https://xcancel.com/VP/status/1816490945501708660
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JULY 25, 2024
Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris
Yesterday, at Union Station in Washington, D.C. we saw despicable acts by unpatriotic protestors and dangerous hate-fueled rhetoric.
I condemn any individuals associating with the brutal terrorist organization Hamas, which has vowed to annihilate the State of Israel and kill Jews. Pro-Hamas graffiti and rhetoric is abhorrent and we must not tolerate it in our nation.
I condemn the burning of the American flag. That flag is a symbol of our highest ideals as a nation and represents the promise of America. It should never be desecrated in that way.
I support the right to peacefully protest, but let’s be clear: Antisemitism, hate and violence of any kind have no place in our nation.
Burning the flag is protected speech. Dont want to see it burned? Make the country less shitty
It’s true. Condemning burning the American flag is a just another form of covering your eyes or ears because you don’t like what people are saying. We should both strive to improve our country, listen to protestors, and live up to the American ideals of freedom.
The country that also is still trying to eliminate its indigenous peoples has no “ideals” to live up to.
I highly recommend reading Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - an indigenous people’s history of the US.
Wdym? Aren’t we living up to our nation’s ideals of genocide? /s
Another point: Don’t want it burned? Make a better looking flag
If it’s already charred looking, no one can even tell it’s been burned!
God damnit stop supporting genocide too. Don’t be antisemitic but also genocide is bad too
How is calling out violence protests supporting genocide?
She’s not pushing down Palestine or pushing Israel up.
I am as confused as you are by this comment section. She’s also given statements that are anti-genocide as well. You can be opposed to multiple shitty things.
that sucks; i guess i’m not voting for kamala either.
Things will be certifiably worse if you don’t.
all of our presidents have been enacting almost 75% of project 2025 recommendations since 1980 and they will continue to do so whether or not it’s kamala doing so.
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for 4 days tried to trick myself into being a clueless voter like you so i can vote for kamala; but it turns out suffering at the hands of democrats and republics for almost 5 decades won’t let me.
Who are you voting for?
i haven’t figured that out yet.
kamala if she comes more strongly against the genocide; west or stein if she doesn’t.
Geez, people here really need to learn what the downvote button is for. I can’t see any reason why this statement would deserve a downvote
lemmy.world if full of shitlibs and; since they’re the biggest instance in this marxist/leninist social media network; downvotes should be expected.
Frankly it’s past time for the leftist instances to defederate from .world. They’ve made it clear what they support over there.
i like it the way it is now; we can see the them, but they can’t see us.
So she lasted how many days before disappointing me? Four.
To be fair, this was already her modus operandi, she just has the spotlight for it now.
Why are you disappointed that she’s speaking up against anti Semitism?
Anti-zionism is not anti-semitism, no matter how much western politicians like Kamala want to conflate the two.
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I don’t believe that you’re asking in good faith. And if you are, you’re fucking stupid. Fuck you.
I guess it’s easier to say fuck you than to answer a question while facing the hypocrisy of your view of the world
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where was the violence? burning flags is not violence. burning effigies of genocidal monsters is not violence. tagging graffiti and spraypainting a replica of the liberty bell is not violence. there weren’t any “violent” protests.
unless of course you mean the violence deployed by the state to crush dissent. you don’t mean that violence, though.
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OP literally said “violent protests”, reading comprehension my bro.
Another useful idiot.
So much better than the other guy, though. Writing in a candidate will be fun for some people, but I’m choosing to vote for someone who 1) can win and 2) won’t strip away freedoms in the name of religion.
Whataboutism adds nothing to the conversation and fails to address the criticism being discussed.
oh ok sorry
Democrats seem very eager to re-elect blue-flavored genocide. I’m very glad you feel so excited about her chances to win. I think the Palestinian children getting headshot by Israelis will be overjoyed to hear about the freedoms you will enjoy.
Isn’t that going to happen regardless of who is put into office?
It’s a travesty, but after a cease fire is drafted and world news starts covering something else, we’re still stuck with whoever is president. I’ve never voted based on one single issue. There’s lots of stuff to consider.
She’s going for that undecided vote. She figures everyone that fears Trump will vote for her regardless (not an outrageous idea) so she needs to secure all the right-leaning individuals that know trump is a psychopath.
Politicians gonna politics.
There is no undecided vote, Kamala is competing with leftists who are abstaining or voting third party. Nobody on Trump’s camp would vote for Kamala ever anyways, so if she pulled left she would get more voters, not lose them.
The DNC is fine with losing, though, so she won’t.
She’s not chasing voters at all, she’s chasing donors. She’s also apparently whispering sweet nothings to Wall Street about firing Lina Kahn.
Condemning a country for carrying out a genocide ≠ antisemitism. God I’m tired of doublespeak always winning.
Big oof.
I support the right to peacefully protest
She wants to change our profile picture or whatever empty performative gesturing fits her agenda, doesn’t she?
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Daily reminder that ACAB.
Please don’t post pictures of screenshots. Copy and paste the text.
Sorry, I’ll edit the body with it.
Common Kopala L.
Omfg
Fuck you, Kamala.
Standard presidential strategy (pre-trump) is to “run to the center” once the primaries are over. Yes this is disappointing, but I’ll judge her by her actions. She also didn’t attend Netanyahu’s speech, but that could just as easily have been travel logistics or it could have been a snub to Netanyahu who is courting Trump and the R’s.
She’s not my favorite candidate, but she’s miles better than Biden, and Biden’s a light-year better than Trump.
