Muslim groups urge voters to shun Kamala Harris, back pro-Palestine candidates
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While only a minor voting bloc, Muslims say endorsements show their anger over bipartisan support for Israel could sway the election

“After extensive consultation, discussion, and deliberation, the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force has decided to encourage American Muslims to vote for any presidential candidate of their choosing who supports a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a US arms embargo on the Israeli government, such as candidates Dr Jill Stein, Dr Cornel West or Chase Oliver,” read the statement, obtained by Middle East Eye.

The statement was written by the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force, an umbrella group formed this year that consists of a number of prominent Muslim organisations including the political arms of Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP), Cair, and the US Council of Muslim Organizations.

“We cannot endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy because of her refusal to even consider imposing the arms embargo on the Israeli government required by US laws and her failure to promise any other changes whatsoever to President Biden’s failed policy of steadfast financial, diplomatic and military support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza,” the statement read.

  • BlucifersVeinyAnus
    2721·
    2 months ago

    Unfortunately we have a 2 party system.

    A or B

    A sucks and B is much worse

    Voting for C or abstaining is a passive endorsement of the greater of the two sucks.

    —

    If you and the Muslim community want to hump for a third party, good, let’s fucken talk about getting that started…

    The day AFTER Election Day. —

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
      2211·
      2 months ago

      The day after election day. The day on which you no longer have any leverage.

      Liberals and an inability to grasp electoralism. Name a more iconic duo.

      • BlucifersVeinyAnus
        79·
        2 months ago

        You want a seat at the table you don’t start at the top you start at the bottom.

        Where is the Green Party for the three years preceding each presidential election cycle?

        • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
          93·
          2 months ago

          I don’t believe green voters expect them to win, nor is it possible to work your way up from the bottom in the US electoral system.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
      105·
      2 months ago

      The two party system still allows voters to pressure politicians into appealing to them.

      When the amount of people withholding their vote grows large enough, one of the two parties will cave to win over their vote. They cannot win an election on thin air.

      The question now is whether this important swing-state voter group is appealing enough for Democrats to cave, or they believe they can beat Trump without them.

    • escapesamsara@lemmings.world
      810·
      2 months ago

      Today is after election day, buddy. You had your chance to listen to those actually effected by trump and Biden. You didn’t and think everyone magically forgot what trump was like, so you try to scare monger so your chosen neoliberal nightmare grey’s elected and nothing improves ever.

      • BlucifersVeinyAnus
        33·
        2 months ago

        Both candidates are shit, one is way worse

        Do what you want, obviously, it’s just stupid in my opinion to enable the worst possible choice directly or indirectly. Unless you don’t live here, then I guess it matters less, maybe not at all… except if you’re Greenland and trump tries to buy you again, then you’re screwed 🤷‍♂️

        • escapesamsara@lemmings.world
          74·
          2 months ago

          There is always one that is “way worse” to one side of sycophants or the other. That is the exclusive reason we have the political system we do. Voting for one neoliberal or the other will never improve things.