• AgentDalePoopster@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 hours ago

    Progressives aren’t asking the Dems to commit to even trying to stop the genocide. Progressives are asking Dems to stop actively facilitating and arguably participating in it.

    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 hour ago

      you’re just moving the goal posts again.

      tell me why it’s ok for China to genocide the Uighur muslims and it’s not ok for Israel to genocide Hamas muslims?

      where is the outrage for allowing e-retailers like Temu, Wish, or Shein to operate within the US? where is the outrage for these companies using forced Uighur slave labor to manufacture their products?

      what about the slave labor that places like Apple use to manufacture their products?

      all you have to do is answer the question.

      Why do Hamas Muslims matter more than Uighur Muslims right now?

      • AgentDalePoopster@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 hour ago

        I’m not moving any goalposts. Your entire argument assumes that the US is providing military aid to China, knowing that said aid is used to commit genocide. They aren’t.

        Your use of the term “Hamas Muslims,” however, is very telling.

        • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          17 minutes ago

          what a weak scarecrow. just because Hamas is the brotherhood doesn’t mean you can’t identify them as Muslim. that’s exactly why Israel is attacking them in the first place, right? that makes it relevant to the question that you refuse to answer.

          The US aids the Chinese genocide of Uighur Muslims by allowing their economic participation in western markets with products and services manufactured and supported by Uighur slave labor.

          how is that any different than supporting Israeli attacks on Hamas Muslims?

          but don’t worry, I’ll ask again.

          Why do Hamas Muslims matter more than Uighur Muslims, right now?

          I’ll take a guess to the answer since nobody has the nerve to admit it.

          Uighur Muslim persecution is convenient to popularist notion of high yield and cheap products. the labor they provide supports Chinese interests and provides highly scalable resources for their war machine. the same machine that directly benefits Russia and the ongoing struggle for power that Putin and Xi are attempting to destroy the world over.

          By implying Americans should reject democrats and republicans based on their inaction on the atrocities committed by Israel it only serves to support the goals set forward by the Russian and Chinese dictatorships. not to influence the 2024 election, but to sow the seeds of confusion and inspire mistrust in the America system of government.

          you said it yourself.

          Progressives aren’t asking the Dems to commit to even trying to stop the genocide. Progressives are asking Dems to stop actively facilitating and arguably participating in it.

          “progressives” don’t want anyone to participate in a system they deem not acceptable enough. – moving the goal posts

          “progressives” want Americans to pivot to any third party candidate in protest against the American government. – manufacturing chaos

          “progressives” want Americans to believe that a system they alone can’t change is corrupted and should be dismantled. – sowing the seeds of mistrust

          if you’re not a tool that’s being used to support the Russian and Chinese agenda, you’re a fool drinking the koolaid.