News @lemmy.world jeffw @lemmy.world 5mo ago

"Very abnormal": Expert worries pro-Israel megadonors trying to make Dems a "pro-Netanyahu party"

www.salon.com "Very abnormal": Expert worries pro-Israel megadonors trying to make Dems a "pro-Netanyahu party"

AIPAC has spent nearly $5 million to defeat Jamaal Bowman — and plans to spend over $100 million this year.

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The whole world knows that Netanyahu is a fascist genocidal terrorist.
- quibbles over whether the atrocities committed in Gaza qualify for the term 'genocide' as if that somehow makes it alright
  
  Wondering if this is genocide or just sparkling war crimes.
  
  The us politicians accepting the bribes, or donations from aipac would act offended if you suggested they were influenced by Israeli money in their support of the genocidal terrorists
We've had one, yes. But what about second pro-Netanyahu party?
- So your telling me it's all pro-fachism parties?
  
  (..always has been)
  
  🌏🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀
  
  ..always has been
  
  This isn't true. Both the Republicans and Democrats have had phases where they opposed the right wing. Lincoln was friends with Marx and FDR fought the Nazis. Also, it's extremely damaging to draw equivalence between a flawed ally and an enemy you share no common ground with.
- Two neoliberal parties, each allowed to accept massive donations from lobby groups, without ranked choice voting to punish them. While they've built managed democracies the world over, nowhere gives them wet dreams like America.
As far as I can tell, the Dems are a pro Netanyahu party because those opposed to the genocide are a minority.

Even Bernie only got something like 70 House reps to sign his protest thing and that included about 10 republicans as well.
...trying?
I live in Bowman’s district and it’s disgusting how effective this ad blitz has been. Latimer yard signs are everywhere here, while I’ve only seen one Bowman sign. The only pro-Bowman media I’ve seen this election cycle was an op-ed in a local paper. I hope I’m wrong, but it’s looking like Latimer will run away with this one.
- When the Democratic Party propped up Coathanger Cuellar, they claimed it was because they protect incumbents and not because his opponent was a progressive.
  
  I'm not seeing the party protecting Bowman.
  
  The Democratic party seems to be pretty ok with staying just a few moral shades lighter than the GOP and i honestly can't stomach watching that depth meter spin down into the abyss.

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