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184. Netanyahu Gaza genocide of civilians is not acceptable
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 05:27 PM
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Calling anyone who objects to the Netanyahu Gaza genocide against Palestinian civilians half of whom are children antisemitic is just not acceptable. The tv pictures coming from Gaza don't lie. People are reacting to these pictures and they don't like what these pictures are documenting. They have every right to speak out about what they're seeing. Are Senators Schumer and Sanders antisemitic for speaking out against the Netanyahu Gaza genocide? FYI, both Senators are Jewish.
There's a reason that Netanyahu has banned foreign journalists from Gaza. It's to try to prevent the full truth from being known to the world. Let's not forget that it was Netanyahu who removed the guards from the Israeli border before the hideous and unacceptable October 7th attack. Let's remember that Netanyahu's priority at that time was knee caping the Israeli Supreme Court so that he could become a full fledged dictator.
Israel has every right to exist and every right to defend itself. Committing genocide against civilians, half of whom are children is not how to do so. In the immediate aftermath of the terrible October 7th attack, Israel had the sympathy of the world. Netanyahu has now squandered that with his Gaza genocide and that's put Israel's future in serious danger.

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But I think it's just the word. Run on the platform and people will be fine with it. The policies all poll Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #1
Right on. Run on the principles and ditch the label. Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #2
If we must have tags, progressive is as good as any to step to the left of center. Magoo48 13 hrs ago #50
Ditching the label is going to be hard. The reich wing media is running with it like and Olympic sprinter Cheezoholic 13 hrs ago #81
Completely agree Lategame 15 hrs ago #5
I agree Felicita 14 hrs ago #31
It's the damn purity tests. And I won't vote for this or that person because...... boston bean 14 hrs ago #7
Purity testing has been the bane of Democrats. Lategame 14 hrs ago #13
The " no purity test" talking points angrychair 13 hrs ago #41
Umm no. No no no no. boston bean 13 hrs ago #54
100%. Thank you. Democrats need to stop blaming others for past failures and adapt to realities. For God's sake, we KPN 11 hrs ago #154
It not the discussion we are talking about creeksneakers2 11 hrs ago #160
Yes, we "vagina voters." How dare we vote for HRC and VP Harris? mcar 12 hrs ago #110
Importantly shore up Social Security as part of a platform. Prairie_Seagull 14 hrs ago #24
Too many words. I am sorry but you will say all of these and your listeners eyes will glaze over question everything 14 hrs ago #33
I was listing the policies the Social Democrats are pushing (as are most Democrats), not a campaign slogan. Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #43
The problem is not capitalism Soul_of_Wit 13 hrs ago #47
I would add to that the: Corruption, Cruelty and Chaos!! Ars Longa 11 hrs ago #165
My Economics Professor Who Was A Republican BlueKota 6 hrs ago #233
I hate capitalism I_UndergroundPanther 10 hrs ago #187
DSA is not a political party Soul_of_Wit 13 hrs ago #45
Looking at it as a big tent is the way for the Dem party to thrive. yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #136
Recommended! hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #46
The hardest part isn't the messaging, it's the money mdbl 13 hrs ago #68
Your point is valid. hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #98
The purity tests should end with the primaries mdbl 13 hrs ago #80
SELF destructive. And really ignorant. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #103
+1 leftstreet 5 hrs ago #243
Neither of us know who this country will or won't elect -misanthroptimist 15 hrs ago #3
Because "democrats" didn't vote democratic or didn't vote due to progressive purity. boston bean 15 hrs ago #6
You're sick of people voting their conscience? -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #11
Yes their pure conscience helped bring us us mango Mussolini. boston bean 14 hrs ago #15
Really? -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #22
The two times we lost we had coronations. Gore1FL 14 hrs ago #26
Or women candidates Blaukraut 14 hrs ago #29
And many who supported Sanders in 2016 voted for Trump. Both offered the same thing question everything 14 hrs ago #37
Only those lacking a BS detector would equate Sanders and Donald (n/m) Soul_of_Wit 13 hrs ago #42
Not today. But in 2016 many did question everything 13 hrs ago #44
