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Shahid Buttar's avatar

The only debate between Harris and Trump revealed how little choice Americans have over policies addressing human rights. https://open.substack.com/pub/shahidbuttar/p/america-learns-nothing?r=97w99&utm_medium=ios

For instance, Democrats run on reproductive rights, after having failed miserably to protect them when they had the chance. Meanwhile, both Harris and Trump embrace the runaway militarism enabling an ongoing genocide, as well as human rights violations at our nation’s borders.

Ultimately, the claim by Democrats that “democracy is on the ballot” falls on the shoals of disturbing zones of policy consensus uniting each of the corporate political parties’ candidates. If political journalists actually did their jobs, more Americans would realize that bipartisan fascism has been consolidating itself in plain sight for the past 30 years. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/fears-of-a-fascist-future-overlook

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potshot's avatar

Typical Katie brilliance: "Trump [or Harris] talking to Kim Jong Un would be a good thing." Thanks for such clear-sightedness. Good to know I'm not the only one.

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Rob Roy's avatar

Please, please mention Kennedy and Gabbard have the ear of Trump this time around, and they are smart people. Gone in a Trump administration will be the warhawks who have all gone over to the Democrats. This is crucial.

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potshot's avatar

Gabbard is a Hindu-supremacist along with her hero, Narendra Modi. Kennedy is more Zionist than Biden or Harris, if that's possible. Finally, no one has Trump's ear but Trump. And he'll lend it out only so far as he benefits. Better it would be if Arundhati Roy had Trump's ear. But that would be akin to Nader winning the presidency.

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Alis's avatar

Tbh I don't think it matters who will end up being worse. How could you reward genocide with another term in office? What does that say to the victims of genocide? We don't know if Trump will be worse, there's only one way to find out, but we do know how the democrats have behaved while wielding power, and how particularly Harris has behaved, and I don't think that behavior can be rewarded.

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potshot's avatar

Trump won't be any better. We can be sure of that.

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Alis's avatar

How? How can you be 100% sure? I can't see the future, but I wish I could.

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Rob Roy's avatar

Right, Katie, no one with a heart would eat a pig, one of the smartest creatures on earth.

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