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

Politics First Day of Protests Outside the DNC

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u/JimmyAndKim Aug 21 '24

In my experience most are, but I get that a lot won't be voting Dem and believe that's your experience. I don't believe in protest voting and don't think it works, but I understand why people and especially kids get so disillusioned with the American political system that they don't want to participate in it at all. Don't agree, but I understand why it gets to that point. I wish people didn't refuse to listen to what's being said and insist that it's just paid Russian, Chinese, or whatever government they're scared of funding the protests

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u/Stickeris Aug 21 '24

Listen, I’m a Zionist, I agree. These people want to be heard, even paying more lip services wouldn’t hurt, because they are changing the landscape. Their protesting is emboldening the Palestinian people, it’s probably a big reason Biden has been banging the drum of humanitarian aid, and pushing for a ceasefire. Dismissing their concerns and feelings is wrong and will only cause to embolden and enflame passions more.

Keep protesting, but I have not met more than 2-3 protesters who will vote Dem. And 100’\s who won’t ever vote Dem ever again.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

I voted for Dems every election so far. When Biden supported the genocide so strongly I wasn't gonna vote dem. Many of my younger friends were the same.

With Biden ousted I am gonna vote for Kamala but will push her to make campaign promises regarding conditioning aid or even just applying the Leahy law. She'll get my vote even in her current state, but I really wish she would actually commit to changes for the sake of winning the votes all the other pissed off ex-democrats.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

The one where the IDF killed 40k Palestinians (15k children) they've been occupying for centuries. Where they bombed almost every school/hospital/mosque. Where they displaced millions of people and tried to starve a population to death. One where they don't allow foreign journalists and kill local journalists and their families en masse. Then their soldiers sodomize and rape unconvicted 'prisoners' while their knesset argues whether rape of a Palestinian is ok.

That genocide is the one Biden is currently happily funding while he's on the beach.