And they lacked a BS detector in 2016 (n/m) Soul_of_Wit 13 hrs ago #62
How many? Link to a poll, please (nt) muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #82
You can read up on it here. sheshe2 11 hrs ago #137
Thank you. My cynicism was wrong. (nt) muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #143
Not sure about that. AloeVera 9 hrs ago #215
Analyzing how Bernie Sanders supporters voted in the 2016 General Election by Brian Schaffner, Tufts University question everything 10 hrs ago #181
Post removed Post removed 13 hrs ago #73
Her name is Hillary. mr715 13 hrs ago #77
Also I think if you arent personal friends with somebody, referring to them by their last name is proper SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #84
I prefer Secretary and Senator Clinton. mr715 13 hrs ago #89
Truth SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #91
Huh? TVguyCards 11 hrs ago #147
Sanders: "they turned to Trump because Trump said things that made sense." betsuni 10 hrs ago #176
I do not believe that either Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris lost. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #149
That is simply false mcar 12 hrs ago #115
I agree with you that the nomination should not have been stolen from Bernie. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #145
The DNC did not rig anything. creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #174
Sanders: "I wouldn't use the word rigged, because we knew what the rules were -- but what betsuni 9 hrs ago #213
That interview w/ Bernie was before the leaked emails that were revealed in July and November 2016. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #221
Sanders: "If they went into our emails I'm sure there would be statements that would betsuni 3 hrs ago #249
I never said Bernie said there was rigging, but others of us did. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #253
What are you talking about? mcar 7 hrs ago #220
This is what I am talking about. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #222
That didn't change the popular vote iemanja 5 hrs ago #236
The DNC conspired so that Bernie wouldn't get the nomination, in the primary. yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #240
She got the popular vote in the primary iemanja 5 hrs ago #244
The primaries and nomination involve more than just the popular vote. yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #246
I've stated the facts iemanja 4 hrs ago #248
The super - delegates are not determined by the will of the people - on the contrary. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #250
"Sanders could not have possibly won the nomination after May 3 -- at that point, he needed 984 betsuni 2 hrs ago #259
Hillary Clinton received 3.7 million more votes than Bernie Sanders Quiet Em 3 hrs ago #252
It's about the Super - Delegates. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #254
It was fair. It wasn't even close. Quiet Em 3 hrs ago #255
Yes the lawsuit was thrown out, due to lack of standing. The judge said the DNC did indeed undermine yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #256
The people did pick the nominee. Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #258
It's called voting. Conspiracy theories about rigging and plots oppressing "victims" is a problem. betsuni 10 hrs ago #186
We lost the Supreme Court because of that "purity". "Conscience" is not the same thing lostincalifornia 13 hrs ago #67
The Supreme Court WAS lost due to "purity testing" - just not the way you think. AloeVera 9 hrs ago #206
I disagree with your use of the word "fact". yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #139
Best evidence possible creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #182
The article does not say that Democrats were driven by conscience, and so pissed off that Bernie didn't get the yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #197
Its not the only time it ever happened creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #199
The point I'm making is - bitter Dems DID NOT cost Hillary Clinton the election. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #201
I've never seen any evidence of any election fraud. creeksneakers2 9 hrs ago #203
That is not the primary point. The NPR article DID NOT claim that bitter Dems cost Hillary Clinton the election. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #209
fine creeksneakers2 9 hrs ago #211
I have to agree with boston bean in that I'm sick of people on our side not understanding what a vote actually is. Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #49
You're going to be sick a long time -misanthroptimist 13 hrs ago #58
Require Civics class in high school. Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #99
