Former United States President Bill Clinton is facing backlash from US Muslim and Arab Americans after saying Israel has been “forced” to kill civilians in Gaza and suggesting the country was in the Holy Land “first” – before the Palestinians.

Speaking at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Michigan, a crucial swing US state with large Arab and Muslim populations who the Democrats are trying to win over, Clinton said he understood people’s concerns about the bloodshed in Gaza, but said Israel had no choice but to inflict large civilian losses, even as it is accused of genocide in the International Court of Justice.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness
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    147 hours ago

    The thing about moving to a red state is that you have to live in a red state, which is… not a fun time.

    • @EvacuateSoul
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      134 minutes ago

      Arkansas is actually beautiful and has some trendy/lefty areas.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
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        232 minutes ago

        I think this applies to all red states, because basically all American cities lean left, but in the end your life is being affected by a republican state government and that can’t be a good time. I mean you could be living in a lefty haven in Texas but you still can’t get an abortion, for example.

        • @EvacuateSoul
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          131 minutes ago

          True, and Texas is where I am. Hard to picture staying, but I never end up leaving.

    • Omega
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      56 hours ago

      The low cost of living is nice.

      Worrying about literally everything that the state government does and knowing that my neighbors, at best, care more about political alignment with their neighbors than they care about the wellbeing of the people or their freedom is not nice.