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I’m Reversing My Position on Biden — For Now
White Supremacy Comments Spark Outrage and Hope
Yes, I’m changing my position on Biden after a few things he did. Mind you, I’m not flip-flopping from the dangerous side of the Trump spectrum, known as the Republican Party, but from a non-voter perspective, after Biden’s latest comments at Church. He spoke out in support of the passion of the Gaza cease fire protestors and against white supremacy, all in one church going, with sincerity.
That’s a start. You can never be too old to speak out for justice, taking a risk to fall on the side of reason and the repressed.
First of all, he expertly handled protestors screaming from the back of the Black AME church in Charleston South Carolina. He raised his hands and said, It’s alright, to their chanting for a cease-fire in Gaza. He acknowledged their “passion” which justified their position. That is a critical step forward.
The protestors would stop for him to address them, so they were escorted out. But he then continued that he understood their passions and was doing all he could to put pressure on the Israeli government. I have to add that I don’t like it when people treat sovereign nations as America’s lapdog. Israel has made this choice to continue the war, and despite America’s generosity in support with weapons, the Israeli leadership is…