There are limits -misanthroptimist 12 hrs ago #123
Michigan voters who didn't vote chose a bus that took them to Wyoming then blew up with them inside it. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #125
Hypothetically -misanthroptimist 12 hrs ago #132
When that situation arises, we can talk about it. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #135
Then it wouldn't be hypothetical, right? -misanthroptimist 11 hrs ago #141
You do you. Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #142
I'm irrelevant -misanthroptimist 11 hrs ago #144
I hope they take a good look at the result of their choice creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #185
Some will -misanthroptimist 10 hrs ago #195
I hope so. creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #196
Good analogy. I'm in 100% agreement. oasis 13 hrs ago #66
But if 100% of the growth is in the suburbs, maybe it's time to extend the circle line. meadowlander 13 hrs ago #79
The OP is about something happening now, not "people on our side not understanding what a vote actually is" muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #90
I'm concerned about future ones. Because it has happened in every previous one I can think of. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #100
So you're happy with a pre-emptive "fuck the other people on the left" OP? muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #105
I don't really know what you're on about. No, I'm not refighting anything. And that's not how I read the OP. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #107
"Because it has happened in every previous one I can think of" muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #112
Oh it's refighting? It's not just recalling or what one calls remembering? boston bean 11 hrs ago #151
Yes, when you accuse your opponents of "cannibalizing" the party, muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #156
Some comprehension would be very helpful here. boston bean 11 hrs ago #158
Some meaningful writing in the OP would have been very helpful. muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #161
Nope. 👎 boston bean 10 hrs ago #180
The bus, however, should be free mr715 13 hrs ago #96
It is! That's the beauty! Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #101
That's the best description I've seen buzzycrumbhunger 12 hrs ago #108
Love this analogy! mcar 12 hrs ago #116
Well done! A very apt analogy! Abolishinist 10 hrs ago #198
I voted my conscience in 2016 and 2024 mcar 12 hrs ago #114
And I respect your views -misanthroptimist 12 hrs ago #127
The people who desert us keep saying that creeksneakers2 11 hrs ago #166
How can they ignore the 5 million people who are losing health care creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #171
You are indeed free to give you opinion -misanthroptimist 10 hrs ago #173
I've never changed a mind creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #177
Aren't you advocating for more of the same? Renew Deal 12 hrs ago #113
Obama was exceptional. Clinton was highly competent BUT had both sides dragging her down, ALONG WITH RandomNumbers 14 hrs ago #21
If, in 2006, someone had said... -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #27
Then you don't remember it well angrychair 13 hrs ago #51
I didn't know about PUMAS. I learn something every day. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #159
This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean 15 hrs ago #4
See ya bye orangecrush 14 hrs ago #8
Ya think? boston bean 14 hrs ago #9
The vocal far left from the big cities is the voice we get labeled with and costs us votes. Melon 14 hrs ago #10
"Far left" Mysterian 12 hrs ago #124
There is a spectrum of beliefs within every party. Melon 12 hrs ago #129
There are no "far left" politicians in the Democratic party Mysterian 12 hrs ago #131
No. My beliefs have been very similar since post college with slight adjustments. Melon 11 hrs ago #138
According to your post #10, the spectrum in the Democratic party is all the way from "moderate" to "conservative" muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #140
Sorry...typing on a tablet. Melon 11 hrs ago #148
Thanks - that makes sense (nt) muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #150
Why do you think a democratic socialist will be the nominee in 2028? Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #12
I am baffled by your forgetfulness of recent history. boston bean 14 hrs ago #14
Party unity isn't achieved by the left acquiescing to the centrists Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #23
I don't see how affordability creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #188
I voted for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Soul_of_Wit 14 hrs ago #38
