• @gAlienLifeform
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      1510 months ago

      “I highlight this for several reasons: Michigan has a significant Arab and Muslim community. Michigan is a critical state this November,” he continued in another post. “I am the highest ranking Arab and Muslim state elected in Michigan, and the lack of outreach only suggests there isn’t a legitimate concern or respect for our communities here in Michigan (and broadly across the US).”

      • donuts
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        010 months ago

        “I am the highest ranking Arab and Muslim in Michigan” is definitely more funny than they probably intended it to be.

      • Dran
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        -610 months ago

        I’m normally pretty meh about Biden but I kind of appreciate that he did the bare minimum and wasn’t a racist here.

        • @dvoraqs
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          10 months ago

          Terrorism includes violence or threat of violence directed at civilians

            • @dvoraqs
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              610 months ago

              There’s not just a single definition of the word, and not just a single correct one. Why don’t you give us your definition that not many people seem to agree with?

                • @dvoraqs
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                  710 months ago

                  Sure why don’t you? I can’t keep track of everything going on in your world, only reliably just the specific context where we are engaging.

            • @[email protected]
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              510 months ago

              Okay. So where do you read this guy has threatened to use violence to create fear?

              the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Source

                • @dvoraqs
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                  710 months ago

                  You imply violence by saying terrorism. That’s why people are saying that it isn’t terrorism.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      The issue now is that Biden wants their votes. And to get their votes he needs to do something about Gaza, which he isn’t.

    • @eskimofry
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      Because people otherwise would shout “We can’t trust Hamas officials!” and thus you have to talk to someone who is obviously not Hamas.