If leadership of your org is more concerned with accelerationism than preventing fascism, then you’re not leftist or progressive in any meaningful sense. You’re a wrecker who wants to see a lot of people die unnecessarily.
So the goal in that statement is not changing course on any policy. It’s stated right in the text that the intent is political disaster, thus electing Trump, who will apparently be better?
Like, what’s the end goal here other than punishing people who don’t want Trump elected?
The idea that it’s just about Gaza for a lot of folks really doesn’t survive in my mind past the point where there’s no concern about what a Trump admin would mean for Gaza. Short of that, give em hell. Past that point, I no longer believe you.
Also, you know what’s really bad for coalitions? Actively kneecapping the political and policy goals of your coalition-mates. I also hold Palestinian liberation at or near the top of my priorities list, but I have lots of other stuff on it that is also very important and life and death. Don’t you?
To be super clear: I’m not trying to be suggestive about what *else* may be at play in such a case. The situation I most often suspect is bitter feelings about Democrats being shitty, which are very valid. But again, another Trump admin wouldn’t help that either. We have to take it all seriously.
Yeah, in the event of a ceasefire -- a real possibility given the reporting this week -- the goal posts will move to "you said we had to vote Biden because Trump would be worse on Gaza, but now that it's over you can't threaten us with that anymore."
Would love to be wrong. Anyone who tries to pull that is proving that, for them, it was never actually about Palestinians' lives or any progressive cause
