How do Arabs in Michigan feel now that the adjudicated rapist has stated that he wants to send in the US military to take over Gaza and that all Palestinians should leave?

Probably the same as they did when the Biden administration was turning Gaza into a pile of rubble and bodies.

Now that it’s Trump doing the evil shit, I’m curious if Dem voters will suddenly start caring about international law, human rights, and murder. I can only hope that they supported ethnic cleansing, mass murder, killing of doctors, complete destruction of infrastructure, murder of journalists, starvation, etc because they didn’t want to oppose the party/admin that was doing it. Let’s hope we see some opposition.

But it’s important to point out that Trump’s complete disregard for international law – including sitting with a war criminal to explicitly discuss ethnic cleansing is taking place after the Biden admin implemented laws that restrict freedom of speech, a demonization of protest, banning media, and a complete integration of US college system into an arm of radical right-wing imperialism, an elimination of the concept of antisemitism, normalization of genocide, etc. We’re now having to deal with the consequences of this destruction.

I also wonder what Dem voters think about the fact that it was more important to commit genocide than to win an election.

I have said it before – there is no coming back from this.

Once you make it to America, you join the bubble and forget about the outside world. Even non-immigrants do it.

Common survival tactic: “I made it, time to live my life.”

Obvious disclaimer that I’m not speaking for arabs, just pointing out the common trope of “I got mine, screw everyone else.” See the example of cuban immigrants coming to florida and immediately turning republican and being against immigration etc.

I wonder too and I wonder how all those are so worried about the ballooning debt crisis think Trump plans to pay for a takeover of a country that has been reduced to rubble and its people decimated. Oh yeah, don’t let the people back – that’s a great idea.

I will be shocked if we’re not at war in the next 4 years.

@hat ”
Probably the same as they did when the Biden administration was turning Gaza into a pile of rubble and bodies.”

Sure, now. But they obviously saw something in the rapist, maybe thinking that somehow he will be more sympathetic? I just don’t understand.

@Caravanfan I think they were pissed off that Harris didn’t say enough about Palestinian rights. I don’t know why they thought Trump would be better though.

The Israeli far right would like nothing better. They probably think “Kick the vermin out, so we can build an expensive hotel”

@hat, The big difference is Dems wouldn’t threaten to send them back first and then level it out. Watch. This is going to be his next go too. Send them all back to the countries they lived in. Even the ones that came from countries like Afghanistan after helping out American soldiers and risk their lives and will be assassinated when they return home.

@janbb Sure. I understand why they voted for Harris over the rapist, but what I’m wondering is how they feel now? (And yes, I realize that every individual is different. It’s a generalized question about a voting block)

I am not one to blame voters when there are little to no options to vote for. And I certainly would never judge people who don’t vote for the people who happen to be actively murdering their families. Remember – the whole “uncommitted” voters were begging for a reason to vote for Harris. Everyone was waiting for her to even say that she would change things. It didn’t matter if she was lying. But instead she promised to continue to murder their families.

@Caravanfan I think you’re mistaken. Didn’t Michigan go for Trump? I’m saying they didn’t like Harris.

I would think they feel similar to the Pro-Israel Zionist Democrats who supported Israel as it essentially strategized to get Trump into office, who could have joined forces with groups like Jewish Voice for Peace and forced the Democratic leadership into rational policies to end the genocide that would have resulted in Kamala’s victory. But maybe they don’t see it that way?

I guess Trump is just seeing more commercial real estate possibilities for his firm.

@janbb Yes, Michigan went for Trump. That’s my point.