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Thread. The 2020 election is a singular question of whether we are prepared to defeat fascism in America. The answer has to be that WE MUST. Muslim Americans understand what’s at stake. We understand this is one of the most important elections of our generation. BUT....
We as Muslim Americans are not a monolith. We are the most diverse faith group in terms of race & ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, etc. Majority of our people supported Bernie in the Democratic Primary because he earned our votes & we need Biden to continue to do the same.
Bernie Sanders has a platform that spoke to the needs and issues of the Muslim American community: both foreign and domestic in a way we had not seen before. He spoke to the plight of the Palestinian people.
Bernie vehemently criticized the Netanyahu Government, opposed the moving of the embassy, called for an end to occupation, a conditioning of military aid, etc. Bernie wasn’t perfect on Palestine/Israel but he helped usher a new politics at the highest echelons of the party.
Bernie also included Muslims in conversations on criminal justice reform, health care, immigration and more. We helped contribute to some of his policy proposals. He gave us a seat at the table before anyone else did.
Biden has a lot of work to do to win the hearts of young Muslim Americans who were core to Bernie’s campaign. They are anti-war, pro-Palestinian, pro-Abolition of ICE & support defunding of police. They care about Rohingya, Uighur Muslims, Kashmir, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen & Syria.
I choose Biden. But I choose him as my opponent in the White House. I want him to defeat Trump so we can mobilize our movements to hold him accountable and push him to do and be better. We can’t do that with Trump. Sometimes the right thing to do isn’t easy but it must be done.
I commit to the day after elections and to 2021 to stay in the streets. To double down on building power and holding our leaders accountable. I hope that those of you who are anti-Trump don’t leave us out here once he’s defeated. We will need you more than ever after he’s out.
Dang you really brought the Russian sympathizer out with this one. #SpeakYourTruth
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