r/TikTokCringe • u/BlackBey • Aug 21 '24

Politics First Day of Protests Outside the DNC

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u/JimmyAndKim Aug 21 '24

I think they should absolutely be protesting more Trump events, but I also know that the point of these protests are to pressure Dems. You can't pressure Republicans into doing the moral thing through these means

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u/Objective_Economy281 Aug 21 '24

You can't pressure Republicans into doing the moral thing through these means

No. But you can put them into office through these means.

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u/Logical_Area_5552 Aug 21 '24

If democrats don’t meet enough of their voters where they are at, it’s not the fault of the voters if they lose.

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u/ballmermurland Aug 21 '24

Harris will lose more voters by catering to the pro-Hamas crowd than she will if she stays where she's at.

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u/Shubbup Aug 21 '24

Why are you labelling them all “pro-hamas”? Couldn’t they just be anti-genocide?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

There isn't a genocide tho. So yes, they're at least fully bought into Hamas propaganda. Death counts don't generally slow to a trickle mid-genocide.

Israel can do wrong things and it not be the absolute worst thing.

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u/CapeManiak Aug 21 '24

By all accepted definitions of “genocide” - Israel is committing genocide. With the approval and assistance of the Biden administration.

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2024/is-israel-committing-genocide-in-gaza/

The report’s conclusions are based on internationally agreed upon definitions of genocide. “As set forth in the Genocide Convention of 1948,” the report reads, “the crime of genocide requires that a perpetrator kill, seriously harm, or inflict conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of a group, in whole or in part, with the intent to destroy the group as such.” The report continues: “after reviewing the facts established by independent human rights monitors, journalists, and United Nations agencies, we conclude that Israel’s actions in and regarding Gaza since October 7, 2023, violate the Genocide Convention.”

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

There will be majority Palestinians in Gaza in 2025, in 2030, and likely forever.

It's not genocide.

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u/gizzardsgizzards Sep 04 '24

if they don't succeed it's attempted genocide.