Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”

Summary

Arab Americans who supported Trump in battleground states like Michigan express concerns over his key appointments, particularly pro-Israel figures like Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, and Elise Stefanik, who oppose a two-state solution and back Israel’s actions in Gaza.

While some voters hoped Trump would prioritize peace in the Middle East, his picks have fueled unease about his administration’s direction.

Outreach leaders like Massad Boulos, who engaged Arab American communities during Trump’s campaign, have yet to secure roles, leaving some supporters questioning their expectations of Trump’s policies.

  • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Uh ok neat, we are doing that here, virtually, and people have been doing this on the internet for two or three decades.

    Which, I think, should be enough proof that this method doesn’t work. Physical community ties are important. Look at red state medical gofundmes. That’s basically socialized medicine (though the worst possible version of it lol), but they support it because they know the people they’re supporting. Leftist policies consistently poll well across the board, but conservatives get elected anyway, because when these people go to church, their pastor tells them to vote for Trump. Or their family. Or their buddies from work. The people they interact with regularly, because those are the people that can use social normalcy to enforce their morals. You can’t do that online.

    We talk about making life uncomfortable for fascists because that kind of constant discomfort is what eventually gets people to self-reflect. You can’t have a community hostile to Nazis, without first building up connections between people to enforce that hostility. That’s why I put so much focus on just talking to your friends about a TV show. It’s basically a Trojan horse. A way to start expanding the leftist community to people that haven’t learned to debate, and don’t know how to engage with media critically. Teach them.