Eman Abdelhadi’s speech from the “Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws” demonstration on Aug. 18 in Chicago. Eman Abdelhadi, In These Times, August 19, 2024 https://inthesetimes.com/article/harris-votes-abdelhadi-dnc . . . Genocide Joe would still be on the ticket if it were not for this movement, for all of us. Our movement is one of the main reasons that you are now the Democratic candidate for President in the most powerful country on the planet.
You, Vice President Harris, get to run for office because we ousted your predecessor right here in these streets. But it was never just about him. It was about the 40,000 Palestinians he helped kill. And now we are telling you that “Not the other guy” is not a platform. We are telling you that you actually have to earn our votes. And we are telling you exactly how to earn them. We are telling you we want a weapons embargo. We are telling you we want a permanent ceasefire. And we are telling you that we want them NOW. You keep telling us that democracy itself is on the line. You keep telling us that fascism is knocking at the door. You keep telling us that Trump would be worse. But the majority of Americans, in poll after poll, say they disapprove of Israel’s actions in Gaza. Study after study shows that a weapons embargo would earn you more votes, would secure you this election. Vice President Harris, why are you risking the end of democracy, the rise of fascism, the return of Trump to protect Netenyahu’s war on children? You are not the protector of democracy. We are the protectors of democracy. If you want to see democracy, look to Chicago’s streets this week. We are democracy speaking back to power, saying we will not be ignored. # # # -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31723): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31723 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/107993177/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
