“A democracy says you don’t silence the people. You do not stifle the people. You don’t turn off their microphones when they are speaking about the importance of life and liberty. That is not what a democracy does … they turned off the microphones. They tried to tell them to sit down and be quiet. … Because you know what? Can’t have those voices in that room challenging notions about who should say what and when and where. ‘Let’s expel them.’ (1/4)
Can you imagine? ‘Let’s get rid of them entirely.’ ‘Let’s remove them, not only for that moment, but remove these people who have been elected to represent the people. And let us decide who should represent the people.’
…That is not a democracy.”
– Kamala Harris, 2023 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/04/09/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-fisk-university/)
“The DNC Officially Refused to Put a Palestinian Speaker Onstage… (2/4)
One Dem lawmaker worries the party will lose because ‘we did not treat these people with respect they deserve and instead just wished they’d go away’”
– Kamala Harris, 2024 (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/dnc-shuts-out-pro-palestine-uncommitted-movement-1235085336/)
Puzzled? Don’t be. You just learned what “Progressive Except Palestine” means.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_except_Palestine
Video via @LALegault… (3/4)
@aral the Iranian government funded the, laughably inept, Palestinian effort to disrupt the DNC. We are not obligated to give a platform to undemocratic foriegn agitators at the DNC. Dont tell them Trump wants to deport them all. If they keep attacking Democrats they will regret it. When given a chance to elect leaders, Palestinians chose terrorist Hamas Millionares instead of smart compassionate leaders.
@Breathe Nice little conspiracy theory you got there, pal. Did you come up with that all by yourself or did your parents help?
@aral @LALegault Hypocrites. They’re so afraid of alienating Jewish voters.
Sorry DNC. You’re supposed to support the rights of everyone.
Palestinian people are not Hamas just like most Americans are not all MAGA
@bouriquet @aral @LALegault They're alienating about half of Jewish voters actually.
https://bridge.georgetown.edu/research/u-s-polls-show-shifting-landscapes-on-gaza-ceasefire/
@bouriquet @aral @LALegault I don't think Jewish voters is their concern. That's roughly 2% of the population. I think their concern is alienating AIPAC donors and lobbyists.
@FelisCatus @bouriquet @aral @LALegault
There's the answer - Zionism has worked hard over many years to keep the country with the most lethal military in their back pocket. There's a flow of money from Isreal and Israeli connected business into US politics, which is returned by a flow of money in "aid" aka lethal weapons and blind iron clad support.
@Phiznlil @FelisCatus @aral @LALegault Weapons money is even more deplorable than oil money.
Both are used to leverage loyalty as a kind of blackmail and an addiction that corrupts.
@FelisCatus @aral @LALegault The Democratic Party needs to wake up this year and break free of lobbyists and big donors. You now represent the people. We have a candidate that has excited the population, not a candidate who has bowed to the various state primary machines. The time has come for big change. Make it happen and break free of the old party centrist inertia or fall prey to the beast.
@bouriquet @aral @LALegault
Perhaps most important for Democrats to understand here: it's antisemitic to conflate followers of a faith with a national allegiance, especially when that nation is engaging in genocide.
The Jewish faith should not be used as a political shield for rogue states to wave away scrutiny with.
@aral @LALegault there are TERF's, I propose we coin a new acronym : PERP, Palestinians exclusive radical progressives.
@aral At the moment the choice is simple and dual.