2016 Postmortem

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UPDATE: Palestine in the Platform is Poison for the Party and the General Election [View all] ericson00 May 2016 OP

Keep 'em coming, Ericson00 Scootaloo May 2016 #1

yea, mainstream Democrats and mainstream America is evil ericson00 May 2016 #2

you will be missed. reddread May 2016 #3

These things are passed around like a pair of used socks Autumn May 2016 #16

How to get that sort of hidden post/total post ratio without getting banned? Vote2016 May 2016 #93

By supporting Clinton n/t arcane1 May 2016 #114

I dunno about that. But I DO know you called one of our candidates a self-hating Jew three times Scootaloo May 2016 #9

Disgusting. cali May 2016 #21

wow AtomicKitten May 2016 #33

Nobody said America or Democrats were evil. Ken Burch May 2016 #38

Far too many brainwashed people in this country. I find it absolutely insane that JRLeft May 2016 #96

so we're "brainwashed" when we stand with the only free country (per Freedom House FITW) in the ME ericson00 May 2016 #105

No one said any such thing. YOU, oth cali May 2016 #39

Thank you AtomicKitten May 2016 #23

Holy shit. Nasty stuff there. Autumn May 2016 #35

ALWAYS check the Transparency pages Scootaloo May 2016 #42

thank God for amnesty right? 11 hides but we get to see this tripe neverforget May 2016 #52

Yup... don't ever change. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #53

I don't recognize the place anymore, Scootaloo. No further text. DisgustipatedinCA May 2016 #66

LOL, perfect response Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #103

Sanders actually LIVED in Israel. HooptieWagon May 2016 #4

Bernie Sanders spent all of 2 months in a kibbutz founded by Soviet Communists Tarc May 2016 #10

He's not an Israeli lapdog, like Clinton. HooptieWagon May 2016 #12

Actually, most people consider that a negative thing, as evidenced by the OP Tarc May 2016 #17

Support Israel, not allow them to dictate our foreign policy. HooptieWagon May 2016 #25

Despite how trendy hating Israel is in some circles, you are in a distinct minority on this matter Tarc May 2016 #31

That's changing. Fawke Em May 2016 #47

I don't give a damn if they sympathize with the corrupt PLO or the Hamas terrorists, no Tarc May 2016 #58

which of course means DonCoquixote May 2016 #78

The Israeli lobby propaganda has worked. JRLeft May 2016 #97

good thing this isn't an anti-semitic trope 6chars May 2016 #76

They aren't saying we should never question the Occupation or the settlements. Ken Burch May 2016 #36

Netanyahu won't be there forever. Tarc May 2016 #59

We can't be expected to keep silent until Netanyahu is gone. Ken Burch May 2016 #60

Yeah ..... Israeli May 2016 #83

That's two months longer than Hillary. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #63

ROFLMAO......... Israeli May 2016 #82

Thanks for that information cali May 2016 #89

Founded by socialist immigrants, yes Tarc May 2016 #102

Wow: that is an impressive amount of attempted red-scaring right there. Betty Karlson May 2016 #100

Sanders supports Israel also and Clinton supports a two state solution JI7 May 2016 #5

Sanders public dishonor of Israel only aids and abets those who want to delegitimize ericson00 May 2016 #6

That is just bull. cali May 2016 #24

Disagreement with Israeli security policies is not "dishonor of Israel" Ken Burch May 2016 #34

I admire your patience with this person. cali May 2016 #40

Long time spent in I/P builds up quite a thick skin, and a sense of exhausted resignation Scootaloo May 2016 #46

True dat. n/t. Ken Burch May 2016 #50

there is a lot of dishonor of israel 6chars May 2016 #77

Ugh. I support Israel. I absolutely believe in its right to exist, but cali May 2016 #90

dishonor is something more specific 6chars May 2016 #101

Bullshit. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #64

Actually, there are differences cali May 2016 #7

hence why the grassroots pro-Israel movement, which is broadly supported ericson00 May 2016 #8

Bernie's candidacy is not bullshit. Ken Burch May 2016 #32

Marriage equality is political poison! We can't have it in the party platform cali May 2016 #11

From the same old assholes, too n/t Scootaloo May 2016 #13

And some brand sparkly new ones cali May 2016 #15

And now I have the mental image. Thaaaaaanks Scootaloo May 2016 #18

Israel is the only country in the middle east that recognizes ericson00 May 2016 #19

