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DNC Leadership Pressured Gen Z Member to Kill Resolution on Banning Arms to Israel
(theintercept.com)
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The actual part about the DNC:
So...
Not at all what the headline says.
The "multiple outlets" links to Jewish Insider. And searching I could only find articles from pro-Israel or rightwing sources. Then Semafor whose goal of using AI to tailor articles to users always smelt like propaganda to me.
But the "DNC version" calls for a two state solution, a cease fire, and release of hostages.
And next month people can absolutely vote for both. It's not one or the other. If the more progressive plan fails, maybe the other won't. But I can't exactly find any differences between the two, besides iron dome funding. And a significant amount of DNC members still will never refund that.
Quick edit:
In case it needs said again:
Billionaires and others that like neoliberals are going to spend a shit ton of time, energy, and money to convince progressives that voting in Dem primaries is pointless.
They're doing that because they're scared.
Vote in the primary, no matter what happens. We can't waste this chance, if we do we won't likely get another.
This is empty rhetoric designed to fool people. What about the thousand of Palestinian hostages (mostly women and children) held in Israeli torture prisons? Is the DNC asking for that?
There is no two state solution, it's a neo-liberal distraction. What we need is an end to the genocide that Democrats support funding, dismantling of the occupation that Democrats support, and an end to apartheid that Democrats pretend doesn't exist. Anything short of that is a distraction.
It's amazing how everyone woke up to Trump's attempts to distract from the Epstein case, but willing to swallow two state bullshit from the DNC.
How is replacing the resolution to ban weapons sales to Israel with one that doesn't do that..."not at all what the headline says"?
Because that's exactly what they're doing: going out of their way to continue providing arms to Israel
Nothing is replacing anything...
Like, you didn't read my comment or the article?
DNC clearly want their version to pass, without any weapon restrictions, and not the other one. Are you that naive?
I'm sure they do...
But again, both can pass.
Why wouldn't you want as many to pass as possible?
Why do you think the existence of a plan B would mean people would change their mind on plan A?
Everyone that would votes yes on the first one, will still vote yes for it.
If it passes, it's more stringent restrictions take precedence.
If it doesn't...
Without a plan B, we get nothing.
With a plan B, we have a second chance for some of what we want.
Honestly, I think that's what's going on. Because I honestly can't see how someone doesn't understand this...
I think they’re referring to this section:
But that description has a very different tone than the headline. Without knowing exactly what was said, it’s hard to know which framing is more accurate.