Low on the List

If you want a perfect example of what Richard Seymour calls "the liberal defense of murder" , read the comments after this opinion piece in the NY Times. Here you will read every form of craven excuse-making for Harris' support of genocide in Gaza. "the questions ( Palestine) do not rank in the top ten" "first you need to condemn Hamas", "first you get the candidate in office, then you make demands" "Trump would be much worse" etc etc. The auhtor of the piece, a Palestinian-American, represents the Uncommitted movement, which really rankles these liberals. They don't want to see outsiders threatening the chances of their beloved new "hope for change". Like Charlie Brown believing that THIS TIME Lucy will hold the ball so he can kick it, they never will understand the trap they are ensnared in. They must believe in representational, electoral "democracy" as it underpins their entire ideological framework. All while knowing deep down it is a con, a sham, and they will always end up flat on their back. As for Palestine, they only just heard about it on Oct.8th and it is some place overseas that is always having problems, like Africa. Lots of brown people who can't get along. We have our own problems to worry about. yada yada. Now it spreads to Jordan and Syria and Lebanon but most people can't find these places on a map. They are more engaged with the NFL Sunday ticket and picking their fantasy team.