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Summary
Key leaders of the “Abandon Harris” movement, which encouraged voters to oppose Kamala Harris due to U.S. support for Israel during the Gaza war, are now expressing unease about Trump’s incoming administration.
Many in the movement, including prominent Muslim leaders, voted for Trump hoping he would bring peace to the Middle East.
However, concerns are growing over his Cabinet picks, such as Mike Huckabee and Tulsi Gabbard, which some see as troubling for Muslim communities.
A presidential candidate’s job is to convince people to vote for them. Neither a Lemmy commentor or a politician’s job is to make people vote for them. Therefore, me not convincing people doesn’t make me a bad commenter, nor Kamala a bad politician. She is a bad presidential candidate for the current political climate, though. On the other hand, she’s not as bad as Biden, that’s for sure.
Anyone aside from stephen01king can reply to this comment with their anecdotes as to when they’ve posted thoroughly documented arguments on forums with absolutely NO intention of convincing people of anything; because it “isn’t their job”.
Otto Wels was a bad candidate because the German electorate liked fascism more than a socialist. This isn’t an attempt to persuade, I am merely screaming into the void.
A commenter is supposed to further discussions, not to convince others of his position. Your logic means an echo chamber is the ultimate goal of commenting on Lemmy, which I disagree.