Today in London at the pro-Palestinian, but definitely NOT pro-Hamas, rally today

[Arazi]

21. Nope cause Joe Biden would lose in a landslide

I 100% agree Israel has botched their response BUT the antisemitic smear campaign revved up oh-so-coincidentally before Israel launched a single bomb. Orchestrated and launched in tandem with Hamas’ attack, perfectly timed to drive a huge wedge between Dems and hinder Bidens re-election

There are larger forces and bigger players moving behind the scenes and ignoring them is a mistake.

And right now, more than anything else, in the face of authoritarians uniting to try to bring the US down, I firmly believe we need the steady old hand of Joe Biden. I wouldn’t want US boots in Gaza because that would go sideways immediately as US troops accidentally kill lots and lots of civilians too (remember Mosul and Fallujah). We’re not necessary better than the Israelis tbh.

My view of all of this is sharply colored by my alarm about global realignments and larger forces moving on the board.

While I grieve the horrific civilian casualties (which I repeat aren’t even in the top 10 of war casualties from conflicts in the past 50 years), I’m taking the much longer view on affairs. We need to re-elect Joe Biden to ensure “democracy” - small d - even survives as a governing system. I wouldn’t do anything that would jeopardize his chances and I’m deeply suspicious of efforts that destroy him.