Fewer than 1 in 5 Americans back US takeover of Gaza.

Second, only 19% of respondents said they supported displacing the people of Gaza to other countries, including 32% of Republicans and 12% of Democrats, while 34% opposed the move, including 28% of Republicans and 39% of Democrats.
1 in 5 isn't a very fine-grained metric. 19% of US Americans is a lot of people. I'm glad it's not bigger, but still wish it was a lot smaller.
- Still, it's significant that only 32% of Republicans support Trump's genocidal policy.
  
  32% is a weird number. It's a relief that it's not higher, but still sad that over 50,000 Americans want to do a genocide. Not just supporting another country, but actively doing it ourselves.
- WTF! 19% and 12% of democrats to boot. ugh people. we don't need anymore power. https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-11-12

What, you don't think they'll greet us as liberators and start tossing confetti out the window as we march down their streets? But it worked so well for us in Afghanistan and Iraq!

US taking over Gaza would be at the bottom of my list of options concerning Gaza. Almost anything else would be a better idea.

The last poll that mattered was in early November 2024.

"55% of all respondences opposed the takeover" = Roughly half of America is not opposed to genocide.
- The forefathers were right not to allow a full democracy. People as a whole are shitty. We’ve simply let this republic get out of hand and it’s time we reign it back in.
- Yeah, but most at least dont want to send the Israelis weapons.

Also fewer that 1 in 4 back the takeover of the US.

Hey non-voting lefties, how's it goin?
- I'm starting to think Jill Stein isn't going to carry this election
  
  I know. It's harsh.
- Literally every leftist I know IRL voted Harris and seeing this comment over and over is absolutely hilarious. Either you think bots are real people, think it's impossible to criticize democrats, think the democrats are not worth criticizing, or some combination of the above. The only thing I know for sure when I read comments like this is that you aren't and do not know any leftists. What kind of activism are you actually engaging in? What brings you into contact with the community? Nothing, because if so you would know better.
  
  If they voted, then it's not about them. It's that simple.
  You don't know any leftists who say the election system is so broken and corrupt they refuse to participate? And you think that any account that says that is a bot?
  This is after being told I'm not a leftist because I've supported Democrats for years. Not to mention a bigot and a fool etc. etc. High quality reparteé as you may imagine.
  So - I don't know if YOU know any leftists in real life I guess. Are the leftists in the room with us? /s
- I agree with the sentiment, but I'm starting to wonder if putting this comment in every goddamn thread hasn't become a tactic to attempt to fracture the left more than it already is.
  I think it's time to stop with this comment. It does more harm than good.
  
  I commented directly to them, but just FYI, plenty of actual leftists did vote Harris. It was a whole thing. All this comment does is to demonstrate that this person does not engage with leftism IRL and Lemmy comments are their only window into actual activism.
  It definitely does more harm than good, but not because it shames leftists that didn't vote, it's because it upsets people that did. Everyone I know voted Harris, just like they voted Clinton and they're still being blamed for the loss. They are actual activists, so they'll probably continue to vote out of harm reduction no matter what vitriol libs wanna spit, but it's gross to see libs act like leftists (the ones actually on the ground fighting for the rights currently being taken), are the reason the election was lost. It was the Democratic Party and anyone blaming leftists and not the campaign (aka people who TOOK PEOPLES MONEY TO WIN) whose job it was to win, shows exactly the kind of person and #ally they are.
  This will probably be the only thing that gets any response, and I know I don't have to say it, but for transparency and solidarity: I legitimately have no hate towards leftists who didn't vote. I disagree with them, but they made a decision based on values I generally agree with. We all have to live with the decisions we make and they made theirs. I do not personally know any. I know plenty of people who would not have voted if it was 70% Harris, and I would have been fine with that. I think a lot of people who didn't vote probably didn't think it would end up like this and would take it back if they could, but they had love in their hearts and couldn't vote for someone actively murdering their family. It's hard for me to want to mock them. I'm pro mocking Rs because they are full of hate for others, but I don't know how anyone can be happy pointing and laughing at a Palestinian American who couldn't stomach voting for someone responsible for the death of their family and friends and homeland. It's not their job to make the Democratic Party viable. It's the democrats job. They failed and now we all suffer. I don't blame a single leftist nonvoter, of which there were absolutely not enough to do anything substantial regarding outcome.
  
  I wish putting this comment in every goddamn thread was not necessary. But when we had waves of idiots shitting on Harris because of (doesn't matter now, obvs) this - this where we are, where we're going to be every fucking goddamned DAY - is why I said don't do this, and they all farted and laughed and said I was bougie and transphobic and all sorts of bullshit.
  Y'know how far away the midterms are? Well, get ready because we're going to do it again apparently.
  Howabout all the lefties who want to soliliquize the corrupt unsalvagable horror that is America and it's evil fascist citizenry just agree to fucking vote next time? You want to go Stein, sure, whatever, do it. Just fucking vote and don't give us that garbage about a corrupt system means it doesn't matter. YES, IT IS CORRUPT, well done Sherlocks ya fucking nailed it NOW GO FIX IT.
- removes cigar from mouth
  We're working on it.
  returns to assembling the bench on the assembly line of guoitiines
- Hah. Leopards. ;)