• worldwidewave@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    24
    ·
    4 months ago

    This is all right, I’ll just add that Bowman was among the first to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, basically right after Oct 7th happened. A number of large progressive Dems have rallied to his side (including Bernie and AOC this past weekend), which clearly wasn’t enough.

    This was also a D primary, so everyone had a D by their name.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      22
      arrow-down
      9
      ·
      4 months ago

      This was also a D primary, so everyone had a D by their name.

      My point was Bowman’s opponent took 14 million from a foreign government to support their genocide

      He has a D by his name, but he’s a piece of shit. If the party has standards he wouldn’t be in the party

      But the party doesn’t have standards, because the party leaders take AIPAC money too.

      Like, I thought it was pretty clear already, is it making sense yet?

      • retrospectology@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        18
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        4 months ago

        Yup, what’s important for people to understand is that AIPAC is the single largest source of GOP money in Democratic primaries and campaigns.

        They take money from right-wing billionaires and use it to back right-wing Democrats who they know can be relied upon to be obstructionist.

        AIPAC funding needs to be banned within the party, same as they did with the NRA who tried to do the same thing.

        • Tinidril@midwest.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          19
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          4 months ago

          With Hillary weighing in on the side of AIPAC to endorse the challenger, I’d say that the establishment is pretty comfortable taking AIPAC’s money.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        13
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        4 months ago

        Because the heads of the party are pocketing Israeli checks.

        The D or R does not matter when it comes to Israel and its disgusting.

        The only way to end it is to end lobbying.

          • Sanctus@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            3
            ·
            4 months ago

            It corrupts everyone. You aren’t keeping up with people taking 459 million “campaign donations” if you don’t. Its fucked. But yes, I’m glad we’re not both sidesing for a second and pointing out something that should never have been allowed in the first place.

    • Tinidril@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      4 months ago

      Not everyone was a D, at least not the voters. There was a massive push to reregister a lot of Republicans and Independents as Democrats.