Grow the fuck up: claiming Biden & Trump are equally flawed is a childish fantasy.
A small but vocal faction of left-leaning voters is vowing to withhold support for Biden in 2024 unless he radically shifts US policy toward Israel and Palestine. These activists demand forceful condemnation of Israeli security measures in Palestinian territories, coupled with sweeping defence cuts for Israel. They threaten to defect to third parties or abstain altogether if a harsh anti-Israel line goes unadopted.
By staking an absolutist stance on a polarizing foreign policy issue, these ideological purists are jeopardizing unity against the grave Trump threat. Their rigidness regarding Israel-Palestine risks a repeat of 2016 when Jill Stein voters and non-participants in key states enabled Trump’s sliver-thin victory.
Just as America cannot afford four more years of instability and democratic backsliding under Trump, Biden cannot pursue the sharp foreign policy pivot the hardline left demands. Their single-issue focus in a complex geopolitical arena is well-intentioned — and in the face of violent, innocent deaths, even admirable — but it shows a politically reckless lack of judgment.
Americans of conscience can and should debate America’s support for an ongoing war in Gaza. But not at the cost of democratic principles themselves. Voters must recognize…
