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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16955018

"Jamaal and our movement were such a threat to right-wing power, to GOP megadonors, and to AIPAC's influence in Congress that they had to spend $15 million to defeat us," said one progressive organizer.

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[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 4 months ago

Money can't buy happiness but it can buy you the American government.

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

It's the best government money can buy!

[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 49 points 4 months ago
[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 4 months ago

Almost like the dnc goal is to always do what fucks over those wanting to move the party left

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Like most people, they really really really like money

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

I remember when the party threw its weight behind Henry Cuellar because his opponent was a progressive, and claimed it was because he was an incumbent.

[-] culprit@lemmy.ml 35 points 4 months ago
[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 32 points 4 months ago

The precedent was the Citizens United ruling. This is just a case in point.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago

How is this not foreign interference? It should be doubly so if money is free speech. They are directly influencing our lives, at all.90 winning, I'd even say those tinfoil hat jyoo conspiracy theorists have some credence, its just Israel not the Jewish people.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

How is this not foreign interference?

Oh, it absolutely is, but it's ok because it was used against a progressive. Which party is gonna do something about it? The one that hates progressives, or the other one that really hates progressives?

[-] Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago
[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

The only response I have is money needs to be removed from politics.

[-] Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Oh I completely agree, just wanted to point out that AIPAC is homegrown interventionism, not foreign like people tend to think.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Israel definitely has to have some form of contact though. There's absolutely no way they dont.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Foreign funding and domestic funding with the express purpose of gaining advantage for a foreign nation is a distinction without any practical difference.

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

classic emotional response disconnected from reality. AIPAC is not Israel. Take your crying about Jews and apply it to Citizens United please.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

You fucken think Israel has no contact with AIPAC? Really?

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Lattimer looks like he has brain worms

[-] exanime@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Precedent? I don't even know why they bother when they can simply legally and openly bribe whomever wins anyway

[-] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 3 points 4 months ago

Right? I was about to say, this can't be the first politician AIPAC has bought and placed into our government.

[-] zerog_bandit@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yes, it's a dangerous precedent to have someone in office who calls rape and sexual violence "propaganda".

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