• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    12 days ago

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/aoc-wrestles-with-left-wing-dems-as-2028-decision-looms/ar-AA20I7az

    Zoom in: In recent weeks, Ocasio-Cortez has tried to repair her relationship with Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

    Many members of the group opposed her support for giving Israel defensive weapons, including the Iron Dome missile system, during the war in Gaza — which she has called a “genocide.” In July 2024, national DSA leaders withdrew their endorsement of her for the elections that year, arguing that she’d conflated “anti-Zionism with antisemitism and condemned boycotting Zionist institutions,” which the group considered a “deep betrayal.” In a virtual DSA forum last month with New York City members, AOC — who’s also considering a bid for U.S. Senate in 2028 — changed her position on Israel by committing to vote against any U.S. funding to that nation, including for defensive weapons, City and State New York first reported. During the forum, she said her record on Israel had been distorted, which “does not benefit us as a movement.”

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        Thanks for helping me prove my point.

        It’s probably the last time you’ll help in this election cycle.

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            I always tell people to look at Frederick Douglas and Bayard Rustin.

            Douglas backed Lincoln over a full on abolition candidate because Douglas knew Lincoln had the better chance.

            Rustin was a gay man who never once pushed MLK to talk about gay rights.

            But we must have perfection right now!

            copy paste because you aren’t worth the effort of anything else.

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      The critisism was valid. Israel should not get defensive weapons. When she changed her position on the issue, the dsa reconciliated with her. You will get nothing for acting like a cultist to any politician.

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        I always tell people to look at Frederick Douglas and Bayard Rustin.

        Douglas backed Lincoln over a full on abolition candidate because Douglas knew Lincoln had the better chance.

        Rustin was a gay man who never once pushed MLK to talk about gay rights.

        But we must have perfection right now!

        cut and pasted.