Which self identified democratic socialist has announced a run for president? muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #16
What? boston bean 14 hrs ago #17
A quote from the OP, which you wrote: muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #20
I haven't seen AOC tear the party down creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #190
That might be what's behind the OP muriel_volestrangler 9 hrs ago #204
I think its about what is going on right here. creeksneakers2 9 hrs ago #205
Not just for that creeksneakers2 5 hrs ago #237
That's a lot of "what ifs" for people to be "sick of this fucking shit" over 2 years before (nt) muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #242
Not terribly unlikely ones though. creeksneakers2 4 hrs ago #245
I don't think she could win as president in 2028. She could win US Senate. LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #232
They said she might try that. creeksneakers2 5 hrs ago #238
I recommend Xanax. mr715 14 hrs ago #18
Yep, centrism works so well. Oh wait... orthoclad 14 hrs ago #19
How do we taste? You're the one doing the cannibalizing. mr715 14 hrs ago #25
I was going to ask what wine i pair best with n/t gay texan 13 hrs ago #69
You are a Texan? mr715 13 hrs ago #75
Yes! N/t gay texan 13 hrs ago #76
Chianti. AloeVera 12 hrs ago #117
Gracious! H2O Man 14 hrs ago #28
Agreed. The midterms are crucial. We need to save Democracy. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #162
Well said Auggie 14 hrs ago #30
Can you explain what "this shit" is, then? muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #34
Suspect it's Mamdani-backed candidates winning in the New York primaries meadowlander 13 hrs ago #39
I agree with " we should be running the candidate that can win the district" muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #63
It's "we get smeared with the views of the most extreme amongst us" meadowlander 13 hrs ago #70
I agree with you. I'm hoping that someone who recommended the OP muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #78
Shit that is going on creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #194
Thank you for being specific. muriel_volestrangler 9 hrs ago #207
Wasn't the case before creeksneakers2 9 hrs ago #210
Word! yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #163
Kamala is talking with Mamdani creeksneakers2 10 hrs ago #191
I never said "this shit." The OP did. Auggie 13 hrs ago #85
You said the OP was "well said" muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #93
You are wicked sharp orangecrush 11 hrs ago #146
Vote on policy duckworth969 14 hrs ago #32
"... contact the centrist of your choice..." Shipwack 13 hrs ago #83
Kudos to you for understanding nuance. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #164
Nope creeksneakers2 9 hrs ago #214
"... contact the centrist of your choice..." Shipwack 13 hrs ago #86
And there it is. Exactly what I speak of. boston bean 12 hrs ago #130
Yet another OP attacking progressives angrychair 14 hrs ago #35
I'm a progressive and I very much agree with OP. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #55
The OP is largely refering to primary challenges. Not whether dems are supported. SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #59
The OP was talking about electing a president and not tearing down Democrats. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #65
"Tearing down" seemed to mean being democratic socialist. And came with few specifics SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #71
That's not what they want angrychair 12 hrs ago #126
Right on! creeksneakers2 9 hrs ago #208
It is the website for you. SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #56
The forum needs you. We need all voices. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #167
The existential threat to labor and young people by AI and robotics in the next ten years meadowlander 14 hrs ago #36
THIS gay texan 13 hrs ago #74
Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #168
Then after the primaries we should all pull together creeksneakers2 8 hrs ago #216
I think of what popsdenver 13 hrs ago #40
I believe the destruction that followed the 2016 election is circumstantial evidence that yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #172
It is pathetic. Have we forgotten 2000, 2016, and 2024? We lost at those critical times lostincalifornia 13 hrs ago #48
Democratic voters are being influenced by third parties, such as the Green Party and Party for Socialism and Liberation. LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #231
"Destroy" becomes "transform" because it sounds nicer, but it means destroy and punish, ends justify the means. betsuni 1 hr ago #260
I'm not saying it's right or wrong angrychair 5 hrs ago #235
