• @Lauchs
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    119 days ago

    Kid, the entire point of the article is that things are not will/won’t happen. It’s that there are a range of probabilities.

    This nonsense of claiming the person representing a movement explicitly about withholding support for the Democrat nominee has the exact same risk of deviation from the other speakers is, at best, foolish.

    Then ignoring that movement and saying I’m only seeing a risk because of her race is either impressively dumb or disingenuous. I’m not sure which is worse.

    The rational or adult way to look at the issue is to think about the probability of an event vs the rewards of the action. That’s a conversation worth having. Your position would be worth respect if you could have the sanity to admit “sure, there’s a chance that she’d go off script but here’s what I think are the odds, rewards and costs.” That’s a reasonable discussion. What you are doing is just saying over and over again that there is zero risk and any notion of such risk is racist.

    That’s just petulant child shit.

    As you grow up, hopefully you’ll learn that things that you assume will happen, may not happen and vice versa. Part of being an adult is learning to think about that sort of uncertainty, it’s tricky but a worthwhile excercise.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      119 days ago

      My argument’s central point is supported by evidence. Your argument’s central point is to invent risk with racial bias. Your argument is fundamentally flawed because it is not based in reality. Racial profiling will only lead to unjustly excluding people.

      The reason I know it would be safe for her to speak is that I’m not a racist. When I grow up, I hope to help build systems that include everyone and exclude intolerance.

      • @Lauchs
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        119 days ago

        Jesus, the self righteousness of ignorance, it’s impressive.

        Race has nothing to do with the fact that the movement she represents has explicitly argued against the Democratic nominee and the **only **place where that position changes was to be the speech.

        Just… Wow kid, wow.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          119 days ago

          I already commented this but FYI:

          The Uncommitted in Uncommitted Movement referred to marking the uncommitted option on Democratic Party primary ballots in certain states. The Uncommitted Movement did this. It was never their intention to contest the DNC ticket in the general election.

          Wiki is a good place to start if you would like to learn more!

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncommitted_National_Movement

          • @Lauchs
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            119 days ago

            It was never their intention to contest the DNC ticket in the general election.

            Okay, I’ll bite. Beyond the speech, what is your source for this?

            Or do you literally not understand the strategic point of marking those ballots uncommitted?

            • @[email protected]OP
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              119 days ago

              https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/21/meet-the-uncommitted-how-gaza-hangs-over-democratic-national-convention

              Still, the war in Gaza remains a flashpoint dividing the Democratic Party. Many of the “uncommitted” delegates say they want Harris to win — but they also want her to listen to the antiwar voters who elected them to the convention.

              Only with their support can she succeed on election day, several delegates told Al Jazeera.

              The “uncommitted” movement started with the Listen to Michigan campaign in February. A grassroots protest movement, Listen to Michigan encouraged the state’s primary voters to cast protest votes — and its push exceeded expectations, winning more than 13 percent of the vote.

              Then the movement went national. Voters across the country cast enough “uncommitted” ballots to send delegates from states like Hawaii, Washington and Minnesota to the convention.

              Those delegates are using their presence at the convention to demand a commitment to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo against Israel, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians over the past 10 months.

              To make their case, the delegates are arguing that, without a meaningful change in policy, large parts of the party base — including young voters, Arabs, Muslims and progressives — will not be energised to elect Harris in November.

              At the convention this week, uncommitted delegates and their allies are making themselves visible with keffiyehs and lapel pins calling for an end to weapon transfers to Israel.

              https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=uncommitted+movement&atb=v411-1&ia=web