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Originally Posted by rubecube
Do you realize how much of a racist sociopath this makes you sound like? Why are the lives of American children inherently more valuable than Palestinian children?
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WTF??? Do you know how much of a deranged leftist loon you sound like, ALL THE TIME? You've gone an extra step here by trying to turn this into something racist, and manufacturing a Sophie's choice moment between American and Palestinian children.
I'm not saying, nor have I ever said, that American children or any other children are more valuable to others. That was YOU in trying to develop a narrative. What I have been consistent in saying is this is an election about American politics. My concerns are about my country and what my vote can control. It's about what policies can be implemented as a result of my vote. I have to compare and contrast between the likely outcomes of the two candidates' platforms and make a decision based on that. The majority of my concerns are domestic policies which could impact 340 million Americans. Foreign policy is a very small component of what that vote controls and is hardly a major issue in comparison. I'm more concerned about the democracy in my country coming to an end and the installation of a Christofascist regime. The loss of rights and the loss of programs to help feed and educate the poor in the United States are front and center to vote.
On foreign policy, I've been very clear that the United States policy toward Israel is not going to change based on the choices at hand. Neither are going to withdraw support for Israel nor do anything to improve the state of the conflict. What I can easily reconcile is a vote for the Christofacist is also a vote for a more aggressive support of Israel and a lifting of any pressure on the Israeli government, meaning the extermination of those children you seem so concerned about. So, I am voting in support of the party that has the most friendly approach to dealing with the situation, because that is the only choice I have in that regard. I can't make up scenarios in my head and try and project those into the voting possibilities, because those possibilities do not exist and do not have a possibility of becoming a reality.
Here's the part you nutbars on the left just don't get. Even if some fringe group ran on that single issue and I decided to vote for that group to make a point, all I would do is spoil my ballot because that group has zero chance of winning the election and implementing the policy you have a fever dream over. The ultimate outcome would be a failed ballot that would then help the Christofascist set win the election, implement the most harmful policy to the issue I decided to let guide my ballot, and then lead to the implementation of destructive policies to my own country. Wouldn't that be a great use of my vote? Fail in every aspect!