BY Matt Lewis

 

Joe Biden is in the process of alienating his allies for the sake of adversaries he can neither win over, nor appease. This, as they say, is a rookie mistake.

I’m speaking, of course, about Biden’s threat that the U.S. will not supply weapons for Israel to invade Rafah, a city that the Associated Press describes as “the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza.”

In so doing, Biden is being less than a loyal friend to Israel, an ally that rightly views Hamas as an existential threat. But he’s also alienating his political allies right here in America. And while we can debate the ethics of urban warfare in Gaza, what seems less debatable is the notion that this is a shrewd political move. Indeed, it strikes me as quite stupid.

To be sure, the Oct. 7 attacks and kidnappings all but guaranteed some portion of the progressive coalition in America would be divided for as long as the Gaza war lasted. Until this week, however, that portion could mostly be written off as young extremists.

 

Biden’s latest move has already disappointed lots of mainstream Democrats—including, but not limited to elected officials—who support Israel and make up a core portion of Biden’s constituency.

Meanwhile, does anyone seriously believe that the young radicals on college campuses—the same leftist protesters who refer to Biden as “Genocide Joe”—will be appeased by Biden’s latest half-measure?

It is axiomatic in politics that you cannot be all things to all people and that when you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. By trying to split the baby, you end up with the worst of both worlds: Nobody is happy.

Biden seems unfamiliar with these laws of politics. He hasn’t traded normies for young radicals, he has simply chosen to offend both groups.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bidens-playing-dumb-politics-with-threat-to-cut-israel-military-aid 

 

THE RIGHT-WING MEDIA HATES THE ANTI-GENOCIDE UNIVERSITY PROTESTS AND THEY HATE JOE BIDEN FOR PANDERING TO THEM... WE HATE JOE BIDEN (WE DON'T HATE HIM — WE JUST FIND HIM PATHETIC) BECAUSE HE'S GOT NO IDEA WHAT HE'S DOING.... EXCEPT TO SAY HE'S HALF AS MUCH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA, SO FAR... "STOPPING WEAPON DELIVERY TO ISRAEL" IS A FURPHY AS SHOWN HERE:

 

 

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WEST'S COLOSSAL MISTAKE: US Decline, Rise of BRICS, Tariffs Damage US Economy |Prof. Richard Wolff

 

Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City.
Earlier he taught economics at Yale University (1967-1969) and at the City College of the City University of New York (1969-1973). In 1994, he was a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Paris (France), I (Sorbonne). Wolff was also regular lecturer at the Brecht Forum in New York City.

Prof Wolff is the co-founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update.

In the interview, we discuss U.S. economic policy, latest tariffs and how protectionist measures will backfire, BRICS+ gaining momentum and surpassing G7 and more.

 

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