“A democracy says you don’t silence the people. You do not stifle the people. You don’t turn off their microphones when they are speaking about the importance of life and liberty. That is not what a democracy does … they turned off the microphones. They tried to tell them to sit down and be quiet. … Because you know what? Can’t have those voices in that room challenging notions about who should say what and when and where. ‘Let’s expel them.’ (1/4)
Aral Balkan
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •Can you imagine? ‘Let’s get rid of them entirely.’ ‘Let’s remove them, not only for that moment, but remove these people who have been elected to represent the people. And let us decide who should represent the people.’
…That is not a democracy.”
– Kamala Harris, 2023 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/04/09/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-fisk-university/)
“The DNC Officially Refused to Put a Palestinian Speaker Onstage… (2/4)
Remarks by Vice President Harris at Fisk University | The White House
The White HouseAral Balkan
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •One Dem lawmaker worries the party will lose because ‘we did not treat these people with respect they deserve and instead just wished they’d go away’”
– Kamala Harris, 2024 (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/dnc-shuts-out-pro-palestine-uncommitted-movement-1235085336/)
Puzzled? Don’t be. You just learned what “Progressive Except Palestine” means.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_except_Palestine
Video via @LALegault… (3/4)
DNC Shuts Out Pro-Palestine Uncommitted Movement
Tessa Stuart (Rolling Stone)Aral Balkan
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •Breathe
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in reply to Breathe • • •bouriquet
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •Sorry DNC. You’re supposed to support the rights of everyone.
Palestinian people are not Hamas just like most Americans are not all MAGA
2xfo
in reply to bouriquet • • •Perhaps most important for Democrats to understand here: it's antisemitic to conflate followers of a faith with a national allegiance, especially when that nation is engaging in genocide.
The Jewish faith should not be used as a political shield for rogue states to wave away scrutiny with.
Adrian Riskin 🇵🇸🍉
in reply to bouriquet • • •@bouriquet @LALegault They're alienating about half of Jewish voters actually.
https://bridge.georgetown.edu/research/u-s-polls-show-shifting-landscapes-on-gaza-ceasefire/
U.S. Polls Show Shifting Landscapes on Gaza Ceasefire - Bridge Initiative
The Bridge InitiativeFelisCatus
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •Francisco
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