cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16955018

“Jamaal and our movement were such a threat to right-wing power, to GOP megadonors, and to AIPAC’s influence in Congress that they had to spend $15 million to defeat us,” said one progressive organizer.

  • @Sanctus
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    303 months ago

    How is this not foreign interference? It should be doubly so if money is free speech. They are directly influencing our lives, at all.90 winning, I’d even say those tinfoil hat jyoo conspiracy theorists have some credence, its just Israel not the Jewish people.

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      153 months ago

      How is this not foreign interference?

      Oh, it absolutely is, but it’s ok because it was used against a progressive. Which party is gonna do something about it? The one that hates progressives, or the other one that really hates progressives?

      • @Sanctus
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        93 months ago

        The only response I have is money needs to be removed from politics.

        • @Bernie_Sandals
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          43 months ago

          Oh I completely agree, just wanted to point out that AIPAC is homegrown interventionism, not foreign like people tend to think.

          • @Sanctus
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            13 months ago

            Israel definitely has to have some form of contact though. There’s absolutely no way they dont.

      • @Viking_Hippie
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        53 months ago

        Foreign funding and domestic funding with the express purpose of gaining advantage for a foreign nation is a distinction without any practical difference.

    • @Fades
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      3 months ago

      classic emotional response disconnected from reality. AIPAC is not Israel. Take your crying about Jews and apply it to Citizens United please.

      • @Sanctus
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        13 months ago

        You fucken think Israel has no contact with AIPAC? Really?