r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Oct 16 '24

AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday

It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.

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u/Nyk_Is_In Jewish Oct 16 '24

I have a question. Some people are refusing to vote for Kamala Harris because Kamala = genocide= bad. But doesn’t this essentially pave the way for Trump to return to office, given that the Republican Party isn’t as divided as the Democrats? And if Trump wins, wouldn’t that obviously lead to even more Genocide? As well as harm all around.

I’m asking because many of my pro-Palestinian friends are voting third-party out of anger. While I believe that by 2028 we’ll likely have a stronger third-party system, and more people are calling for it now than ever, it feels like it's too late for that in this election. Why make things worse just because we’re upset? The U.S. has been involved in harmful genocidal actions globally for a long time, and I’m glad people are finally waking up to it. But right now, we seem disorganized and late to the game. In this moment, I believe the smartest and most ethical choice is to vote for Kamala.

What do you think?

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u/uu_xx_me Ashkenazi Oct 16 '24

if you live in a swing state, you’re probably right. but for the vast majority of us, voting really doesn’t make much of a difference. i live in a solidly blue state and am voting socialist (claudia de la cruz and karina garcia) because i feel like the most value i can have with my vote is to refuse to support the democratic party funding genocide and show them what values i care about

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u/watermelonkiwi Raised Jewish, non-religious Oct 16 '24

Depends. I voted for Jill Stein in 2016 because I thought my vote didn't matter, and I was shocked to find out that my state, one of the most liberal, only went for Hillary by like 60%.

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u/uu_xx_me Ashkenazi Oct 16 '24

10% is a massive amount in electoral politics

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u/watermelonkiwi Raised Jewish, non-religious Oct 16 '24

Maybe, but it's still not as much as you think.