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minus-squareHocEnimVeni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down17·2 days agoMy money says she opposed the amendment because it would be unpopular in her constituency if she didn’t.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down7·2 days agoSo you are saying she is an establishment Democrat and not a progressive.
minus-squareDoom@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·2 days agoShe’s supposed to represent her constituents
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·2 days agoWho want to send weapons to Israel right?
minus-squareDoom@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down11·edit-22 days agoI’m just saying this whole argument of progressives and Dems and RINOs and stupid shit is part of why there is no actual progress. A) their job is to represent their voters. Not enforce their own opinions B) progressives consume each other like crabs in a bucket while terrible politicians don’t care and move ahead
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoDemocratic voters don’t support Israel anymore, so she’s actually going against her voters to cast this vote.
minus-squareDoom@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·2 days agoYou’ve spoken to every single one of them? Because that’s not true I literally know them
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoI’ve seen polls. 🙄 71 percent of likely Democratic primary voters say that the U.S. should end its arms transfers to Israel until it “stops attacks on civilians in Gaza, supports Palestinian rights, and commits to a long-term peace process.” After a decade in which Democrats have shown increasing affinity toward the Palestinians, their sympathies in the Middle East now lie more with the Palestinians than the Israelis, 49% versus 38%. Also, let’s not ignore Zohran Mamdani winning his primary. Times have changed. Democrats aren’t Zionists and she’s voting against what her voters want.
minus-squareDoom@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·2 days agohttps://x.com/AOC/status/1946588421197046084
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days agoOkay so you support genocide and want AOC to support genocide.
minus-squareDoom@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down9·2 days agoIdealist. Everything is black and white, is or is not.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·2 days agoGenocide isn’t black and white to you?
minus-squareDoom@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·2 days agoPoliticians actions aren’t. https://x.com/AOC/status/1946588421197046084
My money says she opposed the amendment because it would be unpopular in her constituency if she didn’t.
So you are saying she is an establishment Democrat and not a progressive.
She’s supposed to represent her constituents
Who want to send weapons to Israel right?
I’m just saying this whole argument of progressives and Dems and RINOs and stupid shit is part of why there is no actual progress.
A) their job is to represent their voters. Not enforce their own opinions
B) progressives consume each other like crabs in a bucket while terrible politicians don’t care and move ahead
Democratic voters don’t support Israel anymore, so she’s actually going against her voters to cast this vote.
You’ve spoken to every single one of them?
Because that’s not true I literally know them
I’ve seen polls. 🙄
71 percent of likely Democratic primary voters say that the U.S. should end its arms transfers to Israel until it “stops attacks on civilians in Gaza, supports Palestinian rights, and commits to a long-term peace process.”
After a decade in which Democrats have shown increasing affinity toward the Palestinians, their sympathies in the Middle East now lie more with the Palestinians than the Israelis, 49% versus 38%.
Also, let’s not ignore Zohran Mamdani winning his primary.
Times have changed. Democrats aren’t Zionists and she’s voting against what her voters want.
https://x.com/AOC/status/1946588421197046084
Okay so you support genocide and want AOC to support genocide.
Idealist. Everything is black and white, is or is not.
Genocide isn’t black and white to you?
Politicians actions aren’t.
https://x.com/AOC/status/1946588421197046084