Muslim leaders in swing states pledge to ‘abandon’ Biden over his refusal to call for ceasefire [Dec 03 2023 | Edward Helmore | The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)

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“We are not powerless as American Muslims. We are powerful. We don’t only have the money, but we have the actual votes. And we will use that vote to save this nation from itself,” Hussein said. “Families and children are being wiped out with our tax dollars,” he added. “What we are witnessing today is the tragedy upon tragedy.”

From behind a lectern that read “Abandon Biden, ceasefire now”, leaders from Michigan, Minnesota, Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania issued similar warnings that the president could not afford to lose the support of the Arab-American community in states critical to his chances for re-election.

A recent poll showed Biden’s support among Arab Americans has plunged from a comfortable majority in 2020 to 17%.

About 3.45 million Americans identify as Muslim, or 1.1% of the country’s population, and the demographic tends to lean Democratic, according to Pew Research Center. Like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are also home to significant Arab-American populations and critical to Biden’s re-election mathematics.

“The anger in our community is beyond belief,” Hussein, who is Muslim, told the Associated Press. “One of the things that made us even more angry is the fact that most of us actually voted for President Biden. I even had one incident where a religious leader asked me: ‘How do I get my 2020 ballot so I can destroy it?’”

Against a backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in the US, Muslim leaders gathered in Dearborn said Biden or the likely Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, were not their only choices next year, and they could choose to sit out the election.

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[-] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So, here's a reality check for anyone who is apparently naive as fuck, what you or anyone else, including the president, thinks about the situation over there literally does not matter. Your opinions are worth less than shit and will only incite people against you so the best thing to do would be to discuss behind closed doors to try and stop the hostilities, taking a public stance on something where you ABSOLUTELY have no business being involved in, is how you get terrorist cells activated in your fucking country.

Netanyahu and Hamas deserve each other, the civilians in either country don't want this, and worthless trash crying about it from countries completely uninvolved in the conflict make you look incredibly fucking stupid.

"If we all sign this petition/tweet this complaint hamas will stop raping and dismembering isrealis and the isdf will stop their genocide" Easily the stupidest fucking takes I've ever seen.

[-] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

I disagree with your thinking process.

US history has many great activists that spoke out and helped change things for the better.

Being scared will not help, being principled and fighting back against the duopoly is a gopd fight.

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