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.
Hahahha… I can tell from the ratio that people don’t agree with me, but you’re confused as shit.
I’m not a supporter of genocide or a genocide apologist. I’m a realist. There is no way that sitting out of an election in protest, or voting republican could have stopped the genocide.
The ONLY chance anyone had was to elect a Democrat majority and push hard on issues they care about. Protest in the streets to stop the genocide.
Look where we are now. Worse genocide by far and protests in the streets but instead of one coherent request in the protest you’ve got hundreds.
Please don’t:
Destroy social security Destroy the CDC while we have bird flu Destroy Education Rob the treasury Break agreements with every allied country Break the economy Ruin transgender lives Build concentration camps Go to war with all our previous allies for Greenland Support genocide Destroy civil rights Destroy the environment
See, genocide is still on my list… In fact if these were in proper order it would be top of the list. Call it a “least you can do” option for presidency.
But instead we need to fight for all these things and we’ve got you, who, I guess sat this one out on principal, calling me names for it.
Just because you’ve stopped denying the genocide now that Trump is in, doesn’t mean it’s “worse by far”. Fuck, people like you deserve Trump.