People are told that Democrats aren't progressive -- labeling them establishment/centrist/corporatist, etc. . betsuni 13 hrs ago #52
Nobody in the Democratic party was talking about universal health care or raising the minimum wage before Bernie was. meadowlander 13 hrs ago #61
No. Ted Kennedy had been saying health care is a right, not a privilege since the '70s. betsuni 12 hrs ago #106
Right, except I was alive through all of those election cycles meadowlander 12 hrs ago #119
That's because its true creeksneakers2 8 hrs ago #218
And Hillary as First Lady fighting for universal healthcare. boston bean 7 hrs ago #226
She was responsible for the Children's Health Insurance Program too, which nobody seems to know. betsuni 5 hrs ago #241
Coalition building! yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #175
Really? sheshe2 10 hrs ago #192
I remember Hillary Clinton's proposals for universal healthcare. Nixie 12 hrs ago #102
Yes, new definition of universal health care is Medicare for All only as purity test. betsuni 12 hrs ago #128
++++ Nixie 8 hrs ago #217
Yep. mcar 12 hrs ago #118
Vermont was literally the reddest state in the country until it elected Bernie.And it still elects republicans regularly SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #53
Oklahoma, Wyoming, Idaho, Louisiana etc would like a word. BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #183
Most of those states were blue when Bernie was elected in 1990 SSJVegeta 7 hrs ago #228
IMHO, Democrats overestimate everything about the voting public:..... ColoringFool 13 hrs ago #57
The focus should be on the GOP and not anyone of any persuasion that identifies as a Democrat. walkingman 13 hrs ago #60
Word! yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #134
Word! yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #179
thank you - I swear these threads are going to kill us TBF 6 hrs ago #234
K & R SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #64
"Your views aren't welcome unless you suppress them." David__77 13 hrs ago #72
Touch grass. Stacey Grove 13 hrs ago #87
America elected FDR to 4 terms IronLionZion 13 hrs ago #88
Good rant lefthandedskyhook 13 hrs ago #92
FIGHT OLIGARCHY usonian 13 hrs ago #94
my beef w them is the blatant antisemitism. mopinko 13 hrs ago #95
Netanyahu Gaza genocide of civilians is not acceptable DemocracyForever 10 hrs ago #184
propaganda. mopinko 10 hrs ago #193
Killing children is propaganda? DemocracyForever 9 hrs ago #202
Left Center Right dave99 13 hrs ago #97
Where did this come from? mcar 12 hrs ago #121
I agree larwdem 12 hrs ago #104
K&R mcar 12 hrs ago #109
Thanks for sharing the status quo position. Renew Deal 12 hrs ago #111
And we can't just sit by while the fucking Heritage Foundation takes a wrecking ball to our rights and freedoms. Initech 12 hrs ago #120
The ONLY winning strategy is voting blue in the general. Buddyzbuddy 12 hrs ago #122
I understand where you are coming from and feel/think we should call progressive Democrats, FDR Democrats. cksmithy 12 hrs ago #133
"Progressive" orangecrush 11 hrs ago #152
Calling someone an "FDR Democrat" is incredibly backward-looking muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #153
Yes a progressive is a good thing, all I said is a Democratic socialist, cksmithy 10 hrs ago #200
I'm personally a progressive, but also pragmatic. Despite what some people believe, we are basically a Raftergirl 11 hrs ago #155
Love your post!!! creeksneakers2 11 hrs ago #157
I remember people here saying Obama would never be elected Skittles 11 hrs ago #169
At my job the average age is about 27. Eko 11 hrs ago #170
... demmiblue 10 hrs ago #178
The status quo isn't working DemocracyForever 10 hrs ago #189
If you see the political struggle in the US as Left vs Right then you are part of the PROBLEM Tim S 9 hrs ago #212
"Democratic Socialists recognize it and want change to rebalance things." Buddyzbuddy 7 hrs ago #230
People are eventually going to tire of MAGA policies EnergizedLib 8 hrs ago #219
Eventually? mr715 7 hrs ago #223
And do we need Florida to control Washington? EnergizedLib 7 hrs ago #224
We need Florida to at least partially sink into the sea... mr715 7 hrs ago #225
I'm watching the Michigan senate race. It looks like El-Sayed will win the primary. LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #227
It looks to me more and more that... WestMichRad 7 hrs ago #229
yup - and btw Skittles 5 hrs ago #239
I don't know if the Democratic Socialist brand is the right thing, but the candidates themselves are who will save us. Music Man 4 hrs ago #247
IMO the "socialist" label moondust 3 hrs ago #251
If this is about Chevalier, yeah, she has said some stupid shit in the past Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #257
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