# True? "Democrats would rather have fascism than Bernie Sanders' populism"?

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**Created:** [November 29, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-democrats-would-rather-have-fascism-than-bernie-sanders-populism/1010953 "2024-11-29T21:55:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-democrats-would-rather-have-fascism-than-bernie-sanders-populism/1010953/108 "2024-12-03T06:33:42Z")

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> [@Leaper](#):
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> No, one who believes that, at least in terms of Gaza in specific, both sides are just as bad.

…I make the case for that here:

> [@What will happen in Gaza now that Trump won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-in-gaza-now-that-trump-won/1009762/11):
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> …I take no pleasure in writing this post. First off: it’s pretty important to understand, before we look at what could happen under Trump, what is going on, right now, under the Biden administration. Here is an open letter from the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 15 UN and Humanitarian agencies that include (among others) OCHA, Oxfam, UNICEF and WHO. The very last fire engine in the north was destroyed a couple of weeks ago. Civil defence has ceased to operate. That means when a building is…

If you disagree, feel free to jump into that thread and show me where I’m wrong.

> [@Leaper](#):
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> I didn’t intend to say anything about why you think so.

But you _did_ when you made reference to a post that said “many of them have bought into kremlin propaganda.” If you didn’t mean me: then I’ll ask you politely to state that explicitly.

I’ll tell you right now: this _isn’t_ why I think so. The conclusion of many historians and international experts in international law and humanitarian agencies are it’s a genocide. It started under Biden with his explicit support, it will continue under Trump. Northern Gaza has been cut off for two months now. It’s being systematically cleared in preparation for annexation. All under Biden.

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