no’, as the political will to do this hasn’t been high.

    but I’m railing against the people intent on dragging this topic to the public right before an election.

    The killing of innocents is not less important just because of political convenience.

    But the immediate priority should be unity to keep things from escalating beyond democratic control.

    It is not the fault of a particular individual voter that they are given two options, both of which are right-wing, and both of which are complicit in killing the innocent. This might even be a situation which is not fixable at the ballot box, considering how Trump has a history of starting armed insurrections against democratic norms.

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      Will anything make a difference to Israel being allowed to continue state terrorism and war against civilians?

      Only one way to find out: Trying. But mathematically, drawing votes away from the non-Trump candidate increases the risk of another Trump presidency, and that carries the risk of further curtailing options.

      The killing of innocents is not less important just because of political convenience.

      …and which innocents do you actually have a chance to protect?

      On a pragmatic level, what is your suggested course of action?

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        On a pragmatic level, what is your suggested course of action?

        I am not pragmatic about the chances of humans when it comes to not oppressing each other. They seem to do it in order to profit from the power imbalance.

        I’m just saying I don’t like it, and waiting to die.