Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said policy differences toward Israel between her and President Biden won’t stop her from supporting him in the November general election. “Of course,” Omar said Tuesday, …

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said policy differences toward Israel between her and President Biden won’t stop her from supporting him in the November general election.

“Of course,” Omar said Tuesday, when asked by CNN’s Abby Phillip on “NewsNight” whether she would vote for Biden if the election were held that day, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. “Democracy is on the line, we are facing down fascism.”

“And I personally know what my life felt like having Trump as the president of this country, and I know what it felt like for my constituents, and for people around this country and around the world,” Omar continued. “We have to do everything that we can to make sure that does not happen to our country again.”

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Let’s just condense your two comments into one, eh? If Biden is in your book, then I probably am too. I think you’re using a weird book though.

    So, you must be referring to: Much of its rejected proposals were ultimately recycled as the USAPATRIOT Act of 2001 with Joe Biden’s vocal endorsement.[8]

    I suppose that works, though counter-terrorism does require tools to battle it. We’re not pacifists either you know, Americans can be quite aggressive in personality sometimes. We are careful, however, to draw a distinction between militaristic conquest and defense. You’ll note America is still the same size it was then, despite successfully holding both Iraq and Afghanistan for a time.

          • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            8 months ago

            No, I did not accept your arguments, I countered. Specifically, with the argument that our responses to being attacked do not qualify as fascist militarism, and our democracy is still in operation.

            Then I elaborated that you are actually partly right. The US does have a fascist streak, a powerful one. And we have a huge nuke arsenal to boot.

            Because of this, it is necessary to make sure the less fascist of the two candidates gets elected, yes? This is a practical way of fighting fascism. Some form of genuine pacifism would not be, unfortunately.

              • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                8 months ago

                I think you’re just calling everything outside of pacifism fascism. Here’s wikipedia on it:

                Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement,[1][2][3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.[2][3]

                While in his long career Biden has done questionable things and made mistakes, he was accurately representing his constituents with them. This does not make him a fascist, just a flawed politician. You do not have to be the opposite of all things fascist just to not be a fascist, you know?