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Fuck Israel and the US. I recommend everyone to watch Democracy Now's piece on this
https://youtu.be/ztbvvcn0VNc?si=ZoxOgDAANqL4VJp7
Insane what our country is doing and has been repeatedly doing and still wants to do. If you somehow believe that the US is the "good guy" in any sort of circumstance you are completely and objectively incorrect.
You don't live in a democracy in the slightest.
If you browse a news aggregator site, you'll notice how few of the headlines provide any indication the protesters were Jewish rather than just "anti-Israel" or "pro-Palestine". While the latter is a more precise descriptor of their organizing cause, the former is also a very important aspect for this protest. It's just not in line with the narrative the corporate news organizations have been cultivating.
They got arrested, but made hella of statement.
Good for them and fuck the New York Post.
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But someone told me they are sending weapons to Israel for Jewish voters.
It's less about Jewish voters and more about pro-Israel campaign dollars.
Folks just have no clue how powerful the pro-Israel lobby is here. Combined with the zionist Christians it's kind of a nightmare.
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus?ind=Q05
And their organization against progressive causes wasn't limited to the national level either, they interfered in LOCAL elections too.
Demographic groups aren't monolithic, for what it's worth. There is definitely a large pro-Israel contingent of Jewish Americans, too. Not that they deserve to be pandered to, but just that no one is able to represent an entire demographic.
Fake democracy
I prefer the term managed democracy.
Ah yes, managed democracy! Every citizen of Super America enjoys the freedom to make the right choice.
Eh, they disrupted a private business. They were absolutely trespassing. They knew they were trespassing. Forcing an arrest here is part of the civil disobedience and creating this headline.