Dozens of Muslim scholars and faith leaders unite to send a powerful message to the Democrats
  • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Ah yes, because the only viable alternative party is so sympathetic towards Gaza and the West Bank.

    If these Muslim scholars and leaders think the Democrats are bad (and to be fair, they are definitely not great in their response on Gaza), they are in for a rude awakening if the Republicans win. It shouldn’t even be a surprise to them. Do they not recall the rabid anti-Muslim reaction and persecution across both large parts of America and the Muslim world after Sept 11th? These Muslim leaders speaking out against Harris have their heads up their asses.

    • abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us
      2·
      1 month ago

      The problem as I see it is that there’s no way to thread this needle without potentially losing the Jewish votes.

      Whereas the Muslim voting block in the US is unlikely to get the policy they want if the GOP wins, it’s much easier to see the Jewish voting block going GOP and getting hard support for Israel in return. So those votes are easier to lose in a sense, since the GOP could be a more realistic option for them.

      I’ve been thinking a lot about this, and the best I can come up with is that Harris somehow asks for a referendum in the US nationalwide (which would be a first btw) and is able to win both blocs of voters while deferring a decision on the policy itself until the referendum is complete.