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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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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

honestly disgusted by how meager and purely symbolic the demands made by the uncommitted movement were

as if getting every single thing on that list would have spared a single life

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All they demanded was basically a lip service and they didn't get even that

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 14 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

They had a foolish belief in the humanity of their oppressors. That being asked to look their victims in the face would give them pause.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 18 hours ago

they've victims of the american empire; whoemever they vote for is going to lead to the same ends.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They successfully got Biden to step down

But then they were stupid enoufht to replace him with another genocidal politician

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 hours ago

Yeah fuck those orphans and widows voting for what was objectively the lesser of two evils.

I wanted to murder their families instead of the red team. Now all I can do is sneer at them.