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US Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.

“Trump won because of us and we’re not happy with his Secretary of State pick and others,” says Rabiul Chowdhury, a Philadelphia investor who chaired the Abandon Harris campaign in Pennsylvania and co-founded Muslims for Trump. Muslim support for Trump helped him win Michigan and may have factored into other swing state wins, strategists believe.

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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 80 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I honestly have no idea how any Muslim could vote for Trump unless they were completely ignorant. He is not their friend by any stretch of the imagination. It's not going to end well for them.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Conservative religious beliefs and ignorance often go hand-in-hand.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What comes first, the ignorance or the religion.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, the religion maintains the ignorance, but doesn't create it

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Previous election 80% of them voted for Biden.

Did the Democrats eat their face in some way? Like by exterminating a Muslim population?

[–] D1G17AL@lemmy.world -1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Whether Israel gets the weapons from America, Russia, South Africa, Britain, Korea, China or wherever. They are going to find a way to arm themselves and defend themselves. Decades of warfare against other countries pushes the Israelis to commit some pretty disgusting acts. Trying to blame an American political party on either side is not an intelligent response.

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 0 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Spoken like someone that doesn't understand how much their military depends upon American aid.

Edit: spoken also like someone that doesn't know that the US stopped every Israeli war because unlike you Israel knows it can't exist without free weapons from the US.

And before you say 'military aid is a handout to US weapons manufacturers', an argument I suspect you're not knowledgeable enough to make, Israel is the exception to that because unlike EVERY other country in the world that receives US military aid, Israel receives half of the aid as pure money they get to spend with other countries.

So when you say they'd just get the weapons from other countries, you're doubly wrong, because they wouldn't have the money, our fucking money, to do so.

Have you learned anything yet, or is your racism against Arabic people so strong that nothing will penetrate your desire to justify genocide?

[–] D1G17AL@lemmy.world -1 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

lmao I'm American you stooge. I don't agree with what Israel is doing. I'm also not foolish enough to think we should stop countries from defending themselves.

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

...

How does your nationality impact your utter ignorance of the percentage of weapons that Israel receives comes from America.

Great way to try and change the subject of your utter ignorance to one of your nationality, but you're the only one bringing it up, and it's perfectly clear to everyone reading what you're doing. Oh, yeah, I almost forgot, you stooge. What a weird fucking insult to throw in there.

Also, if they want to defend themselves they should. Themselves. Oh, that's right, they can't.

Also, genocide is not self defense. Nor is apartheid or annexation.

EDIT: go ahead and read the edit I've made to the comment you responded to.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

How is genocide and Settler Colonialism defending themselves?