Mad respect to Ilhan Omar for consistently refusing to cower away from what she believes. I can't even imagine the threats she must deal with on a daily basis
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2025
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She is braver than I am, that's for sure. If I got even one of the letters she had in public office I think I'd retire.
So this is the party who's fighting for our rights? Praising the people invading LA?
Good to know the DNC is on the side of Trump. Again.
What the fuck. Fuck the Democratic party.
Manufactured opposition. A core component of the fascist coup.
Liberal Democracy is Dead
This is a transparent, well-worn DC play. Put Democrats in a political box by forcing them to choose between voting against an antisemitism resolution so Republicans can slam them as being antisemitic and anti-Israel — or voting for the resolution, so they can hit the Party for being divided and chaotic.
Seems like this article is trying to do the latter.
I wish these tactics didn’t work but this is how the GOP got control of our country.
These tactics would not work if Democrats were not grovelling for Israel at every opportunity.
raising money by calling donors is most of a congressman's job. AIPAC rolling up and saying they can skip that hassle must be a pretty compelling offer.
Also, if they all collectively called it out, call it the "Pro-ICE Bill" or "Pro-kidnapping Bill" or whatever. Make the vote about that. Call the Republican who sponsored the Bill a coward for trying to do it, and a fool for thinking it would work.
"Why did you vote against the Bill condemning attacks on Pro-Israel protesters?"
"I didn't. I voted against a bill that supported the mass deportations and unconstitutional actions made by ICE, which we are absolutely against because we support due process. The bill was a cowardly and foolish attempt to get us to support this despicable practice by pretending it's about something else, but we're not fools or cowards ourselves, so we won't fall for it."
"But the Bill is called..."
"Sycophantsayswhat?"
"What?
"I guess that sort of trick works on you."
These tactics work with voters. That’s how the GOP got control of our government.
If politicians ignore voters they don’t get elected.
Our politicians are ignoring the voters, at the expense of elections
Their corporate donors are more important to them than their actual constituents they are supposed to represent
If politicians could just ignore voters they wouldn’t spend money on campaigns and propaganda.
Voters are getting what they voted for even if it is not in their best interest.
They are ignoring the policy interests of their voters and instead relying on scare tactics to secure votes.
The politicians have no interest to fight for or run on the best interest of the voters, only the best interest of their corporate donors.
Voters are caught in a political system where no party is interested in fighting for the working class, for everyday americans. As the party that is supposed to be the opposition to the fascist party continues to ignore the material harms people are experiencing, and instead moves to their policies to the right, those voters become angry and resentful. The fascist party takes advantage of that by acknowledging those material harms people face, yet utilize scapegoating to capitalize on gaining those votes while furthering their fascist policies.
So you’re saying you think both sides are the same.
Not quite, you're being reductive. I'll just link my previous comments if you're interested in my position.
Liberalism and appeasement are the problem. We need genuine opposition.
Democrats had no problem ignoring voters pleading with them to stop supporting genocide.
The majority of voters didn’t plead for that
If we take this to be true, either
A) The majority of voters wanted a continuation of the genocide, which doesn't make sense unless they're a "silent majority" or:
B) The majority of voters don't care, leaving the Democratic party to pursue its own goals in spite of a vocal minority opposed to genocide.
They did. A vast majority of voters said they wanted a ceasefire.
If politicians could just ignore voters they wouldn’t spend money on campaigns and propaganda.
If they care about winning.
The GOP got elected because the Democrats adopted GOP voting and tactics.
You are flipping reality on its head and pretend it is an argument.
forcing them to choose between voting against an antisemitism resolution so Republicans can slam them as being antisemitic and anti-Israel
The majority of Americans dont support whats going on in Israel. So its not much of a box to be in. https://news.gallup.com/poll/657404/less-half-sympathetic-toward-israelis.aspx
What the dem congressman as a group and individually risk is campaign contributions from AIPAC. This has always been about bribes from foreign lobbyists. They arent trapped in any box they dont want to be in. ITs like saying your cat is trapped in a box. They love that box.
Bribes are part of it. But as recent progressive candidates found out, those donations also make or break an election.
The system is broken in a way that favors campaigns with funding.
yeah. I just wish they cared more about doing whats right and what their constituents want. Except for the abstract threat of re-election, I dont think many of them care what we think. There needs to be a new school house rock series to describe this new reality to us filthy peasants.
Dems sprinting right to be gop lite along with citizens united saying money = speech is why we're in this mess
I hate Liberalism, these politicians do absolutely nothing but give legitimately to an authoritarian system.
Yeah but remember this is our fault for not voying for harris
And if we did, it's our fault for not double voting for her.
centrists don't care who you vote for any more than they care if they lose.
They just want silence from the anti-genocide pro-worker left.
That's not true! They also want us on our knees and bleeding.
And maybe not standing up for queer people.
I'm not even sure what "democrat" means anymore. They havent really had a cohesive platform since Obama. Its just some vague "left of whatever republicans say" sort of hand waving that they often dont even bother to follow through on.
It means "republican policy but pretending to not love all the cruelty."
the American two party system.
dumb and dumber
That title & summary
Seventy-five House Democrats voted on Monday in support of a resolution that praised President Donald Trump’s deportation regime.
is somewhat misleading.
The resolution text with title
H.Res.488 - Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.
mostly condemns Soliman for the attack in Colorado, notes he was visiting on a travel visa, and resolves
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
- condemns Mohammed Sabry Soliman and his antisemitic terrorist attack on peaceful demonstrators supporting the release of the hostages held by Hamas;
- affirms that free and open communication between State and local law enforcement and their Federal counterparts remains the bedrock of public safety and is necessary in preventing terrorist attacks; and
- expresses gratitude to law enforcement officers, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, for protecting the homeland.
It's fairly tame & not exactly "praise" for "President Donald Trump’s deportation regime".
I'm sure it's possible to "express gratitude" while also cracking down on abuses. The resolution seems rather hollow & dumb.
Sounds like the Democrats had a good excuse to vote against a bill which conflates Zionism and Judaism because it praised ICE. And they still did not.
Compared to the thunderous absence of other resolutions that should criticize the attacks against other types of protesters; and in context of the mass roundups and indefinite detentions.
It’s really hard to not feel contempt to those who voted for this milquetoast do-nothing junk
express gratitude while cracking down
So, wheres the cracking down on abuses then?
It's been more than four years. When do we start?
"Protecting the homeland" is weird phrasing to me.
what could be worse than having to choose between two evils
Nothing.
First past the post is objectively the worst voting system. It's worse than dictatorship because, at least in a dictatorship, 100% of the voters get 100% of the outcomes they chose.
As long as we used FPTP we're guaranteed to get a clusterfuck and always the lesser of two evils.
I think you misspellt "the paid opposition" which is really all anyone can justifiably call the Democrats given their recent behaviour and decisions, and there's no sign of learning or changing tactics cause they're paid no to by the same investors that paid the other fucking side. Capital is the enemy here, it has no allegiance but to itself, and it has wrestled the political body away from the voting public, due in no small part to class turncoats in government lobbying in the open. There is no room for partisans if any remnant of America as we know it is to be saved, anyone picking sides has chosen the wrong one already, there's only the side of the people.