It Is Amazing To Me How Many People Claim To Be Leftists And Claim To Support Palestinians Yet Seem To

It is amazing to me how many people claim to be leftists and claim to support Palestinians yet seem to be working very hard to 1) convince people to not vote for Kamala and 2) make it easier for Trump to win.

They claim that because Kamala isn't perfect in her stance (even though she is calling for a ceasefire and willing to talk to Pro-Palestinian protesters) that you should either not vote or vote third party.

However, due to the way that the system is set up third party is NOT a viable option on the national level. Not only that, but this is a HUGE year for elections. Every single House seat is up for election as well as many Senate seats. We could vote in enough Democrats to have a super majority and prevent more Republicans from having space in the Supreme Court and blocking Republican policies.

However, if Trump wins I can pretty much guarantee that he will send troops to aid Israel and he will probably seek to aid Putin in Ukraine. He will strip rights for Americans and make things worse for immigrants. He has already stated that he will "fix things so well you'll never have to vote again".

If you care about Palestinians, POC, women, LGBTQA people, immigrants, the Congo, Ukraine, ect then vote for Kamala and blue down the ticket.

The thing is... Israel admitted to this from the very beginning.

They said the confessions were obtained through 'interrogation' in the Shin Bet aka torture (Shin Bet is where they like to torture Palestinian prisoners for intel) so every country that cut funding to the UNRWA knew from the beginning that Israel was using false forced statements.

The famine in Gaza is partly due to this. Never forget that.

"Terrorism and Communism" by Leon Trotsky is book published in 1920 as a reply to Karl Kautsky and others who had criticized the Bolshevik use of political terror, compulsory labor, and other tactics. It is a defense of the use of revolutionary violence by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. Trotsky argues that in the struggle to build a socialist state, the use of force and even terror is justified to protect the revolution against its enemies, both internal and external. He critiques those who condemn Bolshevik methods, claiming that the harsh measures are necessary to ensure the survival and success of the workers' government. The book contrasts the violent methods of the bourgeoisie, which Trotsky argues are used to oppress, with the revolutionary violence of the proletariat, which he believes is used to liberate and create a just society.

One thing I get asked a lot is "Why is always Ukraine with you?" and I'd like to answer that as best as can now.

For context I'm not Ukrainian. I'm American. But I have been closing following this war ever since the full scale invasion in 2022. People in my life have noticed it's a big thing for me know and my support for Ukriane has caused more than one... disagreement.

It's actually very simple. I don't have any high minded ideas about NATO or the EU.

I care because a nation and a culture are being destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people are dying and being injured because Russia won't fuck off.

Because in 2014 Russia waltzed in and annexed a piece of land roughly the size of BELGIUM, and they were sent night vision goggles and blankets by Obama.

Because Ukrainian children are being abducted, given Russian names, moved to Russian families and forced to speak Russian.

I care because there's a nation of people bleeding in the fields of their homeland RIGHT NOW in order to try and stop that madness. Trying to forge a better life for themselves and their children.

I don't care about Russia crying about NATO expansion, or their access to warm water ports or any of that bullshit because it's not Russias decision what happens to Ukriane and for that matter it's not the west's choice either. It's up to UKRIANE if they want to join NATO, or the EU. It's up to UKRIANE to negotiate UKRAINIAN Foreign and domestic policy without worrying what some tinpot dictator in Moscow thinks.

So people can sit there and ask "why is it always Ukraine with you" but then they turn around and talk about " america bad, something something Iraq war" but when ACTAUL IMPERIALIST AGRESSION happens right in front of you.... you don't give a shit because war and politics are messy and this situation doesn't give you the chance to feel good and "own the libs" or whatever side of the political bullshit spectrum you identify with.

Thanks for reading this vent post I guess.

Slava Ukraini

A Palestinian girl who is, I guess, is about 11 or 12, and fairly sure she’s about to die a gruesome, horrible genocidal death, addressing the rest of the world.

And I wonder where the man who was carrying his children's remains in plastic bags is now?

And the young girl who was crying saying she could tell it was her mother's dead body by her hair ?

And the grandfather who was hugging his granddaughter and didn't want to lay her down to bury her?

And the many many people who had faith in humanity and thought we would save them sooner or later

How are they spending their days and nights now