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I think the real stratification is between Democrats who acknowledge that Biden is culpable in no small part for Israel's current impunity in executing this genocide, and those who want to pretend otherwise, either claiming that Biden is actually slowing Netanyahu's hand (despite all evidence to the contrary, including Netanyahu's public repudiation of calls from the US to avoid civilian casualties), or who just rationalize the issue by saying that because Trump could be doing worse, that makes Biden's actions okay.
Back during 2020 my dad and I were discussing Biden, and I told him that my opposition to him was based on his outdated views, not because I think he is a bad person. Sadly, Gaza is making me back off on that; I think that when taken together with his other policies (like still being tough-on-crime and pro-cop), I think he is ultimately the exact kind of person that MLK Jr. was referring to when he denounced the White Moderate.
He is just so incredibly paternalistic and arrogant, and it's literally getting thousands of people killed. And his refusal to drop from the race (which has caused other Dems to not run at all, out of fear of splitting the vote), despite polls and just the atmosphere out here, means that the additional deaths that Trump enables will also partially be on Biden, because right now he's clearing the metaphorical landing strip for Trump's second term.