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“I highlight this for several reasons: Michigan has a significant Arab and Muslim community. Michigan is a critical state this November,” he continued in another post. “I am the highest ranking Arab and Muslim state elected in Michigan, and the lack of outreach only suggests there isn’t a legitimate concern or respect for our communities here in Michigan (and broadly across the US).”
“I am the highest ranking Arab and Muslim in Michigan” is definitely more funny than they probably intended it to be.
Yeah, sure, it’s so funny to be Muslim in Michigan, everybody knows there are no Muslims in the midwest, what’s that silly guy doing there? /s
Relax, you’ll live longer
In this economy?
Give me a second, I’m just trying to imagine what it must be like to have so little sense of humor that you not only don’t recognize the funny part of the quote, but actually get pissy about it.
I’m normally pretty meh about Biden but I kind of appreciate that he did the bare minimum and wasn’t a racist here.
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Terrorism includes violence or threat of violence directed at civilians
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There’s not just a single definition of the word, and not just a single correct one. Why don’t you give us your definition that not many people seem to agree with?
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Sure why don’t you? I can’t keep track of everything going on in your world, only reliably just the specific context where we are engaging.
Okay. So where do you read this guy has threatened to use violence to create fear?
the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Source
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You imply violence by saying terrorism. That’s why people are saying that it isn’t terrorism.
The issue now is that Biden wants their votes. And to get their votes he needs to do something about Gaza, which he isn’t.
Because people otherwise would shout “We can’t trust Hamas officials!” and thus you have to talk to someone who is obviously not Hamas.
What the hell do the local groups want? It’s not like they are a federal authority or group. Bring it up with the Michigan leadership.
… state Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D) said that he has received “ZERO correspondence” since Oct. 7 from the White House, the Democratic National Committee or the Michigan Democratic Party leadership about the community’s concerns regarding U.S. involvement in the “ongoing genocide unfolding in Gaza.”
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I wasn’t included! It’s not fair! I demand a juice box! Fruit Punch flavor!
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The Biden admin was already in a tough spot with voters before they supported Israel. Now they have sealed the deal and have no chance of winning. We will slip farther into fascism because of genocide Joe.
Obvious concern trolling. Try harder.
What exactly was this representative looking for? What are they going to bring to the table that merits the White House bringing them in to consult on the Middle East? Huffpost laid out what their grievance was, and it seems like it’s just because they are the leader of the House of Representatives in Michigan.
How are we supposed to achieve peace in the Middle East unless the concerns of Michiganders are addressed?
Maybe by talking to Prime Minister Patrick Achi of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
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He is listed as a Democrat.
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Biden is standing by our allies and not throwing them under the bus in a time of need, he made the right call. If he loses due to this demographic it’s because young Arabic Americans are evidently more sympathetic to Hamas and Palestine than the Jews they are trying to genocide. America does not throw its allies under the bus because it’s popular or expedient short term. At least I hope we never become like that.
Hamas and Palestine
If you say those two things rapidly oneaftertheother does it make them the same thing?
- Hamas was elected to power by Palestinians in Gaza last time they had an election
- 72% of Palestinians still approve of Hamas and October 7th
- Hamas is comprised of Palestinians
These are not unrelated groups. One might say they represent the interests of their constituency in a twisted self-destructive way.
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Hamas was elected to power by Palestinians in Gaza last time they had an election
When was the last time they had an election anyway? While where at it who was it who funded them again?
Hamas is comprised of Palestinians
The Manson Family was comprised of Californians.
These are not unrelated groups.
They are not equivalent groups
72% of Palestinians still approve of Hamas and October 7th
While I wonder where you got that stat (who is running around with surveys while hospitals are bombed and people are displaced?) what do you suppose you might approve of if you were experiencing apartheid and genocide?
One might say they represent the interests of their constituency in a twisted self-destructive way.
Do those interests (not being Nakba’d) have any legitimacy would you say?
As I stated above, hamas still has popular support and would win another election if they held one today. Here’s my source for that figure.
what do you suppose you might approve of if you were experiencing apartheid and genocide?
Neither of these terms are accurate, Palestinians are in their current situation not because of genetics, but because their nation keeps murdering Jews unprovoked. Unlike Hamas who explicitly wants to destroy Israel and murder Jews, Israel has always claimed they do not intend to destroy Palestineans in whole or in part. I oppose genocide and the genocidal, which is why I support Israel. Meanwhile, genocide of Jews is incredibly popular in Palestine and is their government’s stated goal.
Do those interests (not being Nakba’d) have any legitimacy would you say?
Those who remained peaceful and stayed in Israel through the nakaba seem to be doing quite well, comparatively. Said annexations were yet another consequence of choosing violence. Frankly, it doesn’t matter how legitimate they believe their claims are, they don’t have the means to annex said lands. One cannot win a conflict with righteous outrage alone, at some point they have to acknowledge the realities of their situation and choose to compromise, or they will lose everything one settlement at a time.
upvote your own posts? poor form
Damn right I upvote my own posts, most social media platforms do this by default, and I find it very amusing that others care.
unprovoked
The Nakba never happened? Wow.
Those who remained peaceful and stayed in Israel through the nakaba seem to be doing quite well, comparatively.
Why should anyone havebeen expected to put up with the Nakbah though? These people still have keys to stolen houses they were kicked out of.
Israel has always claimed they do not intend to destroy Palestineans in whole or in part.
Damn right I upvote my own posts, most social media platforms do this by default, and I find it very amusing that others care.
It’s like clapping for your own poem.
I never said it didn’t happen, I’m saying that the annexations were arguably justified. Once again, those who remained and stayed peaceful are doing quite well. It was those who left to join the belligerents or who fled that were not allowed to return. Given that Israel has been under attack since day one, I can understand why they want defensible borders and territories.
Your link is about a gathering of settlers, I’m at a loss why you included it, do you think they represent Israel as a whole?
Well then most social media sites have users, “applaud their own poems,” by default. Never seen anyone complain about this on other platforms.
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