Trump has waffled on whether the Israel-Gaza war should end. But speaking to wealthy donors behind closed doors, he said that he supports Israel’s right to continue “its war on terror.”

Former president Donald Trump promised to crush pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, telling a roomful of donors — a group that he joked included “98 percent of my Jewish friends” — that he would expel student demonstrators from the United States, according to participants in the roundtable event with him in New York.

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    Genocide is a US problem not specific to any president.

    You can say “Joe Biden is helping/supporting Israel in its genocide on Palestinians”. Calling him “genocide joe” is repeating GOP bs. They say it like that to keep the critical thinking to a minimum.

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      Yes we agree that other modern presidents have been genocidal as well.

      Using that fact as an excuse for the current genocide is not some realpolitik, “adults in the room” level of thinking. It is moral depravity and the banality of evil.

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        Who is using it as excuse for the current genocide? Where does it say “genocide is ok”? “Adult in the room” my ass.

        When comparing 2 candidates, genocide doesn’t matter because they will both do it, you substract that from both side of the equation in US politics. Once a president is in office then you can protest decision, this is about comparing candidates.

        Using the GOP propaganda of “genocide joe” like it’s his personal hobby just feeds the trolls. The article is about Trump, and the guy at the top of this thread is asking where the “genocide joe” trumpers are given Trump admits the same. Anyone answering “i’m here”, but saying “AKshUaLlY i’m not a trumper but biden is commiting genocide” is just pedantic and missing the point of this discussion

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          It’s always one of the folks from one of the newer instances/communities I see making these arguments, usually it’s sh.itjust.works or kbin but I saw quite a few from .today this weekend. Seems like the older instances that were either up or started because of the migration from reddit are less filled with trolls and bad faith in my experience

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          Who is using it as excuse for the current genocide?

          You did, when you said “Genocide is a US problem not specific to any president.”

          When comparing 2 candidates, genocide doesn’t matter because they will both do it

          This “lesser of two evils” logic only holds up when deciding who to vote for. The Biden administration does not get to aid a genocide criticism-free just because Trump would be worse.

          Once a president is in office then you can protest decision

          A president is in office now, aiding a genocide now, so I’m protesting now. If the US is still supporting genocide after the election I will protest then, too.

          i’m not a trumper but biden is commiting genocide" is just pedantic and missing the point

          I saw a shocking amount of upvoted genocide denial in the comments, so I felt the need to respond, even if its unpopular.

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            Haha you’re not protesting, youre whining on the internet. Not one protest in the US besides the students protesting their school, not biden.

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              I assume the rest of your life based on like ten internet posts you’ve made. I’m a genius please pat me on the back’