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[-] Semester3383@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

This is intentionally misleading, and it's framed in such a way as to make AOC look bad regardless of how she voted.

The bill removed "offensive" weapons, but left in "defensive" weapons. The distinction is meaningless; defensive weapon systems allow Israel to continue to prosecute it's genocide without other countries (notably Iran) being able to act against them, so it still enables genocide.

If she votes against the bill: AOC opposes cutting military aid to Israel!

If she votes for the bill: AOC voted to keep sending weapons to Israel!

The propaganda spin from tankies will make it seem like she's in favor of genocide regardless of what she did in this instance; she certainly didn't have to power to introduce and amendment that would have stripped ALL Israel funding from the bill, so no matter what she does, it's going to be 'wrong' to tankies.

$10 says that saying this gets me muted and/or banned from .ml.

[-] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

She is not your friend nor a revolutionary. Socdems are always like this.

[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 hours ago

this is a ridiculous lie or terrible reading comprehension

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

AOC says she supports sending weapons to Israel. You don't have pretend otherwise.

https://lemmy.ml/post/33383345

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 27 points 21 hours ago

I can't believe I'm agreeing with something MTG put forth.

[-] turdburglar@sh.itjust.works 6 points 14 hours ago

even a stupid clock is broken twice a day,

[-] AlHouthi4President@lemmy.ml 20 points 21 hours ago

600+ days into livestreamed extermination and mass starvation in Gaza and these wretched people say they care.

[-] HumanPrimate@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 day ago

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

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[-] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

AOC is career politician (insert add for term limits here) and as such she is tries to walk the middle line, carefully selecting her words and never goes far enough on her stance on certain issues that might get her in trouble, like her meandering support about Gaza and Israel. She is not the progressive darling we need, just the best the DNC has, and at times, that isn't saying much. We need a viable working class, progressive party that isn't afraid to fight.

She is an outspoken surrogate for President Biden, a figure many fellow socialists have condemned as a warmonger. She has also carefully calibrated her messaging around the war in Gaza, declining to take some positions that have inflamed Jewish Americans.

Ocasio-Cortez Loses the Democratic Socialists’ Endorsement Over Israel

[-] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 22 hours ago

I remember she had a "vacation" to Mauritania in her last semester of her PS bachelor. WHY would anyone visit the only plaCe were slavery Is offically legAl is beyond me.

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 42 points 1 day ago

The unions told her to do it social-democracy

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