I have seen a lot of discourse online regarding people not voting for Kamala Harris, specifically criticizing those who are choosing not to vote for her because of her pro Israel stance. I don't particularly feel upset with those choosing not to vote for her. I think feeling reluctant to vote for a candidate who says they will always support Israel's right to defend themselves is valid. I internally have been having a battle of morals. I quarrel with my strong identity with those who do not vote for Kamala due to her choices regarding the genocide in Palestine, but also the guilt I would feel if Trump were to win this upcoming election. Living in a swing state I have to consider how I would feel if Donald Trump won. How my peers would look at me especially those who are trans, poc, low-income, or any person directly impacted by his willingness to promote hate and his bigoted agenda. Knowing I voted for the fast track towards the end of their right to exist is not something I would want to sit with. At least with Kamala, there is the false security she will fight for those who need it, and the process of letting down these people will be less violent in comparison to a Trump administration. Not voting for Kamala won't stop the genocide in Palestine and I do not believe there is a strong enough collective that not voting for her will send the message we need it to. I also objectively know Trump is worse than Kamala and while I don't believe Kamala really will carry through with campaign promises of making a better world for marginalized people I can only imagine that Donald Trump will indeed fight to make life harder. Under the Biden/Kamla administration, they have failed to deliver on almost every campaign promise and have effectively achieved nothing in their presidency( I know government is complicated and there is more to this than just them not delivering). Another gripe in regards to people's attitude towards Kamala Harris is people not pronouncing her name correctly because they don't respect her. Okay fine you don't respect her but it speaks volumes of their attitude toward ethnic names. As someone whose name is constantly mispronounced it is kind of disheartening idk maybe I am making it personal. However I would never deadname Caitlyn Jenner simply because I think she's an awful person. You also don't see the contrary, people never mispronounce Donald Trump's name, simply because they don't like him. Anyway, I voted for Kamala Harris. I feel a lot of things in regard to the political state of the United States, and the increasingly polarized divide. I feel a lot of things I unfortunately I will probably not get to resolve because the issues go deeper than my lifetime.