Fine. But that doesn't justify the settlements and the Occupation. Ken Burch May 2016 #29

Is there a word for this? Scootaloo May 2016 #37

There is for this particular situation and they call it Pinkwashing. m-lekktor May 2016 #41

Yeah, but as an overall tactic Scootaloo May 2016 #43

Right, just like internatsionalnyy dolg ericson00 May 2016 #56

We are witnessing apartheid. JRLeft May 2016 #99

Bernie obvious isn't anti-Israel SpareribSP May 2016 #14

I'd think anyone paying attention would be anti-Netanyahu. VulgarPoet May 2016 #115

Everything is poison for the Circle D party. Healthcare? Poison. Gay marrage? Poison Autumn May 2016 #20

Spot on, Autumn cali May 2016 #26

It's not "anti-Israel" to say the settlement project is wrong and the Occupation is excessive. Ken Burch May 2016 #22

+ 100 . nt. Israeli May 2016 #85

this ^ Vote2016 May 2016 #94

May be political poison, but it's the moral thing to do EndElectoral May 2016 #27

You know, there's a party that is already in line QC May 2016 #28

NO WE CAN'T nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #30

Hillary simply isn't going to agree to this nonsense. She is a strong defender of the Jewish state tritsofme May 2016 #44

This could just b a deperate ploy on Bernies part to ericson00 May 2016 #45

It's never gonna happen. This really doesn't even concern me. tritsofme May 2016 #48

There is so much wrong with your post, I don't know where to begin. But I'll start with AIPAC jillan May 2016 #49

There's so much wrong with almost every post in this thread cali May 2016 #51

Most DUers agree with Bernie on this one oberliner May 2016 #54

2016 isnt an DU election ericson00 May 2016 #55

The more things change. . . . . . . Jake Stern May 2016 #57

I don't think... JSup May 2016 #61

The truth is, most Americans could care less, and don't consider it a major issue. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #62

why is this guy still here runaway hero May 2016 #65

ummm when majorities/pluralities ericson00 May 2016 #67

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #68

He wouldn't know liberal if it hit him in the ass. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #70

:)......nt. Israeli May 2016 #86

OK, I guess the mafia, castro, etc. all killed Kennedy ericson00 May 2016 #71

You can't just label ALL Palestinians as "terrorists". n/t. Ken Burch May 2016 #88

Sure he can. That meme is dehumanizing but that's what this poster believes cali May 2016 #91

Because of his avatar n/t Scootaloo May 2016 #69

I stand with the majority/plurality of the party this blog is named for... ericson00 May 2016 #72

No, you stand with bigots who think calling Jews "self-hating" is okay. Scootaloo May 2016 #73

+ 100 . nt. Israeli May 2016 #87

Gee, if only there were some issue Sanders supports that IS supported by a majority of Americans Warren DeMontague May 2016 #74

Palestinian rights should be in the platform. It's the right thing to do. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #75

electing Trump is the right thing to do? ericson00 May 2016 #104

I'm not voting for Trump. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #106

Israelis don't go around the world blowing themselves up and hijacking planes ericson00 May 2016 #107

But, Israelis do bomb, assassinate, imprison, torture, Palestinians and occupy their land. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #108

not only do I realize Israel protects itself from terror against those who threaten it ericson00 May 2016 #109

And, the American people were convinced we were protecting ourselves (and Israel) Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #110

whats more important? You ultra minority view on Israel/Palestinians, or a party that appeals ericson00 May 2016 #111

American Exceptionalism now? Is "doing the right" thing confined to Europe? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #112

I think we should leave the Israel/Palestine thing alone. underthematrix May 2016 #79

LOL, I heard him talk about Palestine all of once, when he was asked about it in a debate. ucrdem May 2016 #80

Ok. That's his belief.It's a process.We keep saying that.Let it unfold and rant about the result. snowy owl May 2016 #81

A good question to ask is Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #84

Heaven forbid we should let human rights abuses stand in the way of PNAC's neocon agenda. Vote2016 May 2016 #92

Hey look,another free republic thread! libtodeath May 2016 #95

Nope, it's just something that Debbie can't stomach. Betty Karlson May 2016 #98

This OP is definitive of the Amnesty All Stars, here only because the rules were changed with the Bluenorthwest May 2016 #113

update to warn Dems that they're playing with fire given Zogby ericson00 May 2016 #116