Recent social media posts by state Rep. Abraham Aiyash highlight the Arab community's frustrations with the Biden campaign in the swing state.
    • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      “I highlight this for several reasons: Michigan has a significant Arab and Muslim community. Michigan is a critical state this November,” he continued in another post. “I am the highest ranking Arab and Muslim state elected in Michigan, and the lack of outreach only suggests there isn’t a legitimate concern or respect for our communities here in Michigan (and broadly across the US).”

      • donuts@kbin.social
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        5 months ago

        “I am the highest ranking Arab and Muslim in Michigan” is definitely more funny than they probably intended it to be.

      • Dran@lemmy.world
        28·
        5 months ago

        I’m normally pretty meh about Biden but I kind of appreciate that he did the bare minimum and wasn’t a racist here.

        • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
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          5 months ago

          Terrorism includes violence or threat of violence directed at civilians

            • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
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              5 months ago

              There’s not just a single definition of the word, and not just a single correct one. Why don’t you give us your definition that not many people seem to agree with?

                • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
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                  5 months ago

                  Sure why don’t you? I can’t keep track of everything going on in your world, only reliably just the specific context where we are engaging.

            • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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              5 months ago

              Okay. So where do you read this guy has threatened to use violence to create fear?

              the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Source

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
      173·
      5 months ago

      The issue now is that Biden wants their votes. And to get their votes he needs to do something about Gaza, which he isn’t.

    • eskimofry@lemmy.world
      25·
      5 months ago

      Because people otherwise would shout “We can’t trust Hamas officials!” and thus you have to talk to someone who is obviously not Hamas.

  • dugmeup@lemmy.world
    266·
    5 months ago

    What the hell do the local groups want? It’s not like they are a federal authority or group. Bring it up with the Michigan leadership.

    • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      … state Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D) said that he has received “ZERO correspondence” since Oct. 7 from the White House, the Democratic National Committee or the Michigan Democratic Party leadership about the community’s concerns regarding U.S. involvement in the “ongoing genocide unfolding in Gaza.”

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  • alliswell33 @lemmy.sdf.org
    1340·
    5 months ago

    The Biden admin was already in a tough spot with voters before they supported Israel. Now they have sealed the deal and have no chance of winning. We will slip farther into fascism because of genocide Joe.

    • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
      65·
      5 months ago

      What exactly was this representative looking for? What are they going to bring to the table that merits the White House bringing them in to consult on the Middle East? Huffpost laid out what their grievance was, and it seems like it’s just because they are the leader of the House of Representatives in Michigan.

      • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        129·
        5 months ago

        How are we supposed to achieve peace in the Middle East unless the concerns of Michiganders are addressed?

        • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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          5 months ago

          Maybe by talking to Prime Minister Patrick Achi of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

      • TransplantedSconie
        49·
        5 months ago

        Lmao. Arab and a leader in the Michigan republican party? That has leopard ate my face material written all over it.

          • TransplantedSconie
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            5 months ago

            Oops. My bad. I saw someone posted “leader of the House of Representatives” and at the quick glance I did thought it said “House Republicans”

    • DarkGamer@kbin.social
      317·
      5 months ago

      Biden is standing by our allies and not throwing them under the bus in a time of need, he made the right call. If he loses due to this demographic it’s because young Arabic Americans are evidently more sympathetic to Hamas and Palestine than the Jews they are trying to genocide. America does not throw its allies under the bus because it’s popular or expedient short term. At least I hope we never become like that.