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Genocide Joe has been a self-identified zionist & enthusiastic supporter of israeli colonialism for his entire political career, which has lasted over 50 years. Despite this, many prominent critics of the current u.s.-israeli war on the Palestinian population (& its allies in Yemen & Lebanon) not only voted for him in 2020, but publicly advocated for others do the same. With 2024 u.s. elections approaching, this article draws attention to 10 of these left liberals. (Doesn't feel fair? Look for updates on their 2024 positions as the year progresses.)

1. Noam Chomsky

Chomsky, one of the most famous left-wing public figures in the u.s empire & a self-identified “libertarian socialist”, made his pro-Biden stance clear in an April 2020 interview with Mehdi Hasan, followed by his co-authorship of a September 2020 open letter insisting that leftists who don't want to vote for Biden shut up & obey. This is consistent with the recent past; he supported Hillary Clinton in 2016 & Barack Obama in 2012.

2. Medea Benjamin

Well known for her “getting arrested on purpose” stunts with CODEPINK & recently pivoting to fake anti-imperialism, Benjamin signed the September 2020 letter mentioned in Noam Chomsky's entry above. Her organization actually congratulated Biden on his election victory before proceeding to politely suggest the u.s. State Department & Pentagon stop doing what they were made to do.

3. Joshua Potash

Potash, who flipped viral tweets about protests or whatever into a Substack with over 14,000 followers, repeatedly made his commitment to the u.s. political system clear with straightforward arguments in favor of Genocide Joe.

4. Angela Davis

The 2023 article “Angela Davis is a radlib” covers her frequent alignment with Democrats over recent decades, including the 2020 election.

5. Aaron Maté

While Maté, as a host for The Grayzone, offers more cover for “multipolar” imperialists than some other names on this list, his argument that Genocide Joe is better for “the world's most vulnerable people”, when in fact many of them were killed because the two-party system's genocidal attacks on such people cannot be stopped at the ballot box, is equally uninspiring.

6. Naomi Klein

After campaigning for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primaries, the wealthy author & tenured professor (in klanada, it's worth noting!) nevertheless promoted an autumn 2020 campaign to bring pro-Bernie “revolutionaries” into Biden's camp.

7. Kelly M. Hayes

Hayes, an activist author & microcelebrity based in Chicago, published an August 2020 op-ed in Teen Vogue encouraging its audience to line up behind empire, even when it hurts.

8. adrienne maree brown

brown's Wikipedia page documents her long-running support for Democrats, which does not seem to conflict with her rather lucrative radical brand.

9. Cory Doctorow

Doctorow is best known as a science fiction author & internet commentator with leftist leanings. Like Naomi Klein, he didn't let his lack of a vote prevent him from telling other people they should vote Biden.

10. Marc Lamont Hill

Despite 2 decades of public support for the Green Party & having lost his job for saying “from the river to the sea”, Hill cast his first vote for the Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, insisting that the situation was really that critical.