Calling it now: #Netanyahu is going to be the October Surprise.
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Raccoon at TechHub :mastodon:wrote last edited by [email protected]
Calling it now: #Netanyahu endorsing #Trump and demanding all Jewish Americans vote for him is going to be the #OctoberSurprise.
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jsm ☕️replied to Raccoon at TechHub :mastodon: last edited by
@Raccoon He wouldn't dare. A Harris administration wouldn't exactly be unfriendly so there's little incentive to take that kind of risk. Netanyahu has an apparent preference, but it's not like one outcome is catastrophic. Israel will have US support no matter what. On the other hand, an endorsement from Netanyahu would be election interference only eclipse by Russia. He would immediately have a target on his back.
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Raccoon at TechHub :mastodon:replied to jsm ☕️ last edited by
@jsm
I think you're underestimating just how dangerous Biden / Harris are to #Netanyahu, and overestimating his ability to control himself.He's already gone off on a few rants about how Biden won't give him bigger bombs, and been pretty public about his annoyance that Biden and Harris keep trying to pressure him into peace talks, and no one seems to remember the leaks from over 10 years ago that showed that the Obama administration considered him to be dangerously unstable. Conversely, Trump has been very clear that, if he wins, he will fully support the complete destruction of Palestine.
We also have to remember that he has a pending impeachment, with likely prison time, an international war crimes charge, and active protests with less than a 20% approval rating.
He's an unstable individual with little to lose, just like Trump.
Granted, it might backfire, but that requires the "#GenocideJoe" crowd to respond to this by voting, at least for the anti-Netanyahu Democrats.
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Raccoon at TechHub :mastodon:replied to Raccoon at TechHub :mastodon: last edited by
@jsm
Also, I'm pretty sure that's going to be the point where the gloves come off: the main reason Biden hasn't been more aggressive seems to be the stakes of the current election. A lot of the people who want to support Israel but don't understand just how bad Netanyahu is are going to vote, and a lot of the people who are anti Netanyahu aren't even registered to vote. That situation could shift either way.