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In reply to the discussion: New York Times Guest Essay: Democrats Ignored Gaza and Brought Down Their Party [View all]Uncle Joe
(64,217 posts)One of President Biden greatest perceived strengths, was his empathy tied to his own personal family tragedy but he couldn't seem to find any for the long suffering disenfranchised Palestinian people, and that ultimately undercut his moral foundation as Netanyahu waged a relentless slaughter against over 2 million civilians in an area roughly the size of Philadelphia.
It didn't start out that way because of the terrorist attack on October 7th, the world's sympathy was on the side of Israel, but the callous language and actions from Israeli leadership against the entire civilian Palestinian population in Gaza changed the focus from 1200+ innocent Israelis being massacred by a group of armed terrorists to the mass slaughter and deliberate starvation of 2 million + people with at least a minimum now of 44000 (it's probably in excess of 100,000 counting those buried under the rubble) dead mostly women and children.
It's hard to project empathy if ethnic cleansing, and genocide doesn't stir your passion.
Thanks for the thread C0RI0LANUS