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In a two-party system, not voting is a vote for the eventual winner. So you're still voting for genocide.
But this time it'll be with Trump, and so without calls for a 'humanitarian pause' (which is a call for a ceasefire in terms that save face for Bibi's government, which has clearly signaled that it will not consider a ceasefire). Instead, rather, it'd probably be accompanied by horrendously racist rhetoric encouraging the rise in domestic Islamophobic attacks. I wouldn't be surprised if US jets were running sorties on Palestinian hospitals if this happened under a Trump presidency.
You're right, I should blow my brains out in a polling booth. That would be a much better vote.
It'd catch some attention.
Either take up action against the system, or work to change it. "I'm going to play by the system's rules, but I'll cross my arms and get huffy sometimes!" isn't a big kid choice. So put on your big kid pants and make a fucking decision. I would prefer you join the rest of the adults in the room working to move progressive causes and progressive opinions in the general population forward in a democratic fashion, but if you want to start taking illegal action against the system, fuck, at least that's a choice. But "I'm going to let fascism win because the status quo offends me!" isn't worthy of any kind of respect.
Characterizing opposition to genocide as "the status quo offends me" really tells me a lot about you.
As for taking illegal action, why officer, I have no idea what you're talking about. I would never do anything like that - I was just giving an example, I didn't mean to imply I endorse or encourage any kinds of illegal activity. We should all be good citizens and not break laws. 🙂
Supporting Israel as it commits genocide is and has literally been the status quo for the past thirty fucking years. Saying that it's not says a lot more about your awareness of politics and the world around you than it does me.
Illegal action against the system. No, petty vandalism doesn't count. Put up or shut up.
You won't need to if Trump wins. They're already laying out their plans to suppress anyone who doesn't support him hard enough.
So unless your opposition to Biden is purely performative, you'll be getting shafted just like anyone else who doesn't have a Trump flag on their pickup.