chiraag ,
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The frustration for many of us with Biden comes from a place of knowing that he could do something to alter Netenyahu's calculus. He could withhold military assistance until Netenyahu stops committing the genocide, or come out publicly against what he's doing. Instead, if reports are to be believed, Biden has stuck to privately criticizing Netenyahu, which isn't working. This is appeasement all over again, but because the victims are brown, everyone looks the other way.

chiraag OP ,
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The whole point of spreading the GenocideJoe hashtag is to try to pressure Biden to actually act. We are not your enemies, liberals. We just want Biden to do better. Telling us to shut up about Biden's aiding of a genocide really makes y'all look like you agree with said genocide.

It is fair to say that things would be worse under Trump. Absolutely! But it's unreasonable to try to say Biden should be free from criticism. That's not how democracy works.

chiraag OP ,
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Denying that Biden is abetting a genocide is just as bad as Trumpers arguing that Trump should be free from consequences for Jan 6 and every atrocity he has wrought against the most marginalized people in this country. In both cases, your dear leader should be free from criticism because "it's an election year and the other guy is worse" or whatever. No! Criticizing Biden is fair game, along with contextualizing it within the other options.

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