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Kamala Harris was one of the first high-ranking US politicians to publicly talk about the civil rights of Palestinians. As early as 2021, she said Palestinians deserve equal measures of dignity and security. That may seem small, but in US politics it was a major shift, especially from a sitting Vice President.
And I guess you forgot my senator, Chris Van Hollen. He has been leading real efforts in Congress to demand accountability and stop the funding that fuels war crimes. He’s led multiple letters demanding investigations into settler violence, pushed for a GAO probe into whether Israeli aid restrictions violate US law, voted to suspend arms sales to Israel, and co-sponsored efforts to cut off aid to organizations tied to civilian deaths in Gaza. This is legislation. Not tweets. Not optics.
So please stop with the “all politicians are corrupt” generalizations. It’s not just wrong, it’s harmful. It erases real work being done by the very people we elected. And no one in America wins elections by speaking up for Palestine. There is no political gain here. So when politicians take that risk anyway, it’s because they believe it matters.
This kind of performative nihilism—where you refuse to engage because “it’s all the same”—is how fascism wins. Disengaging from government doesn’t dismantle the system. It hands it over to the worst people.
Yes, the US is the largest arms exporter. Yes, Israel is a close ally. But you can hold those truths and still recognize that progressive lawmakers are fighting for protections—for trans people, immigrants, reproductive rights, and Palestinian civilians. That progress is being written into law right now by the people you’re telling others to ignore.
It reminds me of the white anti-war activists during Vietnam who told Black civil rights leaders to “wait their turn.” MLK rejected that logic. So should we. Intersectionality matters. If your message leads to voter apathy and abandoned coalitions, it’s not activism. It’s complicity.
2025-07-29 04:48:14