Uncommitted movement leader reminds senile Democrats why they lost.
Uncommitted movement leader reminds senile Democrats why they lost.
During negotiations with the DNC and the Harris campaign, we were repeatedly told by interlocutors that Harris couldn’t meet any of our basic requests (a policy shift from Biden, a Palestinian speaker at the DNC, a statement distinguishing herself from Trump on Israel, or even a meeting with Michigan families who lost loved ones to Israeli bombs) because of AIPAC-aligned politicians like Fetterman, who might take to TV, rile up suburban white and Jewish voters, and fracture the party’s coalition in a swing state.
That political calculus alienated a key voting bloc, although likely not large enough to have shifted the ultimate election outcomes, that should be part of a durable Democratic majority. But few will ever be held accountable for that choice.
A Fetterman staffer condemning Uncommitted for not advocating for Palestinians 'the right way' is like an arsonist scolding the fire department for using the wrong hose.
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Well good thing trump is president now eh? Right? RIGHT???
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I'm remembering now why I blocked the hexbear instance 😂
If the Democrats didn't want this outcome then they should have run a better campaign. That's the point of this. Harris was asked at one point how her policy towards Palestine would differ from Biden's and her response was she couldn't think of anything.
Not to mention Harris embraced the 2016 Trump border wall proposal and openly campaigned with the endorsement of Liz Cheney. Her most disgusting moment to me was when asked if trans people should have access to gender affirming care, in the context of individual states banning trans healthcare, her response was "I believe we should follow the law."
Yeah great campaign. Truly a person who wanted to win
Goddamn, that question was, like, babytown frolics! Even I, as a non-career-politician, know the answer which stays true to your principles (insert worried Padme face) without giving the opposition a sound bite would have been, "I believe that all decisions about appropriate treatment should be left up to the doctor and patient."
Unironically yes, considering that after 15 months of Biden letting the war go on a ceasefire came when Trump took power.
If the Democrats were really passionate about winning, maybe they should have listened to their voter base for once, instead of alienating them. The Dems blame everybody but themselves for their loss and it's disgusting.
Genuinely. At least so far, Trump is the lesser evil when it comes to Gaza. That could certainly change, he talks like he plans on changing that, but so far Biden did 15 months of genocide and Trump enforced a ceasefire on day 0
I'm sorry, but no, you do not have to hand it to 'em.
Trumps ceasefire is the same as Bidens. A temporary pause before Israel decides to resume it's ethnic cleansing of Gaza and The West Bank. He will support them to the same or greater degree as Biden. Everyone he's appointed directly refers to Israel controlling Gaza and the West Bank from now on, having just announced they want Palestinians to "voluntarily" leave.
Biden and the democrats can get fucked, but you don't have to be a moron and double down on Trump being somehow better. He isn't.
Trumps ceasefire is the same as Bidens.
There was no ceasefire under Biden though.
The ceasefire started before Trump took office, and regardless, both effectively mean the same thing when they refer to a ceasefire. A pause before they both continue to ethnically cleanse Palestinians.
You're not wrong about the ceasefire being that, but it still is a result of Trump's people.
The ceasefire started before Trump took office
Lol. Come on now, don't be deliberately obtuse.
both effectively mean the same thing when they refer to a ceasefire.
Ok. I don't know how many times I have to tell Yanks that actions are more important than words.
Lol. Come on now, don’t be deliberately obtuse.
Referencing a fact is not being obtuse, nor is referencing Trumps lead negotiator, who literally directly credited Bidens team as "doing most of the work" on the ceasefire. Pretty much everyone has recognised it came out in the end as a joint effort, aside from Trump himself.
Ok. I don’t know how many times I have to tell Yanks that actions are more important than words.
I'm not a yank, and the actions are the multiple murders Israel has already committed of Palestinians in breach of the ceasefire, the fact that all of Trumps appointees are obscenely pro-Israel well beyond even Biden, that everyone involved is saying the aim is still to eliminate Hamas and the war is not going to end, and they are literally right now planning for a takeover of Gaza and the West Bank by Israel and the US.
Like what are you even arguing at this point? That Israel is genuinely going to stop ethnically cleansing Palestinians? That Trump cares to stop them? That his appointees care to stop them? Are you lost and confused and think I'm defending Biden on Israel?
In your mind, what are acceptable ways to pressure a political party that is actively carrying out genocide?
What are acceptable ways to pressure Trump out of committing genocide and steer the Democrats into opposing Israel? Is that a better question? Because that's where we are right now.