During negotiations with the DNC and the Harris campaign, we were repeatedly told by interlocutors that Harris couldn’t meet any of our basic requests (a policy shift from Biden, a Palestinian speaker at the DNC, a statement distinguishing herself from Trump on Israel, or even a meeting with Michigan families who lost loved ones to Israeli bombs) because of AIPAC-aligned politicians like Fetterman, who might take to TV, rile up suburban white and Jewish voters, and fracture the party’s coalition in a swing state.

That political calculus alienated a key voting bloc, although likely not large enough to have shifted the ultimate election outcomes, that should be part of a durable Democratic majority. But few will ever be held accountable for that choice.

A Fetterman staffer condemning Uncommitted for not advocating for Palestinians ‘the right way’ is like an arsonist scolding the fire department for using the wrong hose.

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  • Doomsider@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Here comes .ml to point fingers as usual. I swear you guys must be the sorriest lot. No answers, just DNC bad. I don’t even like the Democrats either.

    If we must talk about the US, which is an empire in decline, let’s be realistic that both sides have long turned to lip service for their wealthy donors.

    So please save your ramblings for someone who cares. You have no real insights and your block of text seems like a fever dream. Oppression continues to march forward and the real solutions like protecting human rights are ignored on